Staff Accountant

We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join a healthcare organization. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing daily accounting operations with month-end support and cross-functional problem-solving. The position will play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting reporting activities, and helping ensure reliable accounting processes across multiple clinic locations.

Responsibilities:

• Review and process vendor invoices, verifying proper coding, completeness, and payment accuracy before entry.
• Perform reconciliations for bank activity and general ledger accounts to maintain accurate and timely financial records.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close activities by preparing schedules, organizing support, and assisting with deadline-driven accounting tasks.
• Create journal entries and preserve clear documentation to support account activity and audit readiness.
• Reconcile incoming cash receipts and deposits from several clinic sites to ensure balances are recorded correctly.
• Examine vendor statements, research outstanding items, and help resolve billing or payment inconsistencies.
• Track fixed assets and prepaid balances, ensuring records remain current and expenses are recognized appropriately.
• Support vendor onboarding and maintain organized, up-to-date vendor records within accounting files.
• Assist with financial reporting requests, audit preparation, and adherence to accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Partner with clinic leadership and corporate teams to address accounting questions and improve issue resolution across departments.
• Experience preparing journal entries and working within the general ledger in a detail-focused accounting environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of accounts payable processes, including invoice review, coding, and vendor coordination.
• Familiarity with accounts receivable activities such as cash application, receipt reconciliation, and deposit tracking.
• Ability to support financial statement preparation and contribute to monthly and annual close processes.
• Strong account reconciliation skills with attention to detail and accuracy across multiple balance sheet accounts.
• Comfortable working with supporting documentation, audit requests, and established internal control procedures.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across clinic operations and corporate departments.