Overview:

The Staff Accountant assists the finance department with monthly closings, financial reporting, account and budget analysis, and also performs various general ledger maintenance duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Sr. Accountant and Controller with financial statement preparation
• Prepare reports to assist the Controller with the budget
• Report and analyze budget variance
• Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations
• Assist management with UDS and Medicare/Medicaid Cost reports
• Identify control issues and recommend corrective actions
• Reconcile daily cash transactions
• Prepare and review closing entries
• Prepare analysis of aging accounts receivable
• Ensure accrual entries are reversed
• Maintain various spreadsheets for fixed assets, grants, and accruals
• Run payroll related reports for management
• Verify employee hours
• Update and maintain payroll files.
• Assembling reports of company earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability payments, and non-taxable wages
• Coordinating year-end employee tax slips or forms and submitting government filings to meet deadlines.
• Maintaining confidential information by adhering to legal and ethical standards
• Working with cross-functional leaders to ensure benefits and payroll services are delivered.
• Monitoring and analyzing expenses against the payroll budget to help prepare cost forecasts and budgets.
• Checking timesheets and activity logs for accuracy
• Secure time sheets, certify accuracy, and prepare them within organized time limits.
• Entering data into databases and spreadsheets
• Handling direct deposit requests and data
• Acquiring approval prior to accepting payroll
• Coordinating wage garnishments, and other correspondences
• Process Multi-state payroll
• Conduct regularly scheduled audits of payroll records to ensure continued accuracy.
• Collect, verify, and record employee attendance, including hours worked.
• Compute wages, commissions, and deductions
• Handle employee complaints about incorrect payments and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist finance team with monthly closings
• Other functions as assigned by the Sr. Accountant, Controller, and Chief Financial Officer.

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:

Must have bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from accredited institution

1-3 years’ experience in similar position

Health Care experience a plus Reconciliation and account analysis experience

10—key experience

Knowledge of accounting and payroll systems

Must be able to work independently

Continuing Education and Training Requirements:

Participates in training required by the funding source and/or required by licensing board.