Staff Accountant

Southwest Health; Platteville (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long/short-term disability

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Southwest Health in Platteville, WI is seeking a Staff Accountant to support day-to-day accounting and reporting. The role collaborates with the Director of Finance and department directors to maintain accurate records in the general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, and other financial systems.

Responsibilities include month-end accruals, journal entries, budgeting data entry, GAAP compliance, payroll processing, and tax reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor7s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years7 experience in accounting with payroll and general ledger responsibility
• Healthcare setting experience preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and financial accounting software
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, government regulations related to the scope of position

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and reconciles general ledger accounts, reconciles cash, prepares journal entries and gathers data for monthly financial statements
• Independently responsible for month end accruals and the associated reconciliations
• Exercise discretion in determining variance materiality when reviewing month end financials
• Works with HR to process payroll on a bi-weekly or as needed basis
• Prepares worksheets for annual budget; compiles data from department managers for budget and enters into the budget module
• Analyses working capital and prepares analysis for leaders
• Assures the integrity of financial statements and general ledger accounts, GAAP compliance
• Reviews and analyzes current bad debt and allowance percentages for deductions
• Monitors budgets of all departments and reports variances to Director of Finance
• Analyses leases and contracts to identify imbedded leases and proper recording
• Files required tax reports including 941, W2s, 1099s, and data for 990
• Updates federal and state tax tables with vendor assistance
• Prepares worksheets and data for annual audit and surveys
• Adheres to Southwest Health values and compliance and HIPAA standards
• Performs other duties as requested or required

Education

Bachelor7s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Financial accounting software

Job description

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting with payroll and general ledger responsibility.
• Accounting experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and financial accounting software.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, government regulations, etc. related to scope of position.

Work Hours

We are seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Staff Accountant to work Monday-Friday.

Job Summary

This position is a part of the Finance team and is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day accounting and reporting operation. The Staff Accountant works in independently and in conjunction with the Director of Finance, and department directors to maintain accurate records in the general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, and other financial systems while preparing and reviewing periodic reporting.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Analyzes and reconciles general ledger accounts, reconciles cash, prepares journal entries and gathers data for monthly financial statements.
• Independently responsible for month end accruals and the associated reconciliations.
• Exercise discretion in determining variance materiality when reviewing month end financials.
• Works with HR to process payroll on a bi-weekly or as needed basis.
• Prepares worksheets for annual budget. Compiles data from department managers for budget and enters that information into the budget module.
• Analyzes working capital and prepares analysis for leaders.
• Assure the integrity of the financial statements and associated general ledger accounts, complying with GAAP.
• Reviews and analyzes current bad debt and allowance percentages to ensure deductions are appropriate.
• Monitors the budgets of all other departments and reports significant variances to the Director of Finance.
• Analyze and review the organizations leases and contracts to identify any possible imbedded leases to ensure they are properly recorded.
• Files required tax reports (941 reports and required state and federal reports including W2’s, 1099’s and providing data for the 990).
• Maintains and updates federal and state tax tables as necessary (with the assistance of the financial software vendor).
• Prepares worksheets and gathers data for annual audit and surveys.
• Adheres to Southwest Health’s value-based behavior standards.
• Understands and adheres to Southwest Health compliance and HIPAA standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Southwest Health is truly an outstanding place to work. A full benefit package is available for employees working 20 hours/week or greater which includes: Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance. Also available are long and short term disability, cell phone discount, flexible spending plan, paid time off, retirement plan with an employer contribution, fitness membership discount as well as use of exercise equipment at the facility.

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