Open position

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Staff Accountant will be responsible for journal entry processing, account analysis, statement preparation, review of budget variances, and assisting with audit follow-up for Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) entities.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to: 
1.    Prepares entities’ financial statements on a monthly basis. These financial statements are as follows: Balance Sheet, Statement of Operations, Accounts Receivable Statement, Cash Forecast, Variance Analysis, and Account Analysis. 
2.    Prepares journal entries and accruals to make the entities’ General Ledger reflect annual operations in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. 
3.    During the year-end external audit, assist with the preparation of support schedules used by external auditors. 
4.    Prepares analysis of cash receipts and disbursements daily for use by Fiscal Services Management in making investment decisions. 
5.    Investigates variances from the budget on assigned operating accounts. Performs detailed analysis of activity in various General Ledger accounts including bank accounts and accounts receivable aged trial balances. 
6.    Assists with reconciliation of physical inventories; from the inventory count and input, reconciliation to General Ledger, determines reasons for differences, and prepares inventory statements. 
7.    Reviews vendor invoice coding and make necessary accounting adjustments to ensure the correct posting of expenses.
8.    Prepares analysis for departmental requests on an as-needed basis and provides follow-up communication with the entity’s personnel. 
9.    Assist with the preparation of supporting schedules utilized by the tax department.

Competencies:

Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.

Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge, and skills based on general precedents.

Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by the supervisor/manager.

Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.

Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.

Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures, and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work groups by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.

Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff, and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem-solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Associates degree in Accounting or Finance;  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, preferred

Licensure, Certification & Registration:

• N/A

Experience:

• 0-2 years’ related work experience required

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
• May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Working knowledge of Workday Financial Accounting Systems is a plus

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled