Senior Accountant

Job Summary:

Consultant Advisor, ERP Alyssa Eilers is recruiting this position.

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Our healthcare client in Suffern, NY Is looking for a local contract resource to join their team for the next 12 + months. This position will require 5 days per week on-site, some later hours and occasional weekends required during close, year-end audit, and budget season and no time off during close and budget season.

Job Summary: The Senior Accountant maintains the hospital's books and records with limited supervision in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and prepares financial statements from the organization's statistical and financial data.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews multiple monthly and annual financial statements; participates in month-end close review meetings within established timeframes

• Maintains the integrity of all general ledger accounts, including Joint Ventures where applicable

• Prepares accurate and timely balance sheet audit worksheets for leadership review

• Books monthly journal entries — both recurring and non-routine — including accruals and prepaid analysis

• Analyzes monthly expenses and FTE budget variances

• Monitors capital leases and debt obligations; reconciles related long-term and short-term liability accounts

• Assists in preparing and updating monthly schedules of Property, Plant & Equipment acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation calculations

• Reconciles cash receipts and disbursements daily against the General Ledger and bank records

• Prepares weekly cash disbursement outflow reports

• Assists with the annual budget and other treasury-related functions

• Recommends and develops process improvements to streamline financial operations

• Maintains key data, tables, and interfaces for core financial information systems

• Escalates unresolved matters to management as appropriate

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience: 3–5 years of accounting experience; healthcare setting preferred but not required

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required

• Certification: CPA preferred

• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP), MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Power BI; Think-Cell preferred

• Systems: Experience with Infor/Lawson, Kronos, Cerner EMR, Patient Accounting, and/or Strata preferred

• Other: Strong financial analysis skills; excellent organization, communication, and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment

To learn more about this and other positions, contact Alyssa Eilers at or alyssa.eilers@healthcareitleaders.com. Healthcare IT Leaders is a national leader in IT workforce solutions, connecting healthcare provider, payer and life sciences organizations with experienced technology talent for consulting and full-time hiring. For more information, visit us on the web at www.healthcareitleaders.com.