Senior Accountant

Under the general supervision of the General Accounting Team Lead, the Senior Accountant is responsible for preparing and reviewing monthly journal entries and general ledger reconciliations including intercompany transactions with BMC, BMCHP, and BUAP. Additionally this position prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, initiate monthly treasury wires, completes 990 tax filing schedules, responsible for abandoned property filing, and assists with monthly/quarterly investment analyses.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Prepare and review standard/adhoc intercompany journal entries between BUMG Corporate, BMC, BMCHP, and BUAP

Coordinate with the BMC accounting department to ensure all intercompany transactions are recorded accurately and timely in accordance with the monthly close calendar. This will include maintaining and tracking all intercompany journal entries between BUMG and BMC on a monthly basis

Review standard/adhoc journal entries for the 22 BUMG clinical departments and BUAP

Prepare all payroll and investment related journal entries for BUMG

Record monthly eliminations between BUMG Corporate and the BUMG clinical departments

Prepare all intercompany and BUMG corporate balance sheet reconciliations, prepare all payroll and investment balance sheet reconciliations for BUMG clinical departments

Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for the 22 BUMG clinical departments

Analyze and review interzone, due to/from, and opposite balance transactions on a monthly basis

Responsible for completing Institutional Support P&L Reconciliation between BUMG and BMC

Complete monthly chair package roll-forwards and reconciliations regarding assets held at the BMC System

Compile and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements including BUMG Finance committee slides and audited balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statements for BMC System consolidation

Complete System-wide elimination schedules and related support applicable to BUMG

Initiate all monthly, quarterly, and annual BUMG wire requests

Review monthly intercompany invoices and prepare related corporate liability reports for BUMG Finance Committee

Primary resource in BOA Cash Pro including approving monthly wires and providing access based on ad-hoc requests

Assist the Team Lead in preparing Federal and State 990/MAPC tax schedules and quarterly CHIA (Center for Health Information and Analysis) State filing reports

Responsible for the annual abandoned property filing which includes coordinating directly with BMC Accounts payable, BMC Cash Processing Team, and the State to meet filing requirements

Support the Controller in investment related functions including preparing necessary forms when creating new accounts, coordinating with BUMG departments regarding withdrawal/contribution of funds, and updating access for users when deemed necessary

Completes monthly balance sheet metric schedules for BUMG Finance Committee including calculating days cash on hand to assess amounts available to invest

Assist the Team Lead in preparing annual audit footnote schedules

Support the Controller in setting up access for BUMG clinical departments with external payroll vendors

Assist the Controller in updating and maintaining Signature Authorization Matrix

Promotes open communication, team building efforts and collaboration among team members and between departments

Participates in employee training; actively promotes knowledge sharing within the department

Utilizes hospital's Values as the basis for decision making and to facilitate the hospital's mission

Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures

EDUCATION:

BA/BS in Accounting or Finance is required. A Master's degree or a CPA is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience is required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Strong accounting knowledge with the ability to apply GAAP principles

Computer software experience on both a General Ledger System (G/L Lawson/Infor preferred) as well as comparable spreadsheet and word processing software (Microsoft Office Word and Excel.)

Strong communication skills to interact effectively with a number of parties outside the BUMG Corporate department which include BUMG clinical departments, BMC Account payable, BMC Treasury, and BMC Accounting

Proven time-management abilities, multitasking with effective priority definition, and demonstrated flexibility with a focus on meeting deadlines

Committed to the job by adhering to deadlines for assigned tasks even when delays occur; taking ownership of role/task as it relates to the overall impact of the department; attention to details for submitted work on projects/assignments

Ability to problem solve and make appropriate decisions which include analyzing factors or causes contributing to the unwanted situation, generating a set of alternative solutions to achieve the end goal, evaluate the best solution and implement a plan, and determine what items need to be discussed with supervisor vs made on own

Personal drive by having a willingness to take on tasks outside normal monthly responsibilities including taking action on own above what was originally asked