Staff Accountant

Towson, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

General Summary:

Working under general direction prepares a variety of financial reports journal entries and supporting schedules.
Monitors and reconciles a variety of balance sheet accounts. Assists in pulling and providing support for audits and grants.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

Month End Close
- Prepares a variety of standard journal entries monthly.
- Ensures journal entries are submitted accurately and by the deadline listed on the monthly close calendar.

Balancing and Reconciliation
- Compiles various data updates and maintains records.
- Performs reconciliations of various general ledger accounts relevant to job responsibilities.
- Monitors analyzes and makes appropriate journal entry adjustments to the general ledger as necessary.
- Research and resolve account balance discrepancies and posts to appropriate accounts.
Other Duties
- Assists with year-end audit and pulling support for grant audits as needed.
- Prepares reports and schedules to be used by internal and external parties as needed.
- Assigned special projects as needed by the Accounting Manager or Controller.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required:

Work requires professional level of knowledge of accounting principles and theory and effective verbal and written communication skills - acquired through a bachelors degree in accounting.
Work requires level of knowledge of financial analysis and reporting and computerized accounting systems and at a minimum intermediate excel skills acquired through 1 to 2 years progressively more responsible experience in accounting preferably in a healthcare environment.
Work requires a high level of problem-solving skills sufficient to analyze processes and results implement changes in processes and procedures and effectively identify and resolve problems.

Benefits:

At Sheppard Pratt you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:

A commitment to professional development including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
403b retirement match
Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous mileage reimbursement program

The pay range for this position is $56700.80 minimum to $87568.00 maximum. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors including but not limited to years and level of related experience.

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Required Experience:

Staff IC

General Summary:Working under general direction prepares a variety of financial reports journal entries and supporting schedules.Monitors and reconciles a variety of balance sheet accounts. Assists in pulling and providing support for audits and grants.Principal Responsibilities and Duties:Month End...

General Summary:

Working under general direction prepares a variety of financial reports journal entries and supporting schedules.
Monitors and reconciles a variety of balance sheet accounts. Assists in pulling and providing support for audits and grants.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

Month End Close
- Prepares a variety of standard journal entries monthly.
- Ensures journal entries are submitted accurately and by the deadline listed on the monthly close calendar.

Balancing and Reconciliation
- Compiles various data updates and maintains records.
- Performs reconciliations of various general ledger accounts relevant to job responsibilities.
- Monitors analyzes and makes appropriate journal entry adjustments to the general ledger as necessary.
- Research and resolve account balance discrepancies and posts to appropriate accounts.
Other Duties
- Assists with year-end audit and pulling support for grant audits as needed.
- Prepares reports and schedules to be used by internal and external parties as needed.
- Assigned special projects as needed by the Accounting Manager or Controller.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required:

Work requires professional level of knowledge of accounting principles and theory and effective verbal and written communication skills - acquired through a bachelors degree in accounting.
Work requires level of knowledge of financial analysis and reporting and computerized accounting systems and at a minimum intermediate excel skills acquired through 1 to 2 years progressively more responsible experience in accounting preferably in a healthcare environment.
Work requires a high level of problem-solving skills sufficient to analyze processes and results implement changes in processes and procedures and effectively identify and resolve problems.

Benefits:

At Sheppard Pratt you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:

A commitment to professional development including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
403b retirement match
Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous mileage reimbursement program

#LI-EEDWARDS

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Key Skills

Balance Sheet Reconciliation
General Ledger Reconciliation
Accounting Software
Account Analysis
GAAP
QuickBooks
Pivot tables
General Ledger Accounting
Accounting
Sage
Account Reconciliation
Microsoft Dynamics GP

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