Senior Accountant Jobs

The senior accountant will function as the primarily accountant and financial analyst for the DCH system-wide physician/provider services. The senior accountant is responsible for working on all aspects of the accounting function including but not limited to revenue recognition, expense entries, A/R analysis, and month-end closing, analysis and reporting. Though primary focus is physician/provider clinics, accountant will integrate heavily within the overall System accounting department to include “hospital” accounting.

• Perform pre-close and month-end close processes to generate financial reports.
• Perform various account reconciliations, works to resolve discrepancies and performs analytics reporting variances or potential concerns to the Controller or Accounting Manager and Corporate Director of Provider Services.
• Prepare analysis and schedules as requested by the Controller or Accounting Manager.
• Responsible for calculating and determining payments to contracted physician groups, individual physicians, as well as employed physicians based on contracts and employment agreements. Prepares and books all related entries across all entities.
• Works with System costing and budget/management reporting accountants to enhance integration of provider clinic information into the current information systems (Meditech, Strata, etc.)
• Keeps up with reimbursement rules and regulations related to provider/professional billing and develops and maintains a contractual model that aligns with the current rules/regulations. Coordinates with the Director of Finance to ensure revenue recognition standards are met.
• Works collaboratively with the Director of Provider Services to complete all on-going operational financial analysis and pro-forma for new clinics, service lines, and product offerings.
• Displays good communication and presentation skills.
• Prepares month-end financial statements and physician reporting statements. Reviews all month-end reports with the Director of Provider Services.
• Seeks to advance knowledge and bring efficiency to processes.

DCH Standards

• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Must be proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong time management skills.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• 2-4 years of related experience.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Strong analytical, mathematical and report writing skills.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.

WORKING CONDITIONS

WORK CONTEXT

Communication through talking, expressing and exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Hearing; perceiving the nature of sounds by the ear in order to communicate. Seeing; use of vision to determine characteristics of objects, depth perception, color vision with the ability to distinguish color, coding on ledgers, near/far activity 100% daily.

Ability to figure complex computations and communicate these figures to the public.

Mental capability to maintain patient confidentiality 100% of the time.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Organizing charts requires handling of papers by holding, grasping and turning, with picking up and pinching as finger movements. This is a repetitious procedure that is constantly being done.
• Working indoors in a cubical area, sitting 80% of the time, standing 5%, kneeling 2.5%, squatting/crouching 2.5%, stooping 5%, and walking 5%. Activities include lifting of 35 lbs. maximum which would be a two (2) man lift, frequent lifting and/or carrying 20 lbs. occasionally. Ability to push or pull over carpet floors, concrete ramps and on varied surfaces, a four wheel cart with 50 lbs. of paperwork.
• Filing ledgers or finding ledgers requires reaching, pushing, pulling, extending the hands and arms in any direction. Stooping and bending the body forward by bending the spine at the waist. To reach lower areas requires kneeling by bending the legs at the knee of crouching by bending the body downward and/or forward by bending the legs and spine. This is 50% of daily work.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Position is hybrid and allows for remote work capabilities.

Other Job Factors

Job requires orientation to detail, accountability and ability to interact with customers when the communication may be discourteous or unpleasant.