Staff Accountant Jobs

The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing the necessary financial activities of HNE and its subsidiaries for monthly and year-end financials in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), in a timely and accurate manner. The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining and adhering to internal controls, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and following Health New England’s entity level policies and procedures. The position is responsible for reporting unethical or fraudulent activity related to business operations and adhering to Health New England’s Code of Conduct.

Preparation of monthly journal entries to reflect financial transactions from various sources

· Process, update and analyze general ledger. Reclassification of all company issued charge card statements to the appropriate accounts and cost centers. Reconciliation of monthly ASO transactions and the preparation of journal entries to reflect these transactions. Maintain and keep up to date all supporting schedules.

Classification and Maintenance of Fixed Assets

· Determine proper classification of items to be capitalized as fixed assets; calculate depreciation for all fixed assets; process invoices for new fixed asset purchases; maintain Excel spreadsheets of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation used for monthly closing package; maintain a log of all fixed assets tagged as HNE property; and record disposals of fixed assets including calculation of gain or loss on disposal. Assist with fixed asset training and staying up to date on GAAP changes.

Prepaid Expenses - Reconciliation and Summarizations

· Determine the appropriateness of prepaid classification; calculate the prepaid period and monthly expense. Prepare monthly prepaid summaries and journal entries for the expended portion for the month. Entries are entered into Sage100 GL software. Analyze and update excel spreadsheets to include all prepaid expenses. Prepaids are grouped by categories (i.e.: rent, insurance, other), and detailed information about each invoice is listed. Balances at month end for each prepaid are reconciled according to the terms stated for each invoice. Produce monthly reporting for the business on prepaids.

Misc Cash /Cash Management Issues

· Misc Cash and all supporting documentation, working with the Accounting Operations Team and FAR Team in ensuring all cash is booked and investigating all issues. Prepare all schedules that are needed and assist with questions for cash forecasting.

Self Pay Invoices

· Responsible for all self-pay invoices that have been identified by the organization and ensuring that they processed by the contract date.

Support Accounts Payable/ASO Billing functions

· Provide backup support on Accounts Payable functions when needed, to include invoice entry, payment processing through third-party vendor software and ACH payment submissions.

· Provide backup support on the weekly ASO billing process when needed, to include gathering and organizing data, creating and distributing weekly invoices to employer groups, communicate weekly ACH payments to Treasury Team and monitor incoming payments

Financial Statement and Account Analysis

· Ability to investigate and report on accounts assigned.

· Maintain supporting schedules / reports for Month End Close

· Support/complete Account Reconciliations

· Ability to find process improvements in daily work

· Create and provide reporting to management

Other Departmental Duties and Support

· Preparation and maintaining of Standard Operating Procedures

· Audit Support

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business plus 3 years accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to prioritize work and to meet ongoing deadline
• Solid knowledge of Excel, Word and related accounting software
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Ability to work independently and as well as part of a team departmental and cross functional
• Knowledge of GAAP procedures and reporting