Staff Accountant

Mississippi Hospital Association Solutions; Madison (MS); On-site; USD 46,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi Hospital Association Solutions is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support accounting operations across MHA and related entities. You will help maintain accurate financial records through monthly journal entries, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and day-to-day support for colleagues and members.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field and 1–3 years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy, finance, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of related accounting or finance experience; equivalent combination may be considered.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial transactions, budgets, and reconciliations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail with time management to meet deadlines.
• Discretion with confidential financial information, with professional cross-team communication.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Adobe; experience with Dynamics, QuickBooks, and iMIS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries, automated transactions, and intercompany transfers for MHA and related entities.
• Process accounts payable by check, ACH, and online expense reporting; coordinate monthly credit card reconciliations.
• Enter cash receipts in iMIS and QuickBooks, post payments to AR ledgers, and process weekly deposits.
• Prepare and send monthly statements and invoices; manage invoices, receipts, and disbursements for Friends of MS Hospitals via Quorum.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and support deposits, transfers, month-end close, and bank balance monitoring across entities.
• Assist with budget data entry, 1099 filings, and information gathering for audits and tax returns.
• Respond to accounting questions from colleagues and hospital members; provide backup for additional entities as cross-trained.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Customer service

Organization

Discretion with confidential info

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Adobe

Microsoft Dynamics

QuickBooks

iMIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in accountancy, finance, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe

Microsoft Dynamics

QuickBooks

iMIS

Job description

MHA is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support accounting operations across MHA and related entities. In this role, you'll help maintain accurate financial records through monthly journal entries, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and responsive day-to-day support for colleagues and members.

What you'll do

• Prepare monthly journal entries, automated transactions, and intercompany transfers for MHA and related entities.
• Processaccounts payable by check, ACH, and online expense reporting; coordinate monthly credit card reconciliations with staff.
• Entercash receipts in iMIS and QuickBooks, post payments to accounts receivable ledgers, and process weekly check deposits.
• Prepareand send monthly statements and invoices; manage invoices, receipts, and disbursements for Friends of MS Hospitals through Quorum Portal.
• Preparebank reconciliations and support deposits, transfers, month-end close, and bank balance monitoring across multiple entities.
• Assistwith budget data entry, 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC filings, and information gathering for annual audits and tax returns.
• Respondto accounting questions from colleagues and hospital members, and provide backup support for additional entities as cross-trained.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy, finance, or a related field.
• Oneto three years of related accounting or finance experience; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Knowledgeof accounting principles and practices, including financial transactions, budgets, and reconciliations.
• Strongwritten and verbal communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Excellentorganization and attention to detail, effective time management, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Discretionwhen handling confidential financial and organizational information, with professional communication across teams and external contacts.
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks, and iMIS is preferred.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.