Health - Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY :

The accountant under the direction of the Financial Controller is responsible for performing a variety of accounting procedures to provide the Health Division's Management Team with accounting support and financial information, preparing internal and external financial statements by researching and analyzing the budgets and all health costs centers, conducting cash audits and setting up cash internal controls and procedures. The position is responsible for performing general accounting tasks including fixed assets, inventory, and preparing monthly budget and financial statements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :  (includes, but is not limited to, the following)

• Develops, implements, monitors, and analyzes complex financial reports and records for all Health Division accounting systems.
• Assists with the annual budget for each cost center, and as needed budget modifications, with individual managers and supervisors responsible for their assigned cost centers to prepare and make projections; track performance-based budgeting measures and prepare special reports and projects including Financial Services Requests (FSR) for grants.
• Updates all internal control policies and procedures and maintains compliance with established regulations including Fraud, Waste, and Abuse under Health and Human Services (HHS), 340B under Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and are by General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal policies and procedures and compliance required under the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation standards and all State, Federal and Tribal regulations.
• Collects and compiles financial data for the Annual Audits, including the Medicare cost report by compiling visit and cash collections financial data, as well as month-end, quarter-end, and year-end budget reconciliation and closing processes for all costs centers for journal entries into the general ledger and report to the Financial Controller and any grant Code of Federal Regulations (CFR's) and year-end grant requirements reports.
• Maintains and provides accounting information for the Accounting Chart of Accounts, Fastrs, and working with the Senior Accountant as required by the Tribe's Accounting Department for completion of any regulatory quarterly or annual filings and statutory statements for the Health Division or Tribe.
• Interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, costs, trends, and other matters impacting the effectiveness of the operations of the Health Division and Programs

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES : (includes, but is not limited to, the following)

CONTACTS :

Immediate peers, peers in other departments, immediate supervisor / manager, managers in other departments, executives, Board of Directors, customers, and outside vendor / service providers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Position sedentary with lifting a maximum of 10 pounds. Physical factors include constant sitting and use of hearing; frequent walking, use of near / midrange and far vision, color, and field of vision, typing; and occasional standing, carrying / lifting, pushing / pulling, climbing, stooping, kneeling, manual handling, use of smell and depth perception and bending. Working conditions include occasional exposure to weather, extreme heat / cold, wet / humidity, and noise. Potential hazards include constant computer use; frequent equipment use, infectious exposure, and patient and / or client contact.

REQUIREMENTS :

Education : Bachelor's degree in accounting or a bachelor's degree in business with accounting emphasis is required.

Experience :  One-year internship or experience as an Accountant is required.

Certification / License :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :