Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.
Job Objective:
Records, verifies, analyzes, consolidates, and enters transactions ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the organization’s financial information; works independently with minimal direction.
Job Description:
Education:
Required: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent
Licensure/Certification:
Required: N/A
Experience:
Required: Three (3) years of accounting experience
Preferred: Experience in healthcare
Essential Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
- Performs key tasks in the month-end close process by analyzing accounts and collecting data needed to prepare journal entries to properly reflect the financial activities within the organization; uses professional judgement to determine items of concern to report to department leadership.
- Maintains subsidiary ledgers on a monthly basis, ensuring the subsidiary and the general ledger are balanced at all times; researches and resolves any discrepancies.
- Reconciles bank accounts, balance sheet accounts and other specified general ledger accounts on a consistent monthly basis; determines required adjustments or restatement, and advises department leadership of the adjustments and/or restatements in a timely manner.
- Prepares regulatory, tax, external report filings on a quarterly and/or annual basis as required.
- Produces the month-end financial statements in accordance with GAAP; prepares various analytical narratives utilizing expert judgement and knowledge to support the statements and explain variances to budget/prior year, in accordance with specified monthly time frames.
- Stays current with GAAP and reporting requirements for not-for-profit organizations, particularly within the healthcare industry; uses independent judgement and discretion in the interpretation of regulations and how they translate to the Hospital's financial reporting both internal and external; participates in educational and training opportunities.
- Documents all policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Protects the organization by keeping information secure and confidential.
- Prepares annual audit schedules according to time schedules and assists independent auditors as needed.
- May be required to assist in development of operating and capital budgets as requested.
- Evaluates and advises on financial operations including appropriate recording of revenue and expenses, and financial commitments.
- May be required to participate in cross-training.
Essential Skils:
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and unexpected situations
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and other relevant software applications
- Critical thinking skills
- Knowledge of GAAP, economic principals, auditing practices and principals, applicable laws, codes, and regulations, accounting computer applications, not-for-profit accounting, and healthcare financial terminology
- Problem solving skills to identify issues and formulate effective solutions
- Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and develop solutions
- Ability to communicate with patients, healthcare professionals, and staff to ensure clear and accurate exchange of information
