Accountant I - Accounting

The Accountant I is responsible for preparing general ledger month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations relevant to their assigned functional accounting team in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

The Accountant I is an entry level job, as such no prior accounting experience is required. The job does require an understanding of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) obtained in connection with the education requirements for the job. The Accountant I will be assigned lower risk, less complex, areas of the assigned functional team. They will be expected to develop 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.

The Accountant I is responsible for ensuring appropriate and relevant supporting documentation is attached to the journal entry. The Accountant I is responsible for evaluating the source of the information for their journal entries and asking appropriate follow-up questions to ensure documentation is appropriate. The Accountant I is expected to develop an understanding of healthcare specific accounting issues relevant to the assigned functional accounting area.

The Accountant I is expected to seek out learning opportunities and be open to constructive feedback to improve overall performance and expand their knowledge of US GAAP.

The Accountant I is responsible for completion of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations related to the assigned functional accounting area. The Accountant I is responsible for assisting the accounting lead and manager with information requests from other teams across the System (both at the corporate office and at our facilities), as needed. The Accountant I 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.

The job requires excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Functional Accounting Teams are as follows:

• Cash Accounting
• Fixed Assets Accounting
• Corporate Accounting
• Payroll Accounting
• Investments and Foundation Accounting
• Prepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes Payable Accounting
• Inventory and Supplies Accounting
• Physician Guarantees and Physician Fees Accounting
• Purchased Services and Non-Patient Accounts Receivable Accounting
• Contract Labor and Utilities Accounting
• Joint Venture Accounting
• Intercompany Accounting, Allocations, and Eliminations
• Lease Accounting
• Technical Accounting
• Health Plan Accounting
• Physician Group Accounting
• Grant Accounting

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS
  
  Competencies:
  
  Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Prepare month-end journal entries in accordance with US GAAP, with complete and accurate supporting documentation.
• Prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Seek out learning opportunities and be open to constructive feedback to improve overall performance and expand their knowledge of US GAAP.
• Assist accounting lead and manager with information requests from other teams across the System (both at the corporate office and at our facilities) as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent required.

• No experience required.

• Candidates seeking CPA license preferred; some assistance available for those seeking licensing.