Healthcare Accounts Receivable & GL Specialist

Lurie Children's Hospital; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 82.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental and vision insurance

PTO and paid holidays

403(b) with employer match

Zusammenfassung

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the financial reporting team. The role includes accounting, payroll, accounts payable, cash, and practice plan billing with cross-training across duties.

Responsibilities cover monthly reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, journal entries, financial statement preparation, and supporting audits. Strong Excel and ERP skills are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a finance related field required.
• 1 - 3 years relevant work experience in healthcare preferred.
• Knowledge of/experience in Lawson software preferred or major ERP.
• Competent in use of Excel, Word and database files.
• Working knowledge of accounts payable, general ledger, payroll, and budgeting.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, evidenced by current level of responsibility
• Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing to individuals with little or no technical background.

Aufgaben

• Implements and maintains departmental policies and procedures in relation to the functions of the accounting department.
• Performs and reviews various balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Maintains the general ledger system and prepares journal entries relating to accounts payable, payroll, cash, accounts receivable and other accounts.
• Supports the timely and accurate completion of internal financial statements.
• Provides support to administrators and directors requesting financial information and analysis.
• Investigates departmental budget variances and reports monthly on significant trends.
• Prepares and maintains accrual schedules, cost allocations, and benefit schedules for various hospital departments.
• Completes billing and tracking of practice plan billings, analyzing and resolving issues as needed.
• Reviews and monitors all agreements between practice plans and Hospital.
• Assists with mid-year and year-end financial statement audits, preparing reports and schedules as requested.
• Acts as a key customer service liaison between accounting and internal and external customers.

Kenntnisse

Policy implementation

Balance sheet reconciliations

General ledger

Financial reporting

Budget variance analysis

Accrual scheduling

Practice plan billing

Audits support

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

Lawson

ERP systems

Excel

Word

Jobbeschreibung

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the financial reporting team. The role includes accounting, payroll, accounts payable, cash, and practice plan billing with cross-training across duties.

Responsibilities cover monthly reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, journal entries, financial statement preparation, and supporting audits. Strong Excel and ERP skills are essential.