Senior Staff Accountant

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Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a direct hire opportunity for a Senior Staff Accountant to join a great healthcare improvement client of ours in Charlotte.

This position requires the hired individual to be in office 3 days a week.

Compensation: $80,000 - $85,000 plus 12% bonus and benefits

What you will be doing:

This position reports to the Accounting Manager and is an integral part of all aspects of the Corporate Finance monthly closing and reporting processes across multiple companies and divisions in a complex organizational structure.

This position provides various financial information and assistance as needed across Premier's enterprise units. This position also performs special studies and develops recommended accounting methods and procedures.

This position requires the development of timely and accurate routines and ad-hoc accounting and financial analysis. This position requires the ability to perform data analysis and raise appropriate questions as data conclusions begin to emerge. This position requires strong business acumen and professionalism to interact with internal and external customers. This position must exercise independence in managing ad hoc projects while exercising good judgment about elevating questions or key issues to management for guidance.

The position is also responsible for creating journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, investigating/resolving reconciling items and making recommendations relative to accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures.

This position requires an ability to balance the demands of multiple deadlines and projects and to adjust priorities and workflow to meet changes or new business initiatives while still achieving recurring demanding deadlines. This position requires preparation of year-end audit work papers, significant involvement with internal and external auditors, and attendance/active participation in regular and ad-hoc Corporate Finance group meetings, including software application upgrade and process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Close - 50%

Perform month-end closing processes including, but not limited to, journal entries, account research and reconciliations and other supporting schedules to meet assigned deadlines.

Monthly Financial Reporting - 30%

Assist with the monthly financial reporting process, ad hoc reporting, and analysis.

Support, research, and resolve financial inquiries from internal and external customers.

Other Accounting Support - 20%

Participate in year-end audit assistance, process improvement initiatives, staff training assistance and department meetings.

Other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 4 or more years

Education:

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

Month-End Close

Journal Entries

Financial Analysis

Financial Statements

Experience:

Previous experience in preparing supporting schedules and account reconciliations on balance sheet and income statement line items.

Extensive experience in dealing with internal and external customers in providing excellent customer service.

Ability to recognize, question, challenge and investigate new, unique, unusual, or inconsistent transactions, results, or account balances independently and prior to submitting work product for review.

Education:

Bachelors

CPA

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at (url removed)

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