Shift: Daylight hours, Monday - Friday, This position is a mix of working on site and working from home. * Days and hours are subject to change. 

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant performs financial record keeping functions encompassing all aspects of accounting in accordance with GAAP. This position involves decision making treatments of financial transactions for general ledger posting through balance sheet reporting. The incumbent must show a proven ability to not only prepare financial statements but to completely understand the content, composition of balances, reasonableness of balances and the ability to articulate and explain fluctuations in account activity on a regular basis.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare and coordinate documents required to maintain monthly journal entries for entities assigned.
• Obtain documents required to support journal entries.
• Organize and number journal entries for reference and audit purpose.
• Determine and assign correct general ledger account numbers.
• Input and post entries to proper accounting period in a timely manner to meet deadlines determined by Corporate Controller.
• Create and maintain Accounting Units and Accounts providing detail analysis needed for financial statement preparation.
• Add to Change Control any relevant changes to Financial Systems for Department Structure and Chart of Accounts.
• Update Infor for any changes to Financial Systems for Department Structure and Chart of Accounts.
• Attend Weekly Change Control and Infor meetings for relevant updates.
• Analyze and interpret financial reports used to develop the monthly financial statements.
• Compare account information to prior year and budget.
• Determine and investigate material variances.
• Provide written explanations, notes and comments necessary for management review.
• Develop and submit monthly financial statements for assigned entities by required deadline.
• Following the approved format, prepare Comparative Statement of Operations and Balance Sheet according to GAAP.
• Provide comparison of monthly and year to date actual versus prior year and budget.
• Calculate and record statistical information following approved format.
• Analyze and report actual and budget variances by financial statement line item.
• Develop supplemental account analysis of all financial statement supporting schedules.
• Review balance sheet to determine major line item changes and provide supporting analysis.
• Prepare Statement of Net Assets and Statement of Investment Summary if applicable.
• Reconcile various general ledger accounts and bank statements related to assigned entities in a timely manner.
• Maintain work papers detailing items to reconcile general ledger cash accounts and other accounts receivables.
• Maintain a schedule of due to and due from entities.
• Prepare reconciliation for liability accounts including all payroll related deductions/accruals.
• Review and balance of daily AR Interface of patient accounting systems.
• Record daily revenue from patient accounting systems and send Daily report to management.
• Process daily cash receipts by verifying accuracy of cash receipts, preparing miscellaneous cash deposits and ensuring receipts balance to cash books.
• Provide support to office to maintain, increase, or add new petty cash.
• Order, maintain and distribute required level of cash on hand while ensuring security at all times.
• Update daily cash books with all bank receipts and accounts payable liabilities.
• Prepare daily deposits, including check processing for individual entities as assigned.
• Verify couriers secured deliveries with proper control procedures and documentation.
• Cooperate and assist in annual independent audit.
• Prepare work papers requested by auditors to verify trial balance.
• Provide schedules and documentations as requested by auditors to verify all financial statements.
• Update annual control procedures and communicate material changes related to the Organization’s financial structure.
• Assist in preparation of the annual budget process.
• Prepare requested budget schedules of expenses and statistics.
• Provide actual financial results including capital expenditures necessary for budget projections.
• Verify actual budget is loaded into financial system.
• Verify statistical data is consistent with Axiom and monthly financial statements.
• Implement year end closing process meeting scheduled deadline and complete all other financial projects assigned by management in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare second close journal entries, update Corporate Controller constantly during year end process.
• Update final financial statement and trial balance with second close entries.
• Provide leadership to the department interns by ensuring interns perform job functions as outlined in job description, assist in educating interns in all aspects of the accounting process, provide initiative acting as a catalyst for change and setting staff goals, and provide avenue for staff to participate in decision making and problem solving.
• Maintain Accounts Receivable Subsystem by creating and sending invoices, send and record invoices in Infor, record payments received in Infor and Excel spreadsheet, deposit receivable payments to the banks, analyze and reconcile Receivable, Revenue and Cash accounts monthly, and close all Infor AR Modules, and notify month end team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Account or related field.
• Prior experience in Healthcare finance or accounting.

License, Certification & Clearances

• PA Act-34 Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police System.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
• Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Excela Health locations.

LEAN

• Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements. Recognizes the necessity of taking ownership of one’s own motivation, morale, performance and professional development. Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to Excela’s missions, vision and values.

AAP/EEO

• Excela Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Excela Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Excela Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

Physical Demand

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.