Accountant II (Full Time, Days)

At NorthBay Health, an Accountant II works under limited supervision of the Manager of Accounting to help produce and analyze accurate and timely financial statements for all assigned NorthBay Health companies and divisions.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

• Prepares intermediate level monthly journal entries.  Prepares, reviews, analyzes, and interprets assigned monthly financial statements, reports and all related sub-schedules for use by management.  Processes entries and financials for related entities.
• Maps new General Ledger accounts in Axiom according to HCAI guidelines and NBHS standards.
• Prepares monthly account analysis and reconciliation of all assigned general ledger accounts, including but not limited to fixed assets, leases, inventory, non-patient receivable and payables, other revenue, and expense accruals.
• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes biweekly and monthly reports timely, accurately and consistently.
• Prepares assigned annual audit and assists all outside auditors.
• Evaluates and implements appropriate internal control procedures to assure that the financial transactions of the corporation are appropriately and accurately recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Assists with daily cash posting and deposits, prepaid accounts review, and capital assets review as needed.
• Evaluates Internal Controls and process improvements within their area of responsibilities
• Assists with the implementation and validation of new models and methodologies.
• Assists management with other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.

Experience: 

• 3 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience preferred.

Skills:  

• Able to work effectively under tight time constraints. 
• Must be able to analyze accounting and operational problems and be able to recommend viable solutions to those problems.  
• Must be able to initiate procedural changes in response to changes in the external environment.  
• Demonstrated ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles.  
• Demonstrated ability to make appropriate independent judgments on subjective accounting estimates.  
• Must be able to assess the reasonableness of the results of their own work.
• P.C. Skills: Proficient level Windows and Office (emphasis in Excel). 
• Demonstrated ability to work with Lawson general ledger systems. 
• Requires a high comfort level with taking initiative and responsibility, high energy and productivity and the ability to manage details in an organized work style.  
• Must be able to manage time and changing priorities effectively

Standards of Performance: 

• Demonstrate performance by adhering to established policies and procedures and exhibiting the defined characteristics associated with attendance and punctuality.

Physical Effort: 

• Attendance is an essential function of the job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• Sitting for long periods
• Use of computers and calculator.

Hours of Work:  

• Exempt.  Days – full-time Monday through Friday.  
• Start and end times and other hours of work are subject to business needs.