Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Wellstar Health System

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Wellstar Health System, scheduled for day shifts. Wellstar operates as a highly integrated health system in Georgia, recognized for its unwavering dedication to enhancing the health and well-being of every person it serves. The organization deeply values contributions and ideas, fostering an environment where professionals can serve with compassion, pursue excellence, and honor every voice. This Staff Accountant position is instrumental in providing critical financial data, comprehensive information, and insightful analysis necessary for guiding operational, investment, and tactical decisions across the entire organization. The analysis performed, both routine and ad hoc, will involve active interaction with employees at all organizational levels and across multiple disciplines, directly contributing to Wellstar’s mission and impact in the healthcare industry.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Day (United States of America)
• Location: In-person, Marietta, GA

• Mission: Provide management with the financial data, information, and analysis essential for operational, investment, and tactical decision-making across the health system.

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger & Reporting: Assist with month-end and year-end closing, prepare monthly balance and income statement analyses, including associated journal entries, and assist with the preparation of variance analyses and reports.
• Consolidation & Reconciliations: Assist with monthly consolidation processes, perform general ledger reconciliations, and assist with the reconciliation of assigned Balance Sheet accounts, including bank reconciliations.
• Account Management: Bill and reconcile miscellaneous accounts receivable, along with coding, reviewing, and approving non-purchase order invoices for payment.
• Audit & Cash Management: Prepare interim and year-end audit schedules, perform other cash reconciliation responsibilities as needed, and assist with Balance Sheet discrepancy resolution.
• Utility Operations: Establish and terminate utility accounts for the system and serve as the primary point of contact for all utility-related issues.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, providing a foundational understanding for financial data management and analytical tasks. This is an early career role.
• Experience: This position does not require a specific minimum number of years of job-related experience.
• Skills: Demonstrate above-average technical and computer software proficiency. Must possess the ability to communicate effectively in English with employees across all organizational levels and disciplines, display a positive attitude, and manage time efficiently to accomplish multiple tasks.
• Bonus: Less than one year of job-related experience is preferred for this role.