University Hospitals

Accountant (Financial Analyst)

University Hospitals Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

Hospitals and Health Care · 10,001+ employees

9 h ago
financial-analyst Junior (0-2 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The accountant will maintain cost accounting methodologies and perform net revenue reimbursement calculations for the health system. They will also develop reporting solutions, manage data integrity, and assist with system upgrades and financial modeling.

What they look for

Cost accounting Financial analysis Data integrity GAAP General ledger Budgeting Analytical skills Problem solving Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Microsoft Word Communication skills Interpersonal skills Organizational skills Multi-tasking Reporting

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and possess at least one year of relevant accounting experience. Proficiency in GAAP, financial systems, and Microsoft Office is required, with healthcare accounting experience preferred.

Full description

What You Will Do

  • Aides in maintenance of cost accounting methodologies (RVU, RCC, Variable Charge, ABC) for UH Health System, including the overhead allocation and statistical drivers. Calculation of Net Revenue Reimbursement including preparation, allocations, reconciliations.
  • Performs regular data integrity checks to ensure validity of source system data is intact.
  • Works closely with IT on all system upgrades and testing (beta development, functionality testing, movement into production environment).
  • Helps develop and maintain reporting solutions and analyses for management and senior leadership. Assists in roll-out of custom reporting solutions including dashboards, standard monthly/weekly/daily reporting, in a productionized, repeatable fashion.
  • Special projects as assigned (e.g. Product Line Profitability Reporting, Physician Based Reporting, Length of stay and utilization expense reduction projects, business planning data requests, system enhancements). Ad-hoc reporting requests with varying time sensitivity and criticality.
  • Duties will entail source system extract definitions/modifications, validation & testing, full costing and overhead allocation development, GL and Payroll costing assignments/mapping/definitions, reporting/dashboard reporting development. Net Revenue modeling and assisting in implementing newly acquired hospitals onto our EPSi system.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.
  • For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
  • Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance (Required)

Work Experience

  • 1+ years accounting experience (Required)
  • Healthcare accounting experience (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Ability to multi-task. (Required proficiency)
  • Self-Motivated. (Required proficiency)
  • Good understanding of GAAP, general ledger, health care cost accounting, and budget process. (Required proficiency)
  • Must possess analytical and problem solving skills. (Required proficiency)
  • Understanding of Financial Systems and MS Office products, Excel, Access, Word. (Required proficiency)
  • Demonstrates a professional demeanor when responding to internal and external customers. (Required proficiency)
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written. (Required proficiency)
  • Strong work ethic and good organizational skills. (Required proficiency)
  • Team player with ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment is essential to success. (Required proficiency)
  • Enjoys being challenged. (Required proficiency)
  • Willingness to learn and grow within current role. (Required proficiency)

Physical Demands

  • Standing Occasionally
  • Walking Occasionally
  • Sitting Constantly
  • Lifting Rarely up to 20 lbs
  • Carrying Rarely up to 20 lbs
  • Pushing Rarely up to 20 lbs
  • Pulling Rarely up to 20 lbs
  • Climbing Rarely up to 20 lbs
  • Balancing Rarely
  • Stooping Rarely
  • Kneeling Rarely
  • Crouching Rarely
  • Crawling Rarely
  • Reaching Rarely
  • Handling Occasionally
  • Grasping Occasionally
  • Feeling Rarely
  • Talking Constantly
  • Hearing Constantly
  • Repetitive Motions Frequently
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

Travel Requirements

  • 10%25

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