Staff Accountant​/Financial Analyst

Position Overview:

Under the direction of the Director of Fiscal Services/Decision Support, the Staff Accountant is responsible for financial and statistical reporting. Responsibilities also include preparing financial statements and related reports for off-site locations. The Staff Accountant is responsible for back‑up daily close functions. Works closely with Patient Financial Services, Department Directors and the Administrative Staff. Periodic contact with all hospital personnel, external audit and/or regulatory agencies.

Processes information on the Center's Health Information System as required in performing job responsibilities.

• Starting Rate: $25.36 per hour (commensurate with experience)
• Loan Forgiveness: Eligible employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and various supplemental benefits available

• Implements the goals and objectives established by the Director of Fiscal Services/Decision Support, CEO, and CFO.
• Financial responsibilities for clinics including:
  • Monthly financial reports
  • Associated Journal Entries
  • Cash Log Reconciliation
  • Auditing of receivables
  • Training of GAAP to related office staff
• Ensures all accruals for month end are applied accurately to match revenues with expenses.
• Maintain a working knowledge of procedures specifically regarding General Ledger.
• General Ledger processes which include closing days and running reports.
• Generates monthly billing for Physician Client accounts.
• Maintain prepaid insurance and maintenance schedules.
• Recommends cost savings and efficiencies to Manager.
• Communicates appropriately both in written and oral form according to departmental standards.
• Assists with special projects.
• Completes Departmental Trending reports and graphs monthly, quarterly, and annually as needed.
• Demonstrates good organizational skills in order for the department personnel to reach department goals and standards.
• Continues to improve computer skills and implements new ideas for producing quality work.
• Creates and updates spreadsheets enabling analysis of clinical and financial areas to support decisions in the organization.
• Creates and updates spreadsheets for analysis of APC payments.
• Designs various logging and tracking systems on the PC to maintain statistics and/or information required by the office.
• Communicates effectively with other departments in the hospital to ensure that the daily financial operation may be maintained efficiently and accurately.
• Maintains copies of invoices for Cost Report backup.
• Assists with development and update of the Budgeting System.
• Assists in documentation of assigned cost report analysis.
• BAR daily close functions including posting of batches, processing rejections, calculating Observation time and generating required files/reporting.
• Backup for creating invoice/check packets for review.
• Enters and balances manual billing codes for charge processing. Includes Operating Room, Same Day Surgery, ER Misc. Floor, Cardiology Physician, CAP C/DA, Telemetry, Misc. Lab, Crash Cart, Misc. Rehab, Recovery, Misc. Pain Clinic.
• Performs numerous daily charge audits to capture missed revenue.
• Generates daily report of blood usage and post appropriate transfusion charge to account.
• Enters manual corrections to accounts as required by 3M and CCI edits.
• Understands the financial processes at GHS and the operational environments of the Financial areas.
• Organizes work assignments and establishes priorities to ensure successful project completion.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospitals/departments Ethics and Compliance program (responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to immediate supervisor, or, upward through the chain of command the Compliance Officer of hospital hotline).

Associate of Applied Sciences degree (preferred), with a concentration in accounting with a minimum of two years’ experience in accounting required. Must have Microsoft applications experience.