Experienced Accountant - Epic Cash Reconciliation - Dickory

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This job is responsible for multiple duties including, but not limited to performing month-end close functions, complex balance sheet reconciliation, recommends action by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses, analyzes critical accounts, calculates financial adjustments, ensures proper accounting of cash. Maintains thorough understanding of data, information resources, and processes. Acts as liaison for the department with banks, auditors, vendors and internal departments. Records, classifies, and summarizes financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. A minimum of 10 years of relevant accounting experience will be accepted in lieu of degree.

Work Experience

Required

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant accounting experience working with little supervision (with degree). A minimum of 10 years of relevant accounting experience (without degree).

Certifications

Preferred

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of lock box reconciliation, electronic remittance posting, and general accounting principles preferred.

• Requires data analytics, data cleaning and data mining experience.

• Requires strong excel, analytical, problem-solving and presentation skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Able to resolve problems positively and professionally.

• Demonstrate an ability to adapt and excel in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Duties

• Performs complex balance sheet reconciliation of all high-volume activity in bank accounts, ensuring outstanding transactions are cleared from the reconciliation in a timely basis.

• Watchful for reconciliation issue/error trends and communicates trends with manager, supervisor and team members to facilitate root cause analysis and continuous process improvement.

• Recommend action by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.

• Analyze critical accounts such as, the cash clearing accounts and calculate financial adjustments and ensure proper accounting of cash.

• Maintain thorough understanding of data, information resources, and processes.

• Help develop policy and procedures of the department.

• Act as liaison for the department with banks, auditors, vendors and internal departments

• Records, classifies, and summarizes financial transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

• Promote team environment and meet department goals.

• Perform other duties as assigned

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

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