Accountant Senior - Cash Accounting
Company: Christus Health
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 16, 2025
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
The Accountant Senior is responsible for preparing general ledger
month-end journal entries relevant to their assigned functional
accounting team in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
Functional Accounting Teams are as follows:
Cash Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Corporate Accounting
Payroll Accounting
Investments and Foundation Accounting
Prepaid Asset, Deferred Revenue, and Notes Payable Accounting
Inventory and Supplies Accounting
Physician Guarantees and Physician Fees Accounting
Purchased Services and Non-Patient Accounts Receivable
Accounting
Contract Labor and Utilities Accounting
Joint Venture Accounting
Intercompany Accounting, Allocations, and Eliminations
Lease Accounting
Technical Accounting
Health Plan Accounting
Physician Group Accounting
Grant Accounting
This job requires a strong understanding of United States Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). The Senior accountant
should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of
the journal entries they are recording to the general ledger,
evaluate the appropriateness of the entry (including the GL
accounts used and the financial statement line item
classification), and explain the impact to the financial
statements. They are responsible for ensuring appropriate and
relevant supporting documentation is attached to the journal entry.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for evaluating the source of
the information for their journal entries and asking appropriate
follow-up questions to ensure documentation is appropriate. In some
cases, appropriate support will include developing estimates of the
current month activity based on financial analysis of historical
data. The Senior Accountant is expected to develop an understanding
of healthcare specific accounting issues relevant to the assigned
functional accounting area. Previous healthcare experience is
preferred but not required. The Senior Accountant is responsible
for analyzing and providing variance explanations (from budget and
trend) related to assigned areas to the accounting leads and
managers for month-end review.
The Senior Accountant is responsible for completion of monthly
balance sheet account reconciliations related to the assigned
functional accounting area. The Senior Accountant is responsible
for assisting other teams across the System (both at the corporate
office and at our facilities) with information requests related to
the assigned functional area, as needed. The Senior Accountant is
expected to work closely with other teams to resolve issues timely
and to the satisfaction of all parties. The Senior Accountant is
responsible for other projects, as assigned, which may include but
are not limited to: research of GL transactions to understand the
impact to the GL, process improvement projects, and assistance for
the year-end external audit. The job requires excellent written and
verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities:
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
Experience
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
Work Schedule:
5 Days - 8 Hours
Work Type:
Full Time
Keywords: Christus Health, The Colony , Accountant Senior - Cash Accounting, Accounting, Auditing , Irving, Texas
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