Staff Accountant

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting with payroll and general ledger responsibility.
• Accounting experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and financial accounting software.
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, government regulations, etc. related to scope of position.

Work Hours

We are seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Staff Accountant to work Monday-Friday.

Job Summary

This position is a part of the Finance team and is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day accounting and reporting operation. The Staff Accountant works in independently and in conjunction with the Director of Finance, and department directors to maintain accurate records in the general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, and other financial systems while preparing and reviewing periodic reporting.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

1. Analyzes and reconciles general ledger accounts, reconciles cash, prepares journal entries and gathers data for monthly financial statements.
2. Independently responsible for month end accruals and the associated reconciliations.
3. Exercise discretion in determining variance materiality when reviewing month end financials.
4. Maintains Fixed Asset ledgers.
5. Works with HR to process payroll on a bi-weekly or as needed basis.
6. Prepares worksheets for annual budget. Compiles data from department managers for budget and enters that information into the budget module.
7. Maintains Investment schedules.
8. Analyzes working capital and prepares analysis for leaders.
9. Assure the integrity of the financial statements and associated general ledger accounts, complying with GAAP.
10. Reviews and analyzes current bad debt and allowance percentages to ensure deductions are appropriate.
11. Monitors the budgets of all other departments and reports significant variances to the Director of Finance.
12. Analyze and review the organizations leases and contracts to identify any possible imbedded leases to ensure they are properly recorded.
13. Files required tax reports (941 reports and required state and federal reports including W2’s, 1099’s and providing data for the 990).
14. Maintains and updates federal and state tax tables as necessary (with the assistance of the financial software vendor).
15. Prepares worksheets and gathers data for annual audit and surveys.
16. Adheres to Southwest Health’s value-based behavior standards.
17. Understands and adheres to Southwest Health compliance and HIPAA standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
18. Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Contact Information

• Southwest Health• Attn: Human Resources• 1400 Eastside Rd• Platteville, WI 53818• Phone: (608) 342-4796• Email: 

hr@southwesthealth.org?subject=Open%20Opportunities%20Inquiry

• Fax: (608) 342-5015