Accountant Senior - Irving
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Irving
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionDescriptionSummary:The Accountant Senior is
responsible for preparing general ledger month-end journal entries
relevant to their assigned functional accounting team in accordance
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.Functional Accounting
Teams are as follows:Cash AccountingFixed Assets
AccountingCorporate AccountingPayroll AccountingInvestments and
Foundation AccountingPrepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes
Payable AccountingInventory and Supplies AccountingPhysician
Guarantees and Physician Fees AccountingPurchased Services and
Non-Patient Accounts Receivable AccountingJoint Venture
AccountingIntercompany Accounting, Allocations, and
EliminationsLease AccountingTechnical AccountingHealth Plan
AccountingThe job requires a strong understanding of United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The Senior
accountant should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the
purpose of the journal entries they are recording to the general
ledger, evaluate the appropriateness of the entry (including the GL
accounts used and the financial statement line item
classification), and explain the impact to the financial
statements. They are responsible for ensuring appropriate and
relevant supporting documentation is attached to the journal entry.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for evaluating the source of
the information for their journal entries and asking appropriate
follow-up questions to ensure documentation is appropriate. In some
cases, appropriate support will include developing estimates of the
current month activity based on financial analysis of historical
data. The Senior Accountant is expected to develop an understanding
of healthcare specific accounting issues relevant to the assigned
functional accounting area. The Senior Accountant is responsible
for analyzing and providing variance explanations (from budget and
trend) related to assigned areas to the accounting leads and
managers for month-end review.The Senior Accountant is responsible
for completion of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
related to the assigned functional accounting area. The Senior
Accountant is responsible for assisting other teams across the
System (both at the corporate office and at our facilities) with
information requests related to the assigned functional area, as
needed. The Senior Accountant is expected to work closely with
other teams to resolve issues timely and to the satisfaction of all
parties. The Senior Accountant is responsible for other projects,
as assigned, which may include but are not limited to: research of
GL transactions to understand the impact to the GL, process
improvement projects, and assistance for the year-end external
audit.Responsibilities:
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