Senior Accountant
CentraState Healthcare System
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Morristown • New Jersey • United States
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About the role
- Responsible to manage accurate and timely reporting through the general ledger for revenues and expenses for government grants and clinical trials across all hospital sites within month-end financial close deadlines.
- Maintain an understanding of Uniform Guidance, GAAP, GAAS, and internal policies, to support grantees with training, technical assistance, and financial reporting from application to post-award.
- Review project team prepared agency expenditure reports to verify accurate documentation prior to financial official sign off, to facilitate timely filing to agency for reimbursement.
- Maintain active grant workpaper files, reporting schedules, and records of agency invoicing, payments, and receivables; follow up on outstanding receivables to improve cash flow.
- Coordinate and prepare schedule of expenditures for annual grant compliance audits; serve as liaison and point of contact with the funded project team, auditors and funding agencies for audit and financial monitoring visits.
- Support management in financial statement preparation for grant and financial audits and required regulatory filings and compliance requirements.
- Support financial reporting for the Atlantic Center for Research (ACR), including deposit reconciliation and distribution to operations.
- Monitor issuance of new fund accounts for grants and clinical trials contracts; perform account analysis, journal entries, and month-end close according to established deadlines.
- Contribute to financial process improvements, system evaluations, and assist in projects and data analysis using Excel tools.
- Assist peers and management on projects as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree Accounting, CPA preferred.
- 3-4 years of experience in accounting, public experience preferred.
- Experience with grant award reporting, interaction with government funding agencies and auditors.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, Uniform Guidance/ NJ TCL OMB requirements.
- Uniform Guidance compliance, funding agency and/or financial statement auditor experience a plus.
- Intermediate knowledge MS Office applications, GMS, General Ledger systems- Oracle a plus.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff and management in a professional manner.
- Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize work under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accountingfinancial reportinggrant award reportingaccount analysisjournal entriesmonth-end closefinancial statement preparationdata analysiscash flow managementcompliance auditing
Soft Skills
communicationorganizationprioritizationattention to detailindependenceprofessionalismdiscretionteam collaborationproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in AccountingCPA