Accountant

Are you looking to work for a company that is based on excellence and love? Then this is the position you need to check out!

ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute and was rated by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. It is continually ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Hospital. With the unique CareVio data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

ChristianaCare Offers

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

About This Position

ChristianaCare is searching for an Accountant to provide operational support to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Department with primary focus on preparing financial statements and supporting schedules according to a monthly close schedule, performing financial statement analysis, recording journal entries, and reconciling general ledger accounts.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Assists in completing the monthly financial statement close process.
• Assists in month-end and year-end financial statements and reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Assists in maintaining and managing fixed assets records in compliance with GAAP and company policies and procedures including recording depreciation, reconciling to sub ledgers, preparing roll-forward schedules, collaborating with project teams for accurate asset classification, reviewing construction-in-progress (CIP) accounts and ensuring timely capitalization.
• Performs Customer billing for other operating income.
• Prepares general ledger entries.
• Performs general ledger account reconciliations.
• Generates reports from the general ledger accounting system.
• Performs financial statement analysis.
• Performs special assignments involving detailed research.
• Answers financial and accounting questions by interpreting data and, with a thorough understanding of the business, prepares written analysis of the business transactions that drive financial statement results.
• Develops and maintains supporting documentation for all aspects of job functions.
• Assists with providing support for the annual external audit.

Education and experience requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting required.
• Two years of accounting experience
• Strong excel skills is a requirement for this position
• Healthcare financial or related experience preferred
• Experience with fixed asset accounting preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/