General Accountant

• General Accountant Last Updated on Aug 12, 2024
• Reports to Accounting Manager
• Purpose: Transact accounting entries, complete month-end close activities, reconcile accounts, process payroll, generate managerial reports

Responsibilities and Duties

• Serve the organization’s accounting requirements including General Accounting,Payroll, Fixed Assets accounting, and Pharmacy accounting primarily, with asupporting role related to Cash Management, Accounts Payable, and AccountsReceivable
• Book entries related to leases, notes, mortgages, and other liabilities
• Maintain revenue recognition standards as they relate to patient revenue, grantrevenue, donations, and all other revenue streams
• Support daily cash management efforts including ongoing reconciliations of all bankaccounts, tracking of donations, and accounting for credit card transactions
• Participate in month-end and year-end accounting activities
• Support the annual financial audit, providing requested data and analyses
• Enter and analyze statistical data including patient encounters and otheraccountability metrics
• Participate in annual physical inventory of the Foundation’s inventory and its fixedassets, producing reports and analyses
• Function as the resident expert related to synchronization of accounting systems(Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Cards, General Ledger)
• Maintain rigid adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Adhere to all internal controls including regular reconciliations of balance sheetaccounts
• Assist in developing annual operating budgets and other forward-looking strategicanalyses
• Maintain job procedures for assigned tasks and functions
• Contribute to cross-functional projects and objectives
• Assist leadership with special projects and information requests
• Model Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
• Perform other requests and responsibilities as assigned by leadership

Qualifications

Required

• A minimum of two years of experience in the Accounting profession
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting or other business-related field
• Indisputable reputation for integrity
• Disciplined sensitivity regarding confidential information
• Critical thinking to ask appropriate questions and recognize questionable transactions
• Collaborative disposition
• Passion for Cahaba Medical Care’s Core Cultural Competencies
• Advanced skill and proficiency with accounting software
• Functional with spreadsheet software in manipulating large data sets Preferred
• Functional in Sage Intacct accounting software
• Familiarity with BILL A/R and A/R software

Experience with Ramp Credit Card software

Expertise in Pharmacy accounting including operating in Liberty software

Experience with Google Sheets including graphing features

Work Environment

Cahaba Medical Care is a nicotine-free organization. Smoking and use of electronic cigarettes is prohibited anywhere on a Cahaba Medical Care campus. Employees who use nicotine are not eligible for full employee coverage of health insurance premiums.

Cahaba Medical Care requires adherence to TB screening and immunization policies for its staff in accordance with CDC recommendations for healthcare workers.

Cahaba Medical Care’s administrative office setting requires professionalism in both behavior and business-casual attire as well as rigid conformance with safety protocols