Accountant Senior

Accountant Senior Onsite position Bachelors in Accounting required
5101 N. OConnor Blvd Irving TX 75039
MondayFriday 8 hours

JOB SUMMARY

The Accountant Senior is responsible for preparing general ledger monthend 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 NonPatient Accounts Receivable Accounting Joint Venture Accounting Intercompany Accounting Allocations and Eliminations Lease Accounting Technical Accounting Health Plan Accounting The job requires a strong understanding of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The Senior accountant 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 Senior Accountant 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 Senior Accountant is expected to develop an understanding of healthcare specific accounting issue