Senior Accountant

As a Senior Accountant, you will perform advanced-level accounting duties and tasks for Merrimack Health System.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and maintain department goals and objectives

• Adhere to and promote a strong internal control environment ensuring compliance with GAAP and Policies.

• Meet deadlines, including tight monthly financial statement close deadlines and audit deadlines

• Collaborates with co-workers, other departments leaders of Merrimack Health, and vendors to further the hospital’s mission and to understand the entities assigned to the accountant

• Prepare, maintain and post journal entries

• Prepare monthly reconciliations and/or supporting schedules for all the general ledger accounts for the entities that are assigned to them

• Will review the Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly with Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller and ACFO/CFO.

• Ownership of designated G/L accounts

• Prepares new G/L accounts requested before opening gets approval from Accounting Manager and Assistant Controller then completes the building within EMR.

• Works with the FPA and ensures they have updated the accounting records in the budgeting system

• Will communicate issues that arise immediately to the Accounting Manager and/or Assistant Controller for quick visibility.

• Works with Assistant Controller and ACFO for forecasting the remainder of a year by entity

• Provide financial analysis and models to management including, but not limited to, variance reporting of the annual operating budget.

• Federal, State, and private Grant accounting and management

• Review budgeted expenses for the entities assigned for month end reviews

• Assist in the review of the general ledger month-end close and presentation of the balance sheet and income statement results

• Assist in the accounting and financial reporting of the Hospitals’ affiliated entities

• Prepares all accruals for all entities assigned

• Ensures 941s and al applicable state taxes are filed and paid timely

• Assist in the preparation or review of various monthly, quarterly and spontaneous reports as asked for by entity

• Assist in the preparation or review of various quarterly and annual tax returns

• Provide documentation to management and/or auditors to support transactions

EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration or degree in Accounting or Business Management

• 3+ years of Accounting experience

Preferred:

• Healthcare industry accounting experience

• Grant accounting experience

Location: Merrimack Health · Fiscal Services

Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm