What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at First Atlantic Health Care?
Basic Function: The Staff Accountant is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
• Issue timely and complete financial statements according to our financial statement issuance schedule
• Maintain the general ledger and perform related transactions including but not limited to:
- Prepare and post journal entries
- Reconcile inter-company transactions and reimbursements
- Review accounts payable coding and ensure payments are charged to appropriate accounts
- Reconcile cash disbursements, payroll, resident and vendor accounts and other financial accounts as needed
- Post payroll in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure periodic bank reconciliations are completed timely and accurately
• Maintain fixed asset and depreciation listings and work with facilities to ensure proper descriptions and disposals
• Complete replacement reserve draw requests annually or as needed
• Work with other departments to ensure proper posting of data as it intersects with accounting including payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Perform analytical review of monthly financial reporting
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Research and resolve account discrepancies
• Work with facilities to obtain annual inventory of various supplies
• Maintain proper documentation
• Proactively manage departmental deadlines
• Participate in monthly peer review work to ensure completeness and accuracy of reporting
• Provide additional reporting as requested by Director of Accounting or Senior Management
• Assist external auditors by gathering necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit
• Other duties as assigned
Other Responsibilities:
• Protect company data by practicing discretion and keeping information confidential
• Create a sense of team spirit and promote a positive work environment.
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements
• Other duties as assigned
Skills & Abilities:
• High level of organization
• Ability to adjust to changing levels of workload
• Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands, change approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with change, delays or unexpected events.
• Ability to analyze information and problem solve based on presented data
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• PC and MS Office proficiency, including typing, data entry skills and adaptability to changing technology
• Maintain professional appearance
• Good listening and communication skills
• Works well under pressure when needed to meet deadlines
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience required.
Working Conditions:
Eligible for remote work. In office as required by supervisor and to attend to staff meetings or needs. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must live in the state of Maine.
As an eligible employee of the First Atlantic Healthcare family you will benefit from:
• Flexible Shifts
• Tuition reimbursement and Tuition Loan Forgiveness
• Full time employees have access to full benefits; medical, dental, vision, and disability
• Employer paid life insurance
• Flexible savings account, including medical & dependent
• Paid Time Off available to all employees
• 401(k) Retirement savings program with 401k match
