Accountant II - Irving TX
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
The Accountant II is responsible for preparing general ledger
month-end journal entries relevant to their assigned functional
accounting team in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
Functional Accounting Teams are as follows:
Cash Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Corporate Accounting
Payroll Accounting
Investments and Foundation Accounting
Prepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes Payable Accounting
Inventory and Supplies Accounting
Physician Guarantees and Physician Fees Accounting
Purchased Services and Non-Patient Accounts Receivable
Accounting
Joint Venture Accounting
Intercompany Accounting, Allocations, and Eliminations
Lease Accounting
Technical Accounting
Health Plan Accounting
This position requires an understanding of United States Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The Accountant II should
be able to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of the
journal entries they are recording to the general ledger, evaluate
the appropriateness of the entry (including the GL accounts used
and the financial statement line item classification), and explain
the impact to the financial statements. They are responsible for
ensuring appropriate and relevant supporting documentation is
attached to the journal entry. The Accountant II is responsible for
evaluating the source of the information for their journal entries
and asking appropriate followup questions to ensure documentation
is appropriate. In some cases, appropriate support will include
developing estimates of the current month activity based on
financial analysis of historical data. The Accountant II is
expected to develop an understanding of healthcare specific
accounting issues relevant to the assigned functional accounting
area. Previous healthcare experience is preferred but not required.
The Accountant II is responsible for analyzing and providing
variance explanations (from budget and trend) related to assigned
areas to the accounting leads and managers for month-end review.
The Accountant II is expected to seek out learning opportunities
and be open to constructive feedback to improve overall performance
and expand their knowledge of US GAAP.
The Accountant II is responsible for completion of monthly balance
sheet account reconciliations related to the assigned functional
accounting area. The Accountant II is responsible for assisting the
accounting lead and manager with information requests from other
teams across the System (both at the corporate office and at our
facilities), as needed. The Accountant II is responsible for other
projects, as assigned, which may include but are not limited to:
research of GL transactions to understand the impact to the GL,
process improvement projects, and assistance for the year-end
external audit. The position requires excellent written and verbal
communication skills.
Responsibilities:
Prepare month-end journal entries in accordance with US GAAP, with
complete and accurate supporting documentation
Perform variance analysis on assigned accounts to both budget and
trend and provide explanations to their Lead and Manager for
month-end review of financial statements.
Prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations
Assist accounting lead and manager with information requests from
other teams across the System (both at the corporate office and at
our facilities) as needed.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting preferred
Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience. General Ledger
accounting and Healthcare accounting experience preferred.
CPA license not required; candidates seeking CPA license preferred;
some assistance available for those seeking licensing.
Work Type:
Full Time
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