What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Acadia Healthcare?
Overview
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The Senior Accountant is responsible for overseeing the daily and monthly accounting functions of Acadia’s Corporate office as well as intercompany allocation to Acadia’s subsidiaries. The position is responsible for general accounting activities, including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of general ledger accounts and various other subledgers. The Senior Accountant prepares, records, analyzes and reports accounting transactions and ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance within accepted accounting policies and principles.
FUNCTIONS:
STANDARD EXPECTATIONS:
- Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
- Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests and other members of the health care team.
- Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time.
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Three to five years of accounting experience
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office; especially Excel
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes
- Ability to work professionally with sensitive, proprietary data and information while maintaining confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels
- Exercises sound judgment in responding to inquiries and understands when to route inquiries to the next level
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Not Applicable