The General Ledger (GL) Accountant’s primary responsibility is to support the Accounting Manager in the timely and accurate closing of monthly financial records, including preparing and reviewing entries, reconciliations, financial statement review and analysis and promoting process improvement initiatives. The GL Accountant will also act in support of the accounts receivable and payable functions as needed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Accounts Receivable Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue tissue invoices, including serology testing, ground transportation, flights, and supplies; prepare AR batch for review
• Review and approve organ invoicing batches
• Maintain the AR Aging, ensuring it is accurate and up-to-date
• Build effective partnerships with customers regarding inquiries and issues, work with customers to ensure timely collection on invoices

Accounts Payable Responsibilities

• Create AP imports from invoice workflow system, reviewing to ensure proper approval and coding of charges
• Maintain the AP Aging, ensuring it is accurate and up-to-date
• In conjunction with the AP/AR Specialist, reconcile vendor statements and resolve prior balances and unpaid invoices
• Select AP invoices for payment and create check run and ACH files
• Create the monthly A/P accrual entry and reconcile A/P accounts monthly

Employee Expense Responsibilities

• Provide Concur user support to all employees and troubleshoot issues as they arise
• Provide user training on Concur to new employees
• Ensure the review of all out-of-pocket and corporate card expense reports to ensure proper approval, coding and receipt documentation prior to payment
• Manage the Corporate Card program

General Accounting Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post monthly or journal entry batches as assigned
• Prepares bank deposits – scan/submit checks to the bank and prepare JE batches
• Support Accounting Manager and Direct of Finance and Accounting with the annual preparation of Form 990 and Form 5500.
• Assist in monthly financial statement review, including the preparation and review of support schedules.
• Support Accounting Manager in preparation for external audits and cost reporting.
• Along with Accounting Manager, maintain process documents and assist staff in implementing process improvements.
• Prepare ad hoc analytical reports as assigned.
• Provide primary support for team members in absences.

Supervision

• This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Must possess initiative and a desire for continuous improvement.
• Must be able to perform analysis and create deliverables from general direction.
• The ability to produce accurate and timely work is essential.
• The ability to analyze financial data and present the results in a clear and concise format is required.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Excel, including formula writing and creating pivot tables, required.
• Experience with accounting software required.
• Experience with Concur expense software preferred.

BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS

The employee in this position must uphold the core values of LifeCenter; these include:

• Integrity: We are trustworthy, reliable, respectful, and accountable.
• Collaboration: We work in partnership with others, seeking to understand and be understood, and finding common ground and shared goals to build upon together.
• Courage: We take personal responsibility and face challenges head-on.
• Service: Through professionalism and dedication, we honor our commitment to serve others and our obligation to be good stewards of the gift of life.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university.
• CPA preferred
• Relevant work experience may be substituted for academic requirements.
• Two to four years accounting experience required.
• Previous experience in healthcare accounting preferred. 
• Requires a valid driver’s license and access to an insured automobile or the ability to arrive and depart from work and work-related functions at expected times.

LifeCenter is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.