Senior Accountant

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Location: Rye Brook, NY (Hybrid-Onsite)
Days: Monday - Friday
Hours: 40
Full-time: Benefit Eligible

The Senior Accountant provides management with critical financial information by preparing monthly financial statements, including departmental variance analysis by general ledger account (month-over-month, year-over-year) in a consistent and timely manner.  The position requires sound knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), particularly as they relate to healthcare, revenue recognition, contractual adjustment/bad debt allowance estimates, and accrual accounting. Communicates financial results in a meaningful way to management, contributes to the preparation of departmental and company procedures, and manages accounting projects and other responsibilities as necessary.

What You'll Do:

• Coordination of the month-end close and review process for two locations
• Responsible for month-end close procedures and monthly financial statements, including preparation of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations and analysis of results; utilize database reporting to streamline monthly closing process, including departmental variance analyses by general ledger account (month-over-month, year-over-year).
• Responsible for estimating revenue, contractual reserves, and bad debt in accordance with GAAP, and evaluation of accounts receivable
• Forecasting, reconciling, and recording payroll and benefit entries.
• Monitoring of cash/treasury balances.

• Evaluate corporate insurance options and monitor cost

• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to streamline accounting processes

• Responsible for internal controls of accounting procedures; coordinate with Accounts Payable and Receivable teams

• Support the external audit of the company’s annual financial statements, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor questions and requests

• Work with department heads to generate, record, and maintain accrual balances

• Work with department managers to ensure protocols are followed, expenses are properly managed and adherence to established budgets 

• Maintain all purchase and lease contracts; develop pre-paid expense schedules

• Maintain a real-time fixed asset schedule, location, depreciation, owned/leased, tie to any financing schedules and maintenance agreements

• Work with Financial Analyst and Director of Purchasing in executing cost reduction projects; understand cost drivers and monitor planned costs savings vs. actual

• Updating of annual allocations methodology for cost allocations.
• Preparation of tax reporting and related work papers.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to streamline accounting processes
• Contribution to the development and monitoring of departmental and company financial/accounting procedures for the manager and senior management review and approval.

What You'll Need:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Knowledge of GAAP

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