Controller

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required. Hospital Controller experience (Critical Access Hospital experience highly preferred)

Experience/Skills

• Hospital Controller experience (Critical Access Hospital experience highly preferred).
• Journal entry, A/R and A/P experience and Balance sheet reconciliation experience required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office preferred, Microsoft Excel required.
• Knowledge of the Meditech Hospital Information System desirable.
• Strong mathematic and analytic skills, and knowledge of accounting principles.
• Must be able to multi-task, establish priorities, and organize efficiently.
• Requires ability to work in a team environment, strong verbal and written communication skills, and a commitment to customer satisfaction is required.
• Professionalism, accuracy, dependability and confidentiality are essential.
• Requires close attention to detail, good organization skills, independent decision-making, and ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
• Able to work under stress in order to meet project deadlines.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• N/A

Working Conditions

• Works in a well-ventilated, well-lit office.
• General office environment

ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES

Behavioral Standards

• Consistently complies with the established Behavioral Standards.

Essential Functions

• Assists in preparation of monthly journal entries for the Hospital and Clinics.
• Reconciles G/L account balances for the Hospital and Clinics.
• Analyzes Clinic financials for cost analysis and efficiency opportunities.
• Reconciles Accounts Payable checks.
• Performs daily cash entry per cashier's information and works with cashier to resolve problems.
• Monitors all outside deposits coming into the General Account.
• Processes bad checks presented to the GL Account.
• Assists with preparation of monthly reporting for hospital directors.
• Assists CFO with budget preparation.
• Correct GL account numbers posted in GL.
• Prepare IN Retails Sales payment monthly and expedite payment.
• Complete daily spreadsheet of deposits and expenses.
• Supervises and provides back-up to accounts payable/payroll.
• Provides back-up to fixed asset preparation.
• Assists with preparation of work papers required for internal and external audits, surveys, and the Medicare Cost Report. Special projects as assigned.

Reconciliation and Reporting

• Analyzes Clinic financials for cost analysis and efficiency opportunities.
• Reconciles bank accounts.
• Balances and posts cash entries and BAR entries into GL.
• Identify years of service, prepare journal entry monthly.
• Reconciles payroll and accounts payable journal entries.
• Reconciles required general ledger accounts that are assigned monthly and submitted to Chief Financial Officer.
• Reconciliations include, but are not limited to investments, general, restricted and funded, interest receivables, Medicaid reserves, prepaid expenses, patient refunds, miscellaneous income and non-operating expenses.
• Reconciles payroll checks into computer reconciliation system.
• Reconciles payroll checking account expenses to bank statement.
• Maintain records and documents for the Capital asset reporting system.
• Checks bank statement to match up cash deposits.

Day Shift
80 hrs/Bi-Weekly
Exempt