Staff Accountant

About the role

It's inspiring to work with a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

When you become part of the Chapters Health Team, you'll realize it's more than a job. It's a mission. We're committed to providing outstanding patient care and a high level of customer service in our communities every day. Our employees make all the difference in our success!

Role

The Staff Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting functions such as: monitoring cash, preparing monthly journal entries, preparing monthly account reconciliations, assisting with annual audit, and performing other special projects related to financial management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1 year accounting experience preferred; full-time internships may be considered
• 1 year or less of hands-on experience with general ledger and related subsystems
• Skill in 10-key by touch
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Computer skills appropriate to the position
• Strong customer service skills, written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills,
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Solid critical thinking and organizational skills
• Knowledge and competency in accounting and analysis
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements appropriate for the position

Competencies

• Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position.

Responsibilities of all employees

• Represent the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients.
• Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.
• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices.
• Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices.
• Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company.
• Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Promote the Company through participation in community and professional organizations.
• Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels.
• Improve own professional knowledge and skill level.
• Advance electronic media skills.
• Support Company research and educational activities.
• Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally.
• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position.

Job Responsibilities

Accounting

Cash

• Assists with reviewing on-line banking activity daily and updating the daily cash receipts log and monitoring positive pay.
• Assists with the preparation of the monthly: (1) bank reconciliations for all bank accounts (2) journal entries for assigned GL accounts and (3) account reconciliations and roll-forwards for assigned GL accounts.

PP&E

• Reviews all capital expenditure requests for accuracy, submits for appropriate signature and updates the corresponding capital expenditure request log.
• Maintains fixed asset system; including records depreciation.
• Prepares the account reconciliations for all fixed asset accounts.
• Prepares and submits annual Tangible Personal Property tax returns for all locations.

Prepaid

• Handles accounting for the prepaids and maintains the system prepaid module.
• Prepares account reconciliations for the prepaid accounts.

Postage/other

• Monitors and handles any necessary tasks related to the postage accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Finance

• Journal entries for Accruals and Reclasses.
• Accounting for the internal Pharmacy including collection of data used for journal entries, inventory control, accruals, variance analysis.
• Recording monthly Debt, Bond, and Intangible Asset journal entries.
• Compiling the monthly Legal and Consulting details for further analysis.
• Prepares monthly financial supplemental schedules.
• Reconciliation of Balance sheet accounts.
• Quarterly and Annual government surveys.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Compensation Pay Range

$55,232.15 - $86,300.24

All Chapters Health System employees performing services for Florida affiliates are submitted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to verify eligibility after a conditional offer of employment is made as well as ongoing eligibility.