Location:
System Business Office,
Hybrid/Oceanport, NJ, Oceanport, NJ 07757
Job Overview:
The senior accountant will analyze financial data and be a business partner who will assist others understand financial information.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- A minimum of five years of relevant experience in professional accounting, preferably in a healthcare setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to prepare, analyze, and maintain various financial reports.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
- The ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse group of business professionals at all levels of the organization.
Preferred:
- PeopleSoft experience preferred.
- Healthcare accounting experience.
Scheduling Requirements:
Essential Functions:
- Create detailed analysis of financial data, FTE s, Charges, Stats, and reconciliations.
- Analyze data for opportunities across the system.
- Creates reconciliations, detailed account analyses with sufficient and appropriate supporting documentation.
- Analysis general ledger accounts of detail, accuracy, and propose appropriate reclass, prepaid entries, and follow-ups.
- Assist department heads to research budget variances and with plans to offset.
- Works with various department heads to gain financial operations understanding in order to create coherent reporting and communications.
- Follows up on account analyses and accruals with department heads to insure accuracy and gain understanding of department operations.
- Identifies, researches, and provides recommendations for resolution to any accounting issues, and has a comprehensive understanding of accounting in accordance with GAAP.
- Routinely review vendor statements for accurate recording of outstanding balances, and work with AP/purchasing to resolve discrepancies, duplicate invoices, misapplied invoices, and miscoding.
- Identifies and researches reasons for potential delays in payment or other issues.
- Must be highly proficient in Excel, a self-motivator who leads and takes initiative.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and a keen analytic mind.
- Completes special projects, ad hoc requests and other duties as assigned.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts through our partners, such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
