What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant position at Northwell Careers?
Job Description
Assists with the capitalization of all fixed assets for the system, the compilation of annual depreciation budgets, and providing analysis for external auditors. Will work with all sites to properly record all capital. Create and maintain PeopleSoft project budgets for use by Corporate Facilities and various hospitals.
Job Responsibility
•Maintains plant ledger for all Health system assets.
•Prepares and records asset, liability, and expense journal entries by compiling and
analyzing account information
•Full lifecycle fixed asset management including capitalization, useful life analysis, reconciliation, and reporting
•Maintains detailed monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts
•Prepares monthly fiscal reports and all supporting schedules to reflect capital project spend.
•Validates, analyzes, and organizes data to report on variances between actual and budgeted
financial results
•Liaison between finance and operations by coordinating and analyzing financial data to support
both
•Assists in annual budget process for depreciation.
•Coordinates the compilation of the annual budget and assists with the reconciliation of its
components
•Assists with preparing and compiling any required documentation for external auditors and/or
audits by government agencies
•Work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course
of action
•Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or
assignments
•Requires minimal direction. Seeks guidance where needed. Follows established
guidelines/procedures
•Makes decisions regarding own work methods, occasionally in ambiguous situations
•May provide administrative support, as needed
•Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential
functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here but
considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
•Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent, required
•0-2 Years experience, preferred
•Proficiency in Excel, required. Database knowledge preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Salary : $66,300 - $75,012