Accountant

Job description

Position Summary: Under the direction and supervision of the department management, the accountant performs professional accounting work, including analyzing and verifying fiscal records and reports; preparing financial and statistical reports; reconciling general ledger accounts; assists in preparing the annual budget; prepares year-end audit reports and schedules.
Responsibilities:
• Performs account analysis and reconciliation; prepares cash report update; maintains spreadsheets/logs; and provides information based upon departmental requests.
• Gathers appropriate information; creates and updates report; and distributes reports to appropriate department.
• Maintains fixed asset system; reconciles to general ledger; provides depreciation reports; and maintains capital spreadsheet.
• Prepares and inputs journal entries; updates supporting schedules; and provides revenue and expense analysis.
• Assists in the preparation and reporting of the annual budget; maintains detailed budget versus actual capital spreadsheet; and analyzes data for reasonableness.
• Prepares detailed work papers and assists auditors during fieldwork.
• Manages difficult issues with a clear head, finding solutions that are most beneficial to all concerned; gathers sufficient information to make an informed decision; and investigates all options and their consequences and makes timely decisions.

Qualifications:
Required:
• Has an associate degree in accounting or related field required or five years of previous accounting experience.
• Needs to be proficient with computer.

Preferred:
• Bachelors degree in accounting.

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include, but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio-hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.
Patient Interaction: No Contact
HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion: Primary.
Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates: Primary.
Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical: None
Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes: Secondary