Accountant Senior - Irving
Company: Christus Health
Location: Irving
Posted on: March 20, 2025
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:The Accountant Senior is responsible for preparing general
ledger month-end journal entries relevant to their assigned
functional accounting team in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.Functional Accounting Teams are as
follows:
Cash Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Corporate Accounting
Payroll Accounting
Investments and Foundation Accounting
Prepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes Payable Accounting
Inventory and Supplies Accounting
Physician Guarantees and Physician Fees Accounting
Purchased Services and Non-Patient Accounts Receivable
Accounting
Contract Labor and Utilities Accounting
Joint Venture Accounting
Intercompany Accounting, Allocations, and Eliminations
Lease Accounting
Technical Accounting
Health Plan Accounting
Physician Group Accounting
Grant AccountingThis job requires a strong understanding of United
States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The
Senior accountant should be able to demonstrate an understanding of
the purpose of the journal entries they are recording to the
general ledger, evaluate the appropriateness of the entry
(including the GL accounts used and the financial statement line
item classification), and explain the impact to the financial
statements. They are responsible for ensuring appropriate and
relevant supporting documentation is attached to the journal entry.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for evaluating the source of
the information for their journal entries and asking appropriate
follow-up questions to ensure documentation is appropriate. In some
cases, appropriate support will include developing estimates of the
current month activity based on financial analysis of historical
data. The Senior Accountant is expected to develop an understanding
of healthcare specific accounting issues relevant to the assigned
functional accounting area. Previous healthcare experience is
preferred but not required. The Senior Accountant is responsible
for analyzing and providing variance explanations (from budget and
trend) related to assigned areas to the accounting leads and
managers for month-end review. The Senior Accountant is responsible
for completion of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
related to the assigned functional accounting area. The Senior
Accountant is responsible for assisting other teams across the
System (both at the corporate office and at our facilities) with
information requests related to the assigned functional area, as
needed. The Senior Accountant is expected to work closely with
other teams to resolve issues timely and to the satisfaction of all
parties. The Senior Accountant is responsible for other projects,
as assigned, which may include but are not limited to: research of
GL transactions to understand the impact to the GL, process
improvement projects, and assistance for the year-end external
audit. The job requires excellent written and verbal communication
skills.Responsibilities:
Education/Skills
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