Hybrid Staff Accountant

at AMSURG

• Job title: Staff Accountant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Nashville, United States

About the role

• Staff Accountant managing accounting and financial functions at AMSURG's ambulatory surgery centers. Responsibilities include cash management, financial reporting, and training center personnel.

Responsibilities

• Primary resource for center personnel regarding financial issues.
• Cash management and maintenance of proprietary cash management system for depository bank account.
• Manage inflow and outflow of cash for assigned surgery centers, including facilitating the movement of funds to appropriate bank accounts.
• Financial Statement Preparation including: Creating all general ledger journal entries necessary to generate financial statements.
• Preparing assigned center’s cash flow statements, reviewing for accuracy.
• Analyze end of month financial package received from centers and create appropriate general ledger entries including: Analyzing, understanding, and reporting any large variations identified in the financial package to management.
• Asset Management including: Reconciling fixed asset costs and accumulated depreciation accounts to depreciation schedule.
• Reviewing physical inventory counts and creating appropriate general ledger entries.
• Researching and understanding any large variances in inventory levels.
• Income statement trend analysis and preparation of notes for review of center’s financial reports with a member of management.
• Mid-month cash analysis to distribute available cash to partners monthly.
• Reconcile all bank accounts for assigned centers from the bank statements to the general ledger including: Investigating and correcting any differences identified through the reconciliation process.
• Identifying process or control issues surrounding cash variances.
• Train center personnel on best practices when irregularities are identified.
• Monthly analysis of balance sheet accounts, reconciling if needed.
• Monthly analysis of recorded accounts receivable balances, reconciling if needed.
• Payroll and Benefits Activity including: Analyze and record center payroll and benefits.
• Research and understand variations in department totals or atypical per procedure variations.
• Facilitate or assist in payroll and benefit transitions.
• Legal agreement interpretation including: Auditing internal documentation regarding legal documents for assigned centers.
• Lease analysis.
• Debt Maintenance. Research and assist with specific center analysis.
• Monitor and implement changes regarding incorrect practices being performed at a center once identified.
• Regular and reliable attendance required. Must be able to work onsite when requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from an accredited College or University.
• Public accounting or industry experience is a plus.
• Healthcare experience is also a plus.
• Must be able to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks effectively and efficiently while maintaining a professional, courteous manner.
• Must be able to work well with others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must be detail oriented and organized.
• High integrity, including maintenance of confidential information.
• Must be able to exercise good judgment.
• Based on business need, the ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends as approved in advance.
• Must pass a background check and drug screen.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Healthcare FSA, FSAs for Transportation and Parking & HSAs, and a matching 401(K) Plan.
• Paid Time Off: AMSURG offers paid time off, 9 observed holidays, and paid family leave. You accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) each pay period and depending on your position and can earn a minimum of 20 days and up to 25 days per calendar year.