• Sr. Accountant

    Ascension Health (St. Louis, MO)


    Details

    + **Department:** Solutions Accounting

    + **Schedule:** Full Time: Monday-Friday

    + **Location:** St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)

     

    Benefits

     

    Paid time off (PTO)

     

    Various health insurance options & wellness plans

     

    Retirement benefits including employer match plans

     

    Long-term & short-term disability

     

    Employee assistance programs (EAP)

     

    Parental leave & adoption assistance

     

    Tuition reimbursement

     

    Ways to give back to your community

     

    _Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer._

    Responsibilities

    This position will support the monthly, quarterly and annual accounting and finance functions for the SmartHealth Medical Benefit Plan sponsored by Ascension for its associates. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

     

    + Requisition purchase orders, submit invoices for payment processing and investigate unpaid invoices/vendor issues.

    + Prepare wire transfers and payment requests for review and approval.

    + Manage and reconcile purchase card transactions.

    + Reconcile medical and pharmacy paid claims to supporting documentation.

    + Prepare monthly and annual journal entries for review and approval.

    + Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for review and approval.

    + Prepare the calculation for the monthly premium equivalent allocation to the markets and

    + perform various analyses on enrollment and monthly expense by market/BU.

    + Prepare financial statement variance analyses and provide narrative explanations for significant variances to plan/budget.

    + Assist in obtaining and reconciling detailed claims paid data as requested.

    + Assist with external audit requests.

    + Assist with preparing and submitting the quarterly rolling forecast and mid month projection submissions.

    + Manage shared email box and respond to questions or requests as needed.

    + Managed shared google drive including file organization.

    + Other tasks as needed.

    Requirements

    Licensure / Certification / Registration:

    + Accountant Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed preferred.

    Education:

    + High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

    Additional Preferences

    + Experience in preparing journal entries.

    + Experience in working with more complicated formulas within Excel required.

    + Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting highly preferred.

     

    Why Join Our Team

     

    Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

     

    Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

     

    Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

     

    Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

     

    Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

     

    For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster.

     

    As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

     

    Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

     

    Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

     

    E-Verify Statement

     

    This employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.

     

    E-Verify (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify\_Participation\_Poster\_ES.pdf)