Staff Accountant - Williamsport, United States - Homewood Retirement Centers

    Homewood Retirement Centers
    Homewood Retirement Centers Williamsport, United States

    4 weeks ago

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    to provide compassionate, professional, and caring service in order to enhance the quality of life for residents, clients, and co-workers.

    Homewood has been an industry leader since 1932 in providing senior living services.

    We are currently seeking kind, compassionate individuals who are ready & willing to serve others We embrace a fun, team-oriented atmosphere.

    Through teamwork, we become more creative, find solutions, enjoy our work, and build relationships. It all adds up to exceptional job satisfaction and stability.

    When you join our team, you will discover the satisfaction of knowing that your work makes a difference in your own life, and in the lives of others.


    JOB SUMMARY:
    Maintains Fixed Asset records for the Parent Company and all Subsidiaries in accordance with

    Homewood's standards and practices. Enters journal entries and performs monthly general

    ledger reconciliations. Assists in preparing and publishing monthly financial statements.


    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    • Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as well as personnel matters as confidential information.
    • Complies with established Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures and maintains established standards and practices.
    • Maintains the organization's fixed asset and capital expenditure records.
    a. Obtains proper authorizations for capital expenditures and updates capital budget pacing sheets for management.

    b. Maintains detailed records (including acquisitions and disposals) of all property and equipment in support of the balances of property and equipment accounts in the general

    ledger.

    c. Enters capital acquisitions and disposals into the organization's fixed asset system and reconciles to the general ledger.

    d. Maintains detailed records of all construction and renovation projects and capitalizes upon completion.

    e. Coordinates with CFO for bond draws when appropriate.

    f. Processes monthly depreciation and records monthly depreciation expense journal entries in the General Ledger.

    g. Updates PPE roll forward schedule quarterly for review.

    h. Reviews maintenance and repair accounts monthly to ensure capital items are not miscoded to expense accounts. Follow up with Executive Directors for documentation as needed.


    • Obtains capital lease contracts from Purchasing Director. Maintains capital lease schedule. Using amortization schedules, prepares, and posts month entries to General Ledger to record interest expense. Reconciles short term and long-term lease payable.

    Participates in the monthly general ledger closing activities:
    a. Monitors various balance sheet accounts to ensure agreement with general ledger.

    b. Prepares monthly journal entries.

    c.

    Maintains information and schedules to support monthly journal entries to the general ledger as directed by the CFO and/or Controller.

    d. Processes monthly allocation of Support Services expenses to appropriate divisions.

    e. Prepares and publishes monthly financial statements and provides to senior managers.


    • Assists with annual insurance renewals.
    • Provides information from the financial records that is required for various Financial and Federal/state Agency Audits and Surveys, Annual Cost Reports, and year-end Financial Audit.
    • Serves as backup for accounts payable invoice and check run processing.
    • Assists other accounting staff as necessary.
    • Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • AA/BS/BA Degree in Accounting.
    • Two to three years' experience in a similar accounting function preferred.
    • Knowledgeable and experienced in booking and accounting procedures. Familiarity with
    fixed asset systems (such as Sage FAS or a similar product) is a plus.


    • Experience with a paperless accounts payable system and/or a document workflow system is a plus.
    • Ability to record information concisely, accurately, and completely.
    • Experience with Microsoft Office products, particularly an intermediate knowledge of Excel.
    • Self-motivated, accurate, detail and deadline oriented.
    • Ability to respond in a cheerful, pleasant, and professional