Staff Accountant

Millcreek Community Hospital, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is currently looking for a Staff Accountant to join our Fiscal Services team.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

· Intimate knowledge and understanding of financial statement preparation, and all related transactions.

· Proficient in analyzing, maintaining, and processing financial data.

· Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel, with a minimum of an intermediate user level (example is that you must be able to make and use Pivot tables in Excel).

· Keen attention to detail.

· Demonstrated ability to perform quick mental computations and identify incorrect information on transactions and reports.

· Office administrative ability including superb organizational skills, multi-tasking, and clerical expertise.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Generates reports and analysis of hospital incomes, expenditures, and capital asset values with comparisons to previous periods.

· Prepares timely monthly financial statements and sends out monthly board meeting notices and materials.

· Assists Controller with information gathering and compilation of data for regulatory reports, internal management reports, budgeting, and the year audited statements.

· Creates and maintains departmental reports and records and collects statistical data for departmental, administrative, and regulatory purposes.

· Monthly computation and adjustment to the net receivables calculations and process…….including analysis and adjustments for any reserve accounts.

· Tracking and recording of Construction In Progress (CIP) projects, and determination of moving completed CIP projects into fixed asset register.

· Computes and records depreciation on buildings, equipment and other assets.

· Tracks and updates hospital’s investment schedules, and makes all associated transactional changes and adjustments.

· Prepares and processes monthly general and standard journal entries, monthly account reconciliations, and banking account reconciliations.

· Works with auditors and/or interested outside parties, to provide and explain information and reports that are requested throughout the year.

· Lead point of contact for preparation of Medicare and Medicaid Cost reports.

· Process and track intercompany transactions and reconcile balances with other entities.

· Complete daily cash deposits and reconciliations.

· Performs maintenance and filing of documents and reports (either in hard copy or electronic format).

· Assists in the care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

· Serve as a backup (via cross training) in other areas of accounting beyond the typical normal accounting duties of the position.

· Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards

· Attends meetings as required.

· Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.