What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Reading Hospital?
Job Summary
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the following:
Qualifications
Education Requirements
Overview
Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the following:
- preparation of complex journal entries and account reconciliations as well as resolving reconciling items
- establishing processes to prevent further occurrences of out of balance conditions
- working with other departments to obtain proper documentation for subsidiary records and addressing reconciling items
- providing their leader feedback to improve quality and accuracy of financial statements and supporting efforts to produce timely and accurate financial statements
- supporting their leader by providing other staff members leadership and technical assistance when appropriate
- working on a number of projects and ad-hoc requests on a routine basis.
- prioritizing own work independently
Qualifications
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree
- Well-rounded experience as an accountant required. Strong accounting experience in a healthcare environment is a plus.
- Solid understanding and experience with common accounting systems and tools.
- Analytical Skills
- Change Management
- Collaborative Skills
- Computer Skills to include use and navigation
- Customer Service Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Excellent Communications Skills
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Financial and Business Acumen
- Good Reasoning Skills
- Keyboarding
- Listening Skills
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Multitasking
- Organizational Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Service Orientation
- Strategic Thinking
- Strong Team Player
Overview
Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.