The Accountant has the main responsibility of assisting in the preparation of the monthly financial statements and various financial account reconciliations, assisting in the maintenance of and performing various analysis's within the Cost Accounting and ESS systems, assisting in the financial analysis performed on our various clinics, assista in the preparation of the annual operating budgets, and the preparation of various supporting work papers to be used by our external auditors and preparers of the annual cost reports.

The Accountant reports to the Director of Budget & Reimbursement

1. Assists in the preparation of monthly journal entries to be entered into the financial statements and also maintaining the proper supporting documentation for those journal entries, posting of those journal entries in the General Ledger System, review allocations &     estimates and corrects discrepancies found, and assists in the preparation of monthly internal financial reports.

2. Reconciles & analyzes asset & liability accounts monthly and resolves any discrepancies. Prepares statistical data for the hospital and its other operating entities to be used by both the management of the hospital and external auditors in their respective analysis of     the hospital's operations.

3. Assists in the review of income and expense account activity, makes necessary adjustments as deemed necessary, and works with department directors when they have questions related to revenue, expense, and statistical activity within their cost centers.

4. Performs the daily audit of cash activity, deposits to bank accounts, and investigates any unknown deposits hitting the bank accounts.

5. Works with the CFO on the business activities of the BRHC Foundation as to the posting of invoices, creating checks to vendors, creating & posting journal entries, preparing monthly financial reports, and making daily deposits to various foundation bank accounts.     This also involves learning the functions of a completely separate software system (blackbaud) from Meditech system.

6. Any other duties as assigned by the Director of Budget & Reimbursement

1. Education:
  a.) Graduate from a recognized College or University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a major in Accounting.

2. Licensure/Certification:
  a.) CPA preferred.

3. Work Experience:
  a.) At least two years of experience in Accounting preferably in a healthcare
      facility with a working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross reimbursements, and strong electronic spreadsheet and computer skills are a must.