Full-Time Senior Accountant​

 

Redwoods Rural Health Center is seeking a Senior Accountant who possesses a deep understanding of accounting principles, a proven record of advising on business and tax matters, and a passion for excellence. In this role, you'll collaborate with our team, lead special projects and will be responsible for a company’s financial procedures, records and statements for compliance with laws and regulations.

 

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyzing complex financial reports and records

• Overseeing billing and ensuring accuracy

• Overseeing the vendors' payments and ensuring accuracy

• Performing variance analyses and preparing account reconciliations

• Assisting with bank, financial, and tax audits

• Documenting and monitoring internal controls

• Coordinating more complex accounting projects and initiatives with other members of the accounting and finance team or with other departments

• Analyze financial statements for discrepancies and alert the CFO if necessary.

• Coordinate semi-annual audits and assist the CFO in running audits.

• Reconcile accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.

• Delegate financial responsibilities to the accounting team.

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.

• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.

• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.

• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other documents.

• Supporting month-end and year-end close

• Preparing financial statements, journal entries and account reconciliations

• Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas

• Collaborates closely with the Finance Director and/or CFO in the development of annual operational, capital, and federal budgets that support the organization’s long and short-range plans and objectives and reflects the board approved strategic plan.

• Supervising accounting staff
   

• General Ledger

  • Perform month-end closing procedures

  • Research and correct any out-of-balance situations between the GL and sub-ledger

  • Analyze, amortize, and reconcile prepaid accounts

  • Prepare assigned journal entries

  • Prepare assigned general ledger reconciliations

  • Review general ledger reconciliations prepared by others

  • Prepare monthly commissions.
     

• Accounting Operations

  • Oversee the parcel billing, payments, and reconciliations

  • Review and approve AP payments

  • Review and release wire/ACH payments

  • Oversee Grants Receivables and related activities

  • Evaluate policies and procedures annually to ensure that they are relevant

  • Assists the Finance Director and/or CFO in identifying undesirable trends and potential business opportunities.

  • Complete special projects and reports, as requested by the Finance Director and/or CFO.

  • Identify and implement technology, automation, and outsourcing opportunities to drive efficiency

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a similar major is required

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in accounting or finance, preferably in a healthcare setting

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Knows the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Demonstrates strong technical accounting skills

• Shows strong leadership skills and manages a growing accounting team

 

INTERPERSONAL

• Listens and communicates well with staff, leadership, providers, and patients

• Accepts constructive criticism well.  Provides constructive criticism in an appropriate manner

• Works well under pressure and maintains a positive and productive energy-level

• Shows professionalism and poise when dealing with patients, providers, and co-workers

• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and a commitment to providing excellent service. 

 

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position. 

• Problem-solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems promptly and gathers and analyzes information skillfully

• Interpersonal Skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things

• Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality; and

• Adaptability-the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and can deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
   

For more information, contact:

chswan@rrhc.org • 707-353-2147 or

submit a letter of interest & resume to
PO Box 769, Redway, CA 95560