Remote/On-Site Staff Accountant — GAAP & Financial Reporting

Wyohospitals; Newcastle (WA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston County Health Services seeks a Staff Accountant to manage financial transactions, reconciliations, and month-end close in a remote or on-site capacity. The role requires adherence to GAAP, strong analytical abilities, and collaboration with hospital departments.

You will handle accounts payable, journal entries, general ledger maintenance, and financial reporting, while supporting capital assets, grants, and cost reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in accounting or related field; a Bachelors or related advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience required, preferably within the healthcare services industry.
• Experience in acute care, hospital inpatient, and healthcare operations is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively communicate complex financial data and information to stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel and Word required
• Strong analytical skills
• Good knowledge of finance terminology and processes
• Good math skills and the ability to spot numerical errors

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices and prepare accounts payable for payment.
• Enter cash receipts and cash disbursements into the accounting system.
• Assist with the preparation and posting of journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Maintain accurate general ledger account activity, including reviewing transactions, supporting documentation, account coding, and department classifications.
• Support monthly financial reporting by preparing schedules, reconciling accounts, and assisting with variance explanations as requested.
• Assist with hospital accounting functions, including accounts payable support, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, cash activity, and interdepartmental allocations.
• Support budget preparation by compiling historical expense data, updating department schedules, and assisting with data entry into budget templates or accounting systems.
• Assist with capital asset tracking, including maintaining fixed asset records, supporting capital project documentation, and reconciling capital expenditures to the general ledger.
• Support grant accounting and nonprofit fund accounting by tracking grant-related revenues and expenses, maintaining supporting documentation, and assisting with required reporting.
• Assist with cost report, audit, and compliance-related requests by preparing schedules, gathering documentation, and ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate.
• Maintain accurate accounting system records, including general ledger structure, department codes, account mappings, and supporting crosswalks.
• Work collaboratively with finance, revenue cycle, payroll, purchasing, and department leaders to research accounting discrepancies and ensure transactions are recorded properly.
• Participate in process improvement efforts related to accounting workflows, internal controls, reconciliations, documentation, and financial reporting.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Organization

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Prioritization

Delegation

Integrity

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Education

Associate’s degree in accounting

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Weston County Health Services seeks a Staff Accountant to manage financial transactions, reconciliations, and month-end close in a remote or on-site capacity. The role requires adherence to GAAP, strong analytical abilities, and collaboration with hospital departments.

You will handle accounts payable, journal entries, general ledger maintenance, and financial reporting, while supporting capital assets, grants, and cost reporting initiatives.