Senior Accountant - Financial Accounting & Reporting

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

• Interfaces across the organization with various system departments as well as external business partners and auditors to complete audit engagements. Responds to information requests from across the organization.

• Effectively and proactively communicates with all stakeholders to research and resolve issues and discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Serves as a mentor to more junior team members. Supports training and onboarding of new staff as needed.

• Prepares journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation. Manages and reconciles banking accounting process daily and reconciles postings to subsidiary systems.

• Reviews and analyzes actual operating data of assigned entity/corporation and general ledger accounts to ensure accurate account balances for monthly and yearend closing.

• Assists and supports department in explanation of actual operating results. Makes recommendation to enhance system of internal controls and operating performance.

• Prepares and analyzes material general ledger account balances. Performs analysis of incurred but not reported reserves. Prepares audit schedules in support of external audits.

• Researches (FASB) accounting standards and makes recommendations and provides education in support of accuracy and timeliness.

• Confirms accuracy of key operating indicator scorecards that include volume statistics and business office indicators.

• May perform one of the following:
  Works in tandem with HM foundation staff to ensure gifts are deposited to appropriate fund in accordance with donor wishes.
  Performs system updates in conjunction with IT.

• Supports management in the preparation of tax and audit schedules and/or month end and year end closing processes ensuring completeness and accuracy. Prepares and distributes financial reports and accounting data to appropriate stakeholders.

• Performs one or more of the following:
  Performs research into complex issues and responds to information requests from external auditors.
  Establishes new awards in the accounting system and coordinates the setup of departments and budgets and works with department staff to ensure proper allocation of costs of new award.
  Responsible for daily cash position analysis and settlement of HM which results in operations liquidity decisions.

• Proactively manages own professional development. Completes My Development Plan. (MDP)

• Identifies ways to streamline workload and document department procedures and interfaces with other departments.

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance or related field

• Three years experience in accounting healthcare environment preferred

• N/A

• Professional Accounting Certification AND
• CPA Certified Public Accountant State Licensure AND
• CIA Certified Internal Auditor (IIA)

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Strong knowledge of general software applications

• Advanced knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles

• Strong accuracy attention to detail and time management skills

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization

• Expert knowledge in certain accounting area as assigned

• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines

• Outstanding teamwork skills

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes

Houston Methodist Research Institute was formed in 2004 to rapidly and efficiently translate discoveries made in the laboratory and the clinic into new diagnostics therapies and treatments. The research institute was created to provide the infrastructure and support for these endeavors and to house the technology and resources needed to make innovative breakthroughs in important areas of human disease. A 540000 square foot building dedicated to research the research institute houses over 1500 staff and trainees 284 principal investigators and has more than 570 ongoing clinical trials.