Senior Accountant - Cash Management

Would you like to leverage your knowledge of cash management to help elevate management's visibility into cash flows and liquidity - the lifeblood of the company?

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-Mostly remote setup, with just 2 to 4 days onsite per month, typically around month-end close.
-Opportunity to add value by mastering and then expanding/improving a vital accounting process.
-Join and company and team willing to expose you to other areas of accounting and develop your skills.
-This company likes to move people up into leadership, if that's your jam, and there IS upward potential in the future.
-Overall flexible team mindset, with flex vacation time.

The Role:

The Senior Accountant – Cash Management - will take the lead on managing the cash reconciliation and forecasting process, including daily cash reconciliations, forecasting, and cash management. The role will join a fast-paced accounting team that fosters both independent work and collaboration, provides stability in a growing healthcare company, and offers future career growth and skill development potential.

Opportunity Highlights:

•Critical role that will impact the lifeblood cash flows of the company, delivering daily cash flow reconciliations, updated forecasts, and insights to ensure C-level/management visibility into cash flows.

•Opportunity to add value and increase visibility by expanding the reach, capability, and efficiency of the current cash flow forecasting process.

•Join a company that seeks to develop and grow talent, where leaders have moved up over many years from individual contributors to Director, VP, and even C-level roles.

•Play a key role in a company mission that will transform and improve a healthcare system in need of evolution and improved accessibility.

•Enjoy a flexible, straight forward, open-door management style. Work hard but also enjoy balance and camaraderie in a culture comprising down-to-earth people, no-drama attitudes, and a team mindset.

Key Performance Metrics & Objectives:

•Take full ownership of the daily cash reconciliation and forecasting process. Master the current processes in place, implement improvements where possible, and write a procedure manual to document the end-to-end process.

•Track, troubleshoot, and reconcile large volumes of cash transactions, ensuring accuracy between clinic level cash receipts and bank account deposits. Collaborate with Billing Managers, Accounts Payable, Clinic Managers, Area Operation Managers, and other internal staff to investigate and find answers to discrepancies and ensure that cash is accounted for in line with company/GAAP policies.

•Reduce the time to complete cash flow reconciliations and forecast updates each day, employing advanced Excel skills and potential automation strategies to accomplish a shorter turnaround cycle.

•Deliver month-end cash reconciliations, bank reports, and forecast updates, along with reviews and accruals for multiple assigned accounts.

Core Day-to-Day Accountabilities:

•Manage daily cash reconciliations and forecasting.

•Monitor cash transactions, ensure multiple bank accounts balance out to bank reports, and investigate unusual items.

•Monitor and forecast cash requirements on a rolling 13-week basis, and ultimately on an annual basis.

•Implement and manage cash management strategies that drive optimal visibility and support liquidity.

•Maintain cash application policies and procedures in line with business requirements.

•Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, expense account variance analysis, and other general ledger journal entries as assigned at month-end closing.

•Prepare various audit schedules and analysis, as assigned.

•Cross-train and assist with duties of other Senior Accountants to ensure coverage and build skills.

•Assist with financial requests from various departments and management.

Core Competencies:

• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 2 years performing cash management accounting, preferably working with multiple bank accounts, combined with other general ledger accounting and/or public accounting background.
• Demonstrated experience performing cash reconciliations on large volumes of transactions, plus experience in either cash forecasting OR general budgeting/forecasting.
• Ability to work independently and complete core deliverables with minimal supervision. When called upon, able to work collaboratively and supportively as part of a team.
• Exceptional aptitude for thinking critically, identifying areas for improvement, and/or identifying unusual items or trends in need of investigation.
• Demonstrated work ethic with enthusiasm to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Strong focus and mindset towards process improvement.
• Highly organized with superb attention to detail, and a ability to communicate, multi-task, and prioritize tasks in a busy environment.
• Excel power user, including VLOOKUPS, HLOOKUPS, index matches, and pivot tables.
• Strong plus for experience in Great Plains.
• Strong plus for healthcare experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.