Accountant III

Overview

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care neuroscience oncology transplantation and more.

Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world.

In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients visitors staff and physicians.

The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care research and education.

Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other.

Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

The Accountant III is responsible for certain accounting functions for the assigned location / facility in accordance with St.

• Luke’s Health policies and generally accepted accounting principles. The accounting functions include : month end close process, recording cash activities;
• journal entries; account reconciliation’s; account analysis, and other assigned tasks. Reporting responsibilities include : monthly reporting and analysis for assigned departments and / or entities;

assistance for certain business units for operations inquiries and budget support. Assists with the development of tools and processes to develop internal controls, work flow processes, and desk manual procedures.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Participates in the month end close process to ensure transactions are recorded timely and Accurately. Documents all work in the general ledger to provide reliable audit trail.

2. Reviews all intercompany activity to ensure proper postings and balances.

3. Prepares all third party billings in a timely manner.

4. Proactively interacts with key management personnel to gather information, resolve issues and / or problems and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

5. Prepares account reconciliations on a timely basis.

ing Manager / Director in initiating and improving processes and procedures to enhance productivity and efficiency.

e journal entries to reflect adjustments or corrections to the general ledger.

ds to questions about posted transactions and Ensures that relationships among accounts and other accountants are understood as transactions are processed.

es analysis and assistance to department directors and management for assigned areas of responsibility.

s with preparation of operating or capital budget for assigned entity or areas of responsibility.

11. Performs budget versus actual analysis for assigned areas. Report variances to business leaders and assist with development of action plans for improved performance.

12. Serve as subject matter experts for various financial activities relating to close, billing or reporting.

13. Participate in year end financial statement audits for assigned areas of responsibility.

14. Assists with various special projects and duties or analysis to ensure performance objectives are met.

15. Communicates with manager and director regarding work performed, status of open issues, expectations regarding timelines, etc.

and promotes transparency in all work products

s in training managers on accessing their reports / tools to help administer their respective areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience :

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting or Finance
• Five to seven years of experience in accounting, with progressive responsibilities and including three to five years appropriate experience in specialty area (depending on location, i)e) grant accounting, financial reporting, inventory and asset management, system maintenance and infrastructure ).

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Good skills in reading, analyzing, and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Able to effectively present information and respond to common inquiries or complaints from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Excellent skills in working with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Good skills in solving practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Intermediate knowledge of automated accounting systems and general computer applications such as Microsoft Office suite applications.
• Advanced skills and knowledge of Excel.

Disclosure Summary :

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job.

They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job.

Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.