ECU Health · 17 hours ago
Corporate Accountant, Shared Services
ECU Health is a mission-driven academic health care system serving over 1.4 million people in North Carolina. They are seeking a Corporate Accountant to maintain financial reporting systems, produce financial statements, and manage accounts receivable for ECU Health entities.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Controls general ledger for ECU Health entities
Controls general ledger for ECU Health companies through the execution of accounting software to perform the vast array of accounting functions as noted below:
Process accounts payable approvals in conjunction with policies and procedures established by company for capital and contract invoices
Reconcile accounts receivable for multiple patient accounting systems. Prepare reconciliation of contractual and bad debt allowance projections. Produce invoices for miscellaneous receivable accounts associated with ECU Health entity billings
Prepare monthly journal entries in the general ledger including accruals and reversals of expenses and allocation of prepaid and inventory accounts
Prepare quarterly and annual reports to state and federal taxing agencies
Prepare surveys used by government agencies
Prepare surveys used by government agencies and benchmarking companies to evaluate current and future capital expenditures and costs
Performs analysis and compiles data
Performs analysis and compiles data for annual audit and tax preparation packages
Update the Peoplesoft Fixed Asset System
Update the Peoplesoft Fixed Asset System for ECU Health entities on a monthly basis to ensure accurate recording of depreciation expense in the general ledger. Analyze capital purchases for proper account coding; assign useful lives and record details of each individual item on input spreadsheet. Reconcile spreadsheet entries to the G/L and upload to the system. Reconcile transaction detail reports after uploading. Provide inventory listings to facilitate the taking of a physical inventory on a departmental basis to verify the exact location of equipment. Remove any items sold at auctions or disposed of. Make appropriate entries to record the gain or loss on the sale or disposal of these assets or transfer of assets between departments. Prepare Gain/Loss on Disposal of Assets and Projected Depreciation Expense report on a monthly basis. Provide on a quarterly basis to Facility Services the information needed to complete the Certificate of Need reporting to the state
Update the PeopleSoft Lease Module for leases and SBITA
Evaluate leased asset transactions to determine the proper recording as an asset or operating expense. Update the PeopleSoft Lease Module on a monthly basis to allow prompt payment of leased assets and proper recording of the asset and liability. Evaluate subscription based information technology agreements on a monthly basis and determine the proper accounting as an asset or operating expense. Update the module to allow prompt payment of the SBITA asset and proper recording of the asset and liability
Prepare financial statements
Prepare individual, divisional, and consolidated financial statements for ECU Health entity assets, liabilities, and fund balances. Prepare income statements for specified accounting periods. Provide explanations of major variances to ECU Health entity and financial services leadership
Verify monthly elimination entries
Verify elimination entries for all inter-company transactions on a monthly basis for use in the combined corporate income statement and balance sheet included in the ECU Health financial statements
Process other accounts receivable using accounting software
Process other accounts receivable using accounting software for creation of invoices by compiling detailed information related to laboratory services, pharmacy supplies, stockroom supplies, dietary events, nurse advice line, special programs invoicing and purchases made by parent company on behalf of subsidiary companies. Perform contract billings for all outside parties. Post to general ledger revenue and receivable related to all services and sales generated by billings. Research and post cash receipts received from each customer.. Reconcile general ledger to accounts receivable by verifying each general ledger entry to actual billing or receipts. Pursue collection of outstanding invoices
Submit bond requisitions to the trustee for reimbursement
Submit bond requisitions to the trustee for reimbursement from bond funds. Prepare related schedules on bond proceeds requisitioned from trustee for approval by appropriate executive staff
Approve invoices
Approve invoices in conjunction with corporate policies and procedures. Verify pricing, receiving, capital request and other authorized approvals required. Maintain a cumulative balance for each capital request to verify that invoices do not exceed approved capital request
Maintain ECU Health Medical Center and subsidiary companies contract files
Maintain ECU Health, ECU Health Medical Center and other ECU Health entity contract files. Communicate with legal affairs and department managers about status of new contracts and renewals of existing contracts
Perform monthly reconciliations
Perform monthly reconciliation of asset, liability, capital, revenue and expense accounts to verify activity posted. Investigate and explain variances in these accounts
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Four year college degree or higher in Accounting, Business or Finance
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, such as Excel and Word
1 year of experience working in an accounting office as a staff accountant in business or similar industry
Benefits
Great Benefits