Sr. Staff Accountant - Birmingham, United States - Alabama Regional Medical Services

Description

Staff Accountant will prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

• Performs general cost accounting and other related duties for the organization.
• Prepares monthly balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements.
• Maintains the general ledger.
• Oversees the coding and allocation of invoices, set up of new accounts, reconciliation of accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
• Reviews monthly cash disbursement accounts, payroll, customer accounts, and other financial accounts; manages accounts receivable collections.
• Verifies invoices associated with accounts payable and ensures payments are charged and allocated to the appropriate accounts.
• Assists with preparation of annual operating budgets, reports for grantee Governmental agencies and other miscellaneous projects.
• Tracks and monitor grants and spenddown activity
• Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit.
• Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
• Manages the purchasing and invoicing activities.
• Investigate and resolve accounting issues as necessary.
• Maintains knowledge of acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Innovative, analytical and outside the box thinker
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask and exceptional attention to detail.
• Knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Knowledge of Federal grants management policies and procedures
• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, and various accounting software.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or related field, required.
• At least five years of general and grant accounting related experience required.