Senior Accountant

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a seasoned corporate accountant to maintain GAAP-compliant records and oversee complex reconciliations. You will work with Corporate Finance leadership to monitor performance against budget and prepare reports for executives and board committees.

The role emphasizes accurate month-end close, journal entries, and cross-functional coordination to ensure reliable financial statements and insightful analyses for decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Ability to manage accounting records for significant entities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Record period-end journal entries and reconciliations.
• Reconcile interfaces to general ledger across AP, payroll, revenue.
• Prepare financial reports using multiple data sources.
• Assist with monthly financial packages for leadership and boards.
• Complete account reconciliations and budget variance analyses.
• Act as finance liaison to operational managers on reports and processes.
• Prepare audit work papers for year-end audits.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Independence

Multitasking

Accounting software

Microsoft Office

Education

CPA

MBA

Master of Accountancy

Bachelor’s in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Accounting software

Job description

Job Description

Maintains effective and efficient financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Reconciles and analyzes complex consolidated, entity, service line, and department financial records. Maintains accounting records for significant entity or focus area. Works closely with Corporate Finance leadership, campus leadership, and Financial Operations Managers and Analysts to monitor actual financial performance compared to budget. Helps prepare and review financial reports for internal and external audiences (e.g., Executive Team, Finance Committee, and Board of Trustees).

Experience

5 years of experience in corporate accounting or finance, or 2.5 years of experience in public accounting. May substitute required experience with CPA or Master’s degree; count for 1 year total.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• Experience in public accounting
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Master’s of Accountancy or Master’s in Accounting Education
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting Certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• Able to assume responsibility for accounting records of significant entity or focus area
• Strong organizational, analytical, research, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail with focus on goals and objectives
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Able to work in a team environment, collaborating and communicating with staff across all levels
• Capable of working independently, without constant supervision
• Proven ability to prioritize/complete tasks and manage multiple assignments/deadlines
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Proficient in computerized accounting systems and Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

Job Responsibilities

• Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for significant entity or focus area.
• Record period-end and correct journal entries.
• Reconcile interfaces into general ledger, including accounts payable, payroll, revenue, project activities, and system allocations.
• Prepare financial reports in varying formats utilizing multiple data sources.
• Help generate monthly financial packages to distribute to Finance department management, senior leaders, internal partners, board, and board sub-committees.
• Complete account reconciliations, budget variance, and other financial statement analyses.
• Act as finance connection for assigned cost centers and/or entities to help operational managers understand Finance department reports, policies, and processes that may address facility-level variances, results of operations, reclassifications, or other journal entries as well as issues and recommends opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare audit work papers for year-end financial audit, involving compliance, regulatory, and other assigned audits (e.g., A-133 and benefit plan).
• Utilize customer service approach to fulfill job duties and support additional assignments (e.g., research of technical accounting guidelines and investigation of transaction details).
• Assist supervisor and other leaders by helping resolve issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location

Address 1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Accounting

About Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.