Would you like to leverage your knowledge of cash management to help elevate management's visibility into cash flows and liquidity - the lifeblood of the company?
WIIFY
-Mostly remote setup, with just 2 to 4 days onsite per month, typically around month-end close.
-Opportunity to add value by mastering and then expanding/improving a vital accounting process.
-Join and company and team willing to expose you to other areas of accounting and develop your skills.
-This company likes to move people up into leadership, if that's your jam, and there IS upward potential in the future.
-Overall flexible team mindset, with flex vacation time.
The Role:
The Senior Accountant – Cash Management - will take the lead on managing the cash reconciliation and forecasting process, including daily cash reconciliations, forecasting, and cash management. The role will join a fast-paced accounting team that fosters both independent work and collaboration, provides stability in a growing healthcare company, and offers future career growth and skill development potential.
Opportunity Highlights:
• Critical role that will impact the lifeblood cash flows of the company, delivering daily cash flow reconciliations, updated forecasts, and insights to ensure C-level/management visibility into cash flows.
• Opportunity to add value and increase visibility by expanding the reach, capability, and efficiency of the current cash flow forecasting process.
• Join a company that seeks to develop and grow talent, where leaders have moved up over many years from individual contributors to Director, VP, and even C-level roles.
• Play a key role in a company mission that will transform and improve a healthcare system in need of evolution and improved accessibility.
• Enjoy a flexible, straight forward, open-door management style. Work hard but also enjoy balance and camaraderie in a culture comprising down-to-earth people, no-drama attitudes, and a team mindset.
Key Performance Metrics & Objectives:
• Take full ownership of the daily cash reconciliation and forecasting process. Master the current processes in place, implement improvements where possible, and write a procedure manual to document the end-to-end process.
• Devise and implement an expanded cash flow model, extending visibility from the current 13-week rolling forecast to a full year’s forecast.
• Reduce the time to complete cash flow reconciliations and forecast updates each day, employing advanced Excel skills and potential automation strategies to accomplish a shorter turnaround cycle.
• Deliver month-end cash reconciliations, bank reports, and forecast updates, along with reviews and accruals for multiple assigned accounts.
Core Day-to-Day Accountabilities:
• Manage daily cash reconciliations and forecasting.
• Monitor cash transactions, ensure multiple bank accounts balance out to bank reports, and investigate unusual items.
• Monitor and forecast cash requirements on a rolling 13-week basis, and ultimately on an annual basis.
• Implement and manage cash management strategies that drive optimal visibility and support liquidity.
• Maintain cash application policies and procedures in line with business requirements.
• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, expense account variance analysis, and other general ledger journal entries as assigned at month-end closing.
• Prepare various audit schedules and analysis, as assigned.
• Cross-train and assist with duties of other Senior Accountants to ensure coverage and build skills.
• Assist with financial requests from various departments and management.
Core Competencies:
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 2 years performing cash management accounting, preferably working with multiple bank accounts, combined with other general ledger accounting and/or public accounting background.
• Ability to work independently and complete core deliverables with minimal supervision. When called upon, able to work collaboratively and supportively as part of a team.
• Exceptional aptitude for thinking critically, identifying areas for improvement, and/or identifying unusual items or trends in need of investigation.
• Demonstrated work ethic with enthusiasm to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Strong focus and mindset towards process improvement.
• Highly organized with superb attention to detail, and a ability to communicate, multi-task, and prioritize tasks in a busy environment.
• Excel power user, including VLOOKUPS, HLOOKUPS, index matches, and pivot tables.
• Strong plus for experience in Great Plains.
• Strong plus for healthcare experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.