Staff Accountant - Hybrid NY

HealthFirst; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthFirst is seeking a Staff Accountant in its Finance department to prepare monthly journal entries for revenue and expenses, and to ensure efficient external support for those entries. The role also involves analyzing monthly P&L and providing variance explanations.

The position is hybrid, with an office at 100 Church Street, NYC, three days per week (Tue/Wed/Thu). A Bachelor's in Accounting and strong data analysis skills are required, along with experience with Workday, Dynamics, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• Excel skills: pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and formulas.
• Experience analyzing large data sets.
• Experience reconciling financial data to the general ledger.
• Experience managing projects across multiple departments.
• Experience using GL accounting software (Workday, Dynamics, PeopleSoft).
• Ability to meet priority deadlines on assigned duties and projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries for Revenue and Expenses.
• Ensure efficient external support for journal entries.
• Analyze and explain P&L monthly.
• Reconcile accounts monthly with stakeholders in Finance.
• Reconcile general ledger data to EMR data monthly.
• Create monthly analyses to summarize GL activity for the month and explain variances.
• Record monthly revenue and expense journal entries per month-end close calendar.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

GL reconciliation

Project management

Deadline management

Audit support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Dynamics

PeopleSoft

Job description

Summary

• The Staff Accountant in Healthfirst’s Finance department is primarily responsible for preparing monthly journal entries for all Revenue and Expenses.
• The Staff Accountant will also be responsible for ensuring that there is efficient external support for the journal entries.
• Additional responsibility also includes analyzing and providing explanations for P&L monthly.

Hybrid Work Schedule

• This role is considered hybrid which consists of working at our office located at 100 Church Street, NYC 3 days per week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday).

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure all accounts are reconciled monthly and work with other stakeholders within Finance such as the EMR team, STAT team, Actuarial and Accounts Payable to ensure accounts are maintained accurately and so that they balance each month and are ready for audit, accurate reporting and review by leadership.
• Compile the necessary data to identify and reconcile variances in a timely matter.
• Reconcile general ledger data to EMR data monthly to ensure consistency in reporting.
• Create monthly analysis for respective LOB to summarize the general ledger activity for the month and highlight the key changes including support to justify variance between Actual and Budget.
• Record all monthly revenue and expense journal entries timely based on a published month-end-close calendar.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution.
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables and v-lookups and formulas).
• Must have experience analyzing large data sets.
• Experience in performing financial reconciliation of reported data to company general ledger.
• Experience in managing projects across multiple departments.
• Experience in using General Ledger Financial or Accounting software (Workday, Microsoft Dynamic, PeopleSoft).
• Ability to meet priority deadlines on assigned duties & projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in conducting analysis during the year end audits and other internal and external audits.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. HF Management Services, LLC complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, height and weight, familial status, marital status, or unemployment status, as well as any other legally protected basis. HF Management Services, LLC shall not discriminate against any disabled employee or applicant in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant is otherwise qualified.

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Hiring Range*

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $68,900 - $99,620
• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $61,300 - $91,120

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.