Accountant / Staff Accountant - General Accounting

Accountant / Staff Accountant - General Accounting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Responsibilities

The Staff Accountant is responsible for preparing general ledger entries, performing account reconciliations and analyzing expense and revenue variance. Additional accounting responsibilities will be assigned within the accounting structure as needed.

Responsible for assisting the Controller in the month end process including, preparing and posting journal entries and variance analysis for month end financial statements.

Reconcile balance sheet accounts.

Assist in various audits throughout the year (Inventory, Petty Cash, Non-Monetary Compensation)

Financial/Statistical Reporting

Prepare schedules for Quarterly Forecasting/Annual Budgeting.

Completion of assigned Medicare/Medicaid cost report schedules.

Assist with month end vendor accrual process.

Special projects as assigned.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of accounting principles and practices. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Skill in using a calculator, PC, printer, and photocopier. Competent with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook. Previous experience with a computerized general ledger. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Self-motivated and independent, able to work with a minimum of supervision. Knowledge of the medical industry and insurance billing a plus.

Skills

Accounting, Accounting Close, Balance Sheet, Billing, Budgeting, Calculators, Communication Skills, Copying Machines, Expense Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Forecasting, General Ledger Accounting, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Journal Entries, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medicare Cost Reports, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Printers, Reconciliation, Revenue Analysis, Statistical Reports, Variance Analysis, Writing Skills

About the Company

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