Senior Accountant

Talentify; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Merrimack Health System is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform advanced accounting duties within the finance team. The role emphasizes GAAP compliance, internal controls, and timely financial closes for multiple entities within the hospital system.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Management and 3+ years of accounting experience, with preferred exposure to healthcare industry and grant accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Management required.
• 3+ years of accounting experience required.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain department goals and objectives.
• Adhere to GAAP and internal control policies.
• Meet monthly close deadlines and audit deadlines.
• Prepare, maintain and post journal entries.
• Prepare reconciliations and supporting schedules for general ledger accounts.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations with Accounting Manager and leadership.
• Ownership of designated general ledger accounts.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting for entities.
• Prepare or review monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns as needed.
• Provide documentation to management and auditors to support transactions.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

GAAP compliance

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Management

Job description

As a Senior Accountant, you will perform advanced-level accounting duties and tasks for Merrimack Health System.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and maintain department goals and objectives
• Adhere to and promote a strong internal control environment ensuring compliance with GAAP and Policies.
• Meet deadlines, including tight monthly financial statement close deadlines and audit deadlines
• Collaborates with co-workers, other departments leaders of Merrimack Health, and vendors to further the hospital’s mission and to understand the entities assigned to the accountant
• Prepare, maintain and post journal entries
• Prepare monthly reconciliations and/or supporting schedules for all the general ledger accounts for the entities that are assigned to them
• Will review the Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly with Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller and ACFO/CFO.
• Ownership of designated G/L accounts
• Prepares new G/L accounts requested before opening gets approval from Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller then completes the building within EMR.
• Works with the FPA and ensures they have updated the accounting records in the budgeting system
• Will communicate issues that arise immediately to the Accounting Manager and/or Assistant Controller for quick visibility.
• Works with Assistant Controller and ACFO for forecasting the remainder of a year by entity
• Provide financial analysis and models to management including, but not limited to, variance reporting of the annual operating budget.
• Federal, State, and private Grant accounting and management
• Review budgeted expenses for the entities assigned for month end reviews
• Assist in the review of the general ledger month-end close and presentation of the balance sheet and income statement results
• Assist in the accounting and financial reporting of the Hospitals’ affiliated entities
• Prepares all accruals for all entities assigned
• Ensures 941s and al applicable state taxes are filed and paid timely
• Assist in the preparation or review of various monthly, quarterly and spontaneous reports as asked for by entity
• Assist in the preparation or review of various quarterly and annual tax returns
• Provide documentation to management and/or auditors to support transactions

EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration or degree in Accounting or Business Management
• 3+ years of Accounting experience

Preferred

• Healthcare industry accounting experience
• Grant accounting experience