Accountant

Accountant – Boston, MA

Req #: 179369
Client: Beth Israel Lahey Health / BIDMC – Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP)
Location: 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Duration: 13 weeks, 10/19/2026–01/16/2027
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM
Hours: 40 hours/week
Openings: 1

Job Summary

The Accountant will report to the Controller of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians and support day-to-day and monthly financial operations, including month-end close, journal entries, general ledger maintenance, financial reporting, and accounts payable vendor setup.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of accurate and timely monthly financial statements.
• Support month-end close activities, including both accrual and cash accounting.
• Prepare and upload standard monthly journal entries into the general ledger.
• Prepare supporting documentation and workpapers for journal entries.
• Ensure journal-entry accuracy to support departmental and physician-level profit-and-loss statements.
• Maintain the HMFP and APHMFP chart of accounts.
• Set up new account codes and general-ledger account strings.
• Set up new accounts payable vendors according to established policies and procedures.
• Respond to departmental questions regarding financial transactions and financial-statement accuracy.
• Perform financial analysis and maintain related databases and documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–3 years of related accounting experience.
• Strong general accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Experience with journal entries, general ledger activity, and month-end close.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, along with Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prepare complex documents, perform financial analysis, and maintain databases.
• Any former BILH employee must have been separated from BILH for at least 6 months and must have left in good standing.

Submission Notes

• BILH coversheet is required at the time of submission.
• Local candidates are permitted.
• Client/hiring-manager interview.
• Contract guarantee is 72 hours biweekly.
• Maximum of 10 submissions per opening.