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Job Summary

Under limited supervision the Accountant Lead performs professional level accounting work processes financial transactions of various levels of complexity prepares financial statements and reports in accordance with GASB accounting standards and undertakes a proactive role during external audit activities.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial statement and reports. Performs data preparation and journal entries supporting month end close process (10%)
• Analyzes and verifies data to reconcile accounting transactions; posting adjustments. (10%)
• Cash Book management and reconciliation; daily posting of cash transaction and month end closing of Cash module and reconciliation of Bank accounts. (15%)
• Audits and proofs reports to verify accounting information. (10%)
• Communicates accounting transaction requirements to other departments to establish quality accounting processing standards; explains procedures. (5%)
• Reviews general ledger (G/L) activity regarding receivable and payables to ensure all activity is properly recorded. (10%)
• Verifies accounts by reconciling transactions; investigating and resolving discrepancies. (10%)
• Identifies and remediates process inefficiencies by partnering with groups across the Finance and related business and operation areas. (10%)
• Analyzes balance sheet and variance for assigned accounts. (10%)
• Prepares required reports and financials for external audit and addresses audit queries. (10%)

Education:

• Bachelors degree in accounting and finance required or
• Masters Degree Accounting Finance or Business administration

Work Experience:

• 4-6 years professional accounting experience required

Licenses:
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Customer Service - Interacts with team and business partners in a friendly and professional manner works to resolve issues quickly and effectively and is knowledgeable about products and services.
• Decision Making - Specifies goals and obstacles to achieving those goals generates alternatives considers risks and evaluates and chooses the best alternative in order to make a determination draw conclusions or solve a problem.
• Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy cooperation concern and politeness to others and relates well to different people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
• Mathematical Reasoning - Solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques.
• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
• Reading - Understands and interprets written material including technical material rules regulations instructions reports charts graphs or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• US GAAP knowledge hands on experience in applications of GASB standards. Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting and auditing sufficient to be able to establish maintain understand and interpret various accounting systems for general purposes or to assist others.
• Knowledge of mathematics sufficient to be able to perform statistical computations and prepare reports.
• Skills in Microsoft Excel including ability to convert data into information using power query and power pivot tools. Ability to develop recurring data models for efficiency and productivity.
• Skills in application software Infor FSM ability to generate queries and reports.
• Skills in Insightsoftware ability to designing financial reporting

* This is hybrid role that requires weekly in-office days.

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Benefits

At Denver Health we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life your family and your future with generous paid time off fully paid parental leave exceptional retirement contributions comprehensive health coverage and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance career advancement pathways and professional development while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health youre joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.

Here is a small list of our benefit programs:

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year inclusive of vacation personal/sick and 7 Holidays

• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks

• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%

• Generous medical dental vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.

• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education coaching and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555-bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 school-based health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety the Public Health Institute at Denver Health Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safety-net health care system Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.