Director, Accounting

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:
Supervise and oversee various functions of the accounting department.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Adhere to and establish Fiscal Services department goals and objectives consistent with Merrimack Health strategic and operating plans, including the annual operating plan (AOP).
• Ownership of the monthly financial statements for Merrimack Health.
• Ownership of the annual audited financial statements and related footnotes.
• Adheres to monthly financial statement preparation timelines.
• Ensure compliance with debt compliance reporting.
• Will stay in compliance with Sox regulations.
• Continually improving and implementing internal controls via policies and procedures
• Will work with the General Accounting Manager and Accountants to review all balance sheet accounts quarterly.
• Reviews all account reconciliations for audit purposes.
• Review complex accounting reconciliations.
• Review departmental budget-to-actual revenue and expense performance.
• Plan and delegate work assignments, train, supervise, and evaluate staff.
• Coordinate and prepare for year-end audits and periodic external audit reviews.
• Ensure staff maintain records and prepare reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Supervise the preparation of all non-payroll tax returns for the Merrimack Health entities including 990s, MA PCs, 1120s, 355s, and 1065s.
• Supervise the preparation of all payroll-related federal and state tax returns for Merrimack Health.
• Review weekly and biweekly payroll processes.
• Coordinate the renewal of all annual insurance policies for Merrimack Health.
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal reporting requirements in the areas of financials statements, taxes, property, grants and corporate annual returns.
• Perform periodic audits of accounting, payroll and accounts payable.
• Document and update fiscal policies, procedures, and narratives on a timely basis.
• Participate in the preparation of the annual operating budgets for Merrimack Health.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by the ACFO, CFO or CEO.
• Ensures timely submissions EMMA and Sam’s.gov.
• Ensures timely submission for BSAS grants
• Coordinates all audits single case, grants, 5500’s and insurance data is done timely with auditors and insurance carrier.

EDUCATION AND RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Required:
• A bachelor’s degree in business administration / management or a minimum of 10+ years of experience in accounting, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Helpful to have experience using 3rd party reimbursement and Healthcare.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and strong Microsoft Word skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Must be extremely well organized and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Must have an “always willing to learn” mentality and have strong career ambitions.