Senior Cash Accountant

LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in the United States is seeking a Senior Cash Accountant to oversee bank statement reconciliations, journal entries, and the month-end close. You will reconcile balance sheet accounts, analyze variances, and support internal and external audits.

This role collaborates with other departments, ensures GAAP compliance, and participates in budgeting and forecasting. Supervisory responsibilities may apply to staff accountants as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5 years in an accounting position.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field.

Responsibilities

• Review and match cash transactions on a daily basis using Workday software.
• Evaluate account balances and reconcile assigned accounts, investigating unreconciled items.
• Prepare journal entries and ensure a timely Close.
• Prepares and analyzes Book to Bank Reconciliation schedules.
• Train and review work by staff accountants; ensure policy compliance.
• Identify and implement process improvements for monthly/quarterly close while maintaining internal controls.
• Review and explain cash account variances at month end and correct as needed.
• Assist Cash Manager with monthly reporting and ad-hoc tasks.
• Assist in year-end audit preparation, providing requested schedules.
• Assist with annual budget preparation and ongoing forecasting.
• Analyze data to support business decisions, manage financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field

Job description

Your job is more than a job

The Senior Cash Accountant performs bank statement reconciliations, journal entries, month end close process, and audit preparation. Reconciles balance sheet accounts and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities by collecting and analyzing account information. Interacts with other departments to understand their transactions. Supports various audit activities (external and internal). Ensures that all deliverables comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Contributes to other department and organization special projects, as assigned.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Review and match cash transactions on a daily basis using Workday software.
• Evaluate account balances and reconcile assigned accounts, ensuring unmatched and unreconciled items are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.
• Prepare journal entries and undertake other steps required to ensure a timely Close.
• Prepares and analyzes Book to Bank Reconciliation schedules.
• Train and review work by staff accountants as assigned. Ensure work is in compliance with department policies and processes.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to increase the efficiency of the monthly and quarterly close process while maintaining strong internal controls.
• Review and explain cash account variances at month end making necessary corrections as deemed necessary.
• Assist the Cash Manager with monthly reporting requirements and on an ad-hoc basis.
• Assist in the year-end audit process preparing audit schedules requested by the external auditors.
• Assist with annual budget preparation and ongoing forecasting
• Analyzes data to support business decision-making, manages financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years in an accounting position

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Supervisory skills
• Excel proficiency

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Does this position formally supervise employees? No

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.