What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Accountant position at Cahaba Medical Care Foundation?
General Accountant Last Updated on Aug 12, 2024
Reports to Accounting Manager
Purpose: Transact accounting entries, complete month-end close activities, reconcile accounts, process payroll, generate managerial reports
Responsibilities and Duties
Serve the organization’s accounting requirements including General Accounting, Payroll, Fixed Assets accounting, and Pharmacy accounting primarily, with a supporting role related to Cash Management, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable
Book entries related to leases, notes, mortgages, and other liabilities
Maintain revenue recognition standards as they relate to patient revenue, grant revenue, donations, and all other revenue streams
Support daily cash management efforts including ongoing reconciliations of all bank accounts, tracking of donations, and accounting for credit card transactions
Participate in month-end and year-end accounting activities
Support the annual financial audit, providing requested data and analyses
Enter and analyze statistical data including patient encounters and other accountability metrics
Participate in annual physical inventory of the Foundation’s inventory and its fixed assets, producing reports and analyses
Function as the resident expert related to synchronization of accounting systems (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Cards, General Ledger)
Maintain rigid adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Adhere to all internal controls including regular reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
Assist in developing annual operating budgets and other forward-looking strategic analyses
Maintain job procedures for assigned tasks and functions
Contribute to cross-functional projects and objectives
Assist leadership with special projects and information requests
Model Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
Perform other requests and responsibilities as assigned by leadership
Qualifications:
Required
- A minimum of two years of experience in the Accounting profession
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting or other business-related field
- Indisputable reputation for integrity
- Disciplined sensitivity regarding confidential information
- Critical thinking to ask appropriate questions and recognize questionable transactions
- Collaborative disposition
- Passion for Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
- Advanced skill and proficiency with accounting software
- Functional with spreadsheet software in manipulating large data sets Preferred
- Functional in Sage Intacct accounting software
- Familiarity with BILL A/R and A/R software
- Experience with Ramp Credit Card software
- Expertise in Pharmacy accounting including operating in Liberty software
- Experience with Google Sheets including graphing features
Work Environment:
Cahaba Medical Care is a nicotine-free organization. Smoking and use of electronic cigarettes is prohibited anywhere on a Cahaba Medical Care campus. Employees who use nicotine are not eligible for full employee coverage of health insurance premiums.
Cahaba Medical Care requires adherence to TB screening and immunization policies for its staff in accordance with CDC recommendations for healthcare workers.
Cahaba Medical Care’s administrative office setting requires professionalism in both behavior and business-casual attire as well as rigid conformance with safety protocols