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Accounting Analyst IV

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for financial analysis and for coordinating/executing procedures related to the development of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated and Credit Group financial statements.

It involves gathering, analyzing, preparing, and summarizing recommendations for financial plans and trended future requirements. This position will also assist in the preparation of various quarterly schedules and exhibits, such as management representation letters, property plant & equipment/lease commitment supplemental schedules, and other key deliverables.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers.
  • Builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and influences others through technical explanations and examples.
  • Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities, listens and responds to feedback, and supports team collaboration.
  • Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in the subject area.
  • Ensures the team follows all procedures and policies, coordinates resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines, and collaborates cross-functionally to make effective business decisions.
  • Solves complex problems, escalates high-priority issues or risks as appropriate, and recognizes improvement opportunities.
  • Supports financial transactions by preparing complex accounting activities and reconciliations leading to a complete set of accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
  • Conducts external reporting of Company financial information by completing and reviewing reports and analyses for statutory reporting to external agencies.
  • Supports financial analyses by examining operational statistics to explain financial results and inform decision-making.
  • Communicates financial results by presenting conclusions about areas of accountability to appropriate levels of management in verbal and written form.
  • Participates in finance system design, implementations, enhancements, and continuous improvements.
  • Monitors Company financial information by completing and reviewing standard and/or ad hoc reports.
  • Meets requirements of policies and procedures to remain compliant.
  • Supports internal and external audits by preparing complex audit schedules and reviewing complex information for submission to auditors.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or related field AND a minimum of five (5) years accounting or related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Full use and application of standard financial analysis principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and highlight findings.
  • Enthusiasm, strong team player, and passion for contributing to a great culture and organization.
  • Experience in a highly diversified and complex organization with successive levels of accountability and results required.
  • Strong technical knowledge of GAAP accounting principles; health-care experience is preferred.
  • Big 4 or public accounting experience, CPA, and knowledge of technical accounting memo writing preferred.
  • Significant compliance orientation with demonstrated expertise in internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley.
  • Knowledge and experience with major financial software systems.
  • Experience with project management and change management.
  • Involvement in major system implementations preferred.
  • Proven team player with the ability to problem-solve and collaborate with multiple internal customers.
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