Staff Accountant

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only designated Level 1 Trauma Center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Performs a variety of accounting and clerical tasks under the direction of the professional staff; interacts with others in a respectful and courteous manner. Prepares or processes documents in an accurate and timely manner. Communicates and collaborates with other team members. Adheres to organizational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

• Daily tasks consist of accurately prepares bank deposit of funds received for various areas of Patient Financial Services and also accurately preparing journal entry(s) to record daily receipts. Maintains detailed record of miscellaneous receipts. Maintains daily AR reconciliation reports using system generated AR reports.
• Prepares monthly billing for various services and other miscellaneous receivables and follow-up on collections of these accounts.
• Prepares monthly reconciliation of selected general ledger accounts.
• Assists in month end close process. Performs monthly analysis and prepares journal entries for various financial statement accounts.
• Prepare and distribute reports to various areas as needed or requested.
• Assist the department in leveraging technology to improve processes.
• Assists in preparation of audit work papers (interim and year end) as assigned.
• Review and prepared Daily Revenue upload and AR reconciliations.

Essential:

• Knowledge of GAAP, Not-for-Profit Accounting.
• Ability to analyze financial reports and perform account reconciliations.
• Microsoft Excel and general ledger systems, computer literacy and ability to effectively learn new software programs.
• Planning and Organizational skills.

• Experience in Lawson accounting system.

Essential:

• Bachelor Degree

• Bachelor Degree

Essential:

• Accounting or Finance

• Healthcare, Accounting experience

Other information:

Experience Essential: 1 to 2 years general accounting clerical or bookkeeping. 

Experience Preferred: Healthcare industry experience.