Cash & Assets Accountant

Description

Now is the time to join PDS Health. You will have opportunities to learn new skills from our team of experienced professionals. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and gain valuable experience, apply today!

Overview

The Staff Accountant – Cash & Assets is responsible for maintaining accurate cash activity records and fixed asset schedules while supporting the accounting team with reconciliations and subledger maintenance. This role plays a key part in the month-end close process and ensures the integrity of financial data across property, construction, payroll, and cash management accounts.

This role also requires independent analysis, interpretation of GAAP, and professional judgment in determining the appropriate capitalization, depreciation, and disposition of fixed assets

Responsibilities

• Fixed Assets & Depreciation includes maintaining fixed asset schedules for approximately 150 assets, ensuring accuracy of additions, disposals, and transfers. Responsibilities include maintaining and updating depreciation schedules and recording depreciation entries on a monthly basis. This role records construction-in-progress (CIP) clearing entries and coordinates with the project team on asset capitalization. It also involves analyzing CIP activity and determining the proper capitalization of assets when properties are placed in service in accordance with GAAP. The position evaluates asset disposals when properties are sold, including determining the appropriate treatment of accumulated depreciation and distinguishing depreciation to be expensed versus amounts allocated to gain or loss on sale. Professional judgment is exercised in determining whether costs should be capitalized or expensed.

• Bank Reconciliations includes preparing monthly bank reconciliations for property, cash management, construction, and payroll accounts. This task involves investigating and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner, with discrepancies escalated as appropriate. The role applies accounting judgment when analyzing reconciling items and determining the appropriate corrective actions.

• Month End Close & Reporting Support includes assisting with month end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliation preparation, and subledger maintenance. This responsibility supports the accounting team with ad hoc analysis and reporting as needed. The role performs analytical reviews of account activity and journal entries to ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Cash Management & Billing includes recording customer billings as provided by the construction and project management team, as well as recording customer payments and cash receipts accurately and on a timely basis. Responsibilities include performing remote check deposits in accordance with established procedures. The role prepares and sets up wire transfers for approval, ensuring the accuracy of payment details and proper documentation prior to submission.

• Ensures compliance with all policies and standards, as well as state, federal and other regulatory bodies.

• This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position and the duties and responsibilities may change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)

• 4+ years of accounting experience, with demonstrated proficiency in bank reconciliations and general ledger accounting.

• Experience with fixed assets, including maintaining asset schedules, recording additions and disposals, and managing depreciation.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Accounting or Finance

• Experience in a construction, real estate, or multi-entity accounting environment.

• Familiarity with construction-in-progress (CIP) accounting and project cost tracking.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong Excel and reconciliation skills

• Solid understanding of general accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and general ledger data.

• Strong reconciliation skills with the ability to identify, research, and resolve discrepancies.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts including fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical accounting applications.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and sound judgment in making accounting decisions.

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across departments.

• Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment without compromising accuracy.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for interaction with management, project teams, and external partners

• Organized, detail-oriented individual capable of maintaining accurate records in a high-volume environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K
• Paid time to volunteer in your local community

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PDS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are united in our mission to create healthier and happier team members.

Salary Information

$68,000.00-$84,000.00 / Annually