General Accountant

Pay Range:

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job 

• Actively participates as a collaborative member of the finance team ensuring effective communications on financial activities throughout the organization. 

• Works collaboratively and effectively with corporate departments such as Compliance, Information Systems, Legal, and other departments that provide support services to SEARHC. 

• Controls expenses without compromising quality. 

• Is responsible for ensuring the integrity of key financial reporting systems including fixed assets. 

• Supports financial operations integration of new business units for the Consortium as well as the implementation of new technologies. 

• Works with key organizational stakeholders to continuously improve the end user experience with accounting processes, which may include grants and fixed assets. 

• Supports annual external audit and is directly responsible for collaborating with auditors in compiling schedules for fixed assets, grant expenditures, and other analyses. 

• Ensures timely and accurate preparation of monthly financial reports. 

• Understands reporting of general accounting, which may include grant accounting, fixed asset accounting, and accounting for patient revenues. 

• Assists and supports, as needed, all annual audits including the annual financial statement audit. 

• Works with Accounting Manager to establish policies, procedures, and internal controls. 

• Works with Accounting Manager to develop and lead fixed asset tracking process to assure proper FA accounting procedures including cost tracking, performance, and reporting.   

• Leads a culture of continuous improvement. 

• Is an active part of month-end financial activities including accounting for patient revenues, grant revenues, and reconciliations of subsidiary accounting modules. 

• Communicates and performs all responsibilities in a manner that supports, promotes, and integrates the SEARHC mission, vision, goals, and objectives.  

• Externally, develops strong, values-based relationships with external auditors, reimbursement consultants, bank representatives, investment advisors, actuaries, other financial advisors, vendors, community affiliations, tribal organizations, consultants, and other resource and health care providers.  

• Internally, has Consortium‐wide impact on budget creation and execution, financial policy direction, reporting, and regulatory interpretation. 

• Interacts with the SEARHC Boards of Directors as well as all levels of leaders and employees.  

• Participates in other key strategic and tactical projects and initiatives as assigned by the Director/Controller. 

• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required 

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Degree concentration in Accounting, Finance, or Economics preferred.

Experience Required 

• 1 or more year(s) experience in healthcare or accounting setting with experience with healthcare, tribal and non-profit clients preferred.

• General fixed asset accounting.

• Financial reporting including grants reporting and financial analysis.

• Serving internal customers.

Knowledge of 

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 

• Collaboration 

• Ethical standards 

• Sound judgment 

• Professional integrity 

Skills in 

• Building and maintaining collaborative relationships across all functions and levels within the organization 

• Drawing connections between related activities 

• Exhibiting flexibility while influencing others to improve processes and implement changes 

• Anticipating needs of those that Finance serves, responding quickly to requests, providing helpful guidance and support, monitoring, and following up as  

• Outstanding oral and written communication 

• Producing concise, incisive, logical PowerPoint presentations and written documents.

Ability to 

• Identify trends that require attention 

• Work in a sometimes stressful, fast-paced, demanding environment 

• Navigate successfully in a complex environment while simultaneously managing several projects/activities 

• Communicate with all levels of the organization comfortably 

• Present to internal and external audiences 

• Align and integrate the Finance Division’s goals with the organization’s goals 

• Effect changes through influence, working closely with departments throughout SEARHC 

• Operate with a sense of urgency with rapid response capabilities on constricted timelines 

• Manage multiple projects at one time with varying levels of prioritization 

• Understand changing healthcare market dynamics, translate them into actionable strategy, and implement strategy to achieve pre-set objectives 

• Analyze and interpret professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents 

• Investigate and interpret financial data, regulations, and best practices and then apply them to executable and enforceable policy 

• Promote development and maintenance of appropriate systems to ensure efficient processes.

Required Certifications:

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!