Senior Accountant

Overview

Looking to join and lead a dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion?

With over 100 cutting‑edge outpatient center locations dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists, and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you’ll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.

At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives.

As an OSUP employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.

Purpose:

Assists management with analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Assembles highly confidential and sensitive information. Supports OSUP goals and values through professional communication and positive working relationships. Serves as a facilitator in change management within a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

• Responsible for accounting and cash management functions including accounting and accurate reporting on financial statements, reconciliations of balance sheet general ledger accounts, and timely completion of the month end close process
• Prepare month‑end closing financial statements in accordance with company policies and standards
• Distribute financial statements and supporting documentation upon completion to appropriate management personnel within established deadlines
• Conduct review of financial statements and supporting documentation as part of monthly close process. Research and document results of variances
• Prepare reports and schedules, prepare journal entries, analyze, and prepare summaries of accounts, and verify reports for accuracy
• Act as a subject matter expert to new and existing staff
• Maintain a current working knowledge of accounting system and how it can be effectively utilized. Make recommendations for optimization of business processes and system. Provide training to internal and external stakeholders. Participate as SME on software upgrades and/or design changes including providing input, evaluation, and validation of changes
• Prepare and communicate financial results to senior level management
• Develop and maintain working relationships with clinic, department financial teams, and revenue cycle peers to correlate financial and clinical operations
• Facilitate monthly review meetings for presentation of financial statements with department leadership
• Prepare ad‑hoc reports; collect, analyze, and summarize financial information and trends
• Provide guidance in developing department policy, financial plans, and forecasts
• Respond to audit inquiries during the annual OSUP audits of financial statements and pension
• Provide information to ensure compliance with tax reporting and compliance matters
• Participate on process improvement teams
• Assist the Accounting Manager and Sr. Accounting Manager in developing recommendations on department policies, financial plans, forecasts, and fiscal responsibilities
• Identify fixed assets and work with the Fixed Asset Manager to ensure proper accounting and tagging, in accordance with OSUP financial accounting policies and procedures
• Provide leadership to staff accountants
• Other duties or…