Accounting Manager

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This position manages and directs accounting department daily operations, including month end processing, variance analysis and external audit review. Manages staff productivity levels to maintain optimal efficiency, communicates with hospital department directors/managers to resolve departmental accounting issues and concerns, and reviews systems processes routinely to determine performance improvement initiatives. This position forecasts cash flow projections to maintain positive cash management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
EXPERIENCE:
1. Five (5) years of accounting experience with two (2) years of supervisory experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field
2. CPA
EXPERIENCE:
1. Hospital based or healthcare accounting experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Assists in planning, monitoring and analyzing month end financial statements to assure accurate and timely presentation.
2. Reviews and analyzes departmental and sub account financial data comparisons to budget. Investigates concerns and communicates variances to the Controller.
3. Coordinates the preparation of monthly financial packages for the organization.
4. Develops mechanisms to monitor and maintain quality requirements in order to track negative financial trends.
5. Maintains timely, direct communication with Directors and Managers to determine expense, statistic and revenue issues.
6. Directs and coordinates year-end audit review. Maintains audit/general ledger schedules on a monthly basis.
7. Supports the preparation of the organizations budget and financial forecasts.
8. Furnishes internal and external reports, revise and updates reports in order to be useful and efficient.
9. Supervises, monitors, and evaluates the performance of the personnel in the Accounting Department.
10. Recommends training requirements and continuing educational opportunities in order to keep staff at thehighest level of skill necessary to meet the company objectives.
11. Recruits, hires and trains competent individuals.
12. Delegates tasks to employees based on ability and department activity.
13. Ensures new personnel are trained in LAWSON General Ledger software.
14. Counsels/disciplines staff regarding work related performance or compliance issues.
15. Evaluates personnel according to WVU Medicine standards. Develops and monitors staff related goals and objectives.
16. Provides staff development. Motivates staff to exceed expectations. Serves as a role model.
17. Completes work schedules to maintain office coverage during critical time periods (end of year, end of month, external audit, holiday and vacation time.)
18. Facilitates the testing of new releases for General Ledger software and interfaces to the General Ledger from other systems.
19. Reviews accounts payable detail analysis to assure proper coding. Communicates Accounts Payable and Payroll issues with respective department managers.
20. Completes accounting department budget and manages department within the budgeted guidelines.
21. Participates in planning and implementing change; maintains and improves productivity through volunteering to assist on organization wide PI projects to contribute ideas and problem solve with co-workers. Contributes to the organizational cost improvement initiatives.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Office environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
2. Ability to work with computer databases and spreadsheet software, with strong understanding of Excel.
3. Ability to work with computer databases and spreadsheet software.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center:

541 WVUH Accounting