Accounting Manager

Join Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp. as an Accounting Manager and take on a challenging role that requires strong technical knowledge of general ledger systems, payroll process, and accounts payable process.

The Accounting Manager will oversee full-cycle accounting functions, including payroll, accruals, grants, fixed assets/depreciation, and ensure timely and accurate financial closing and related financial reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

• Manage full-cycle accounting functions, including payroll, accruals, grants, fixed assets/depreciation.
• Prepare and oversee preparation of accurate General Ledger journal entries within established monthly time frames.
• Maintain analyses of Balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis to ensure accurate reporting.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial closing and related financial reporting on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for areas of responsibility.
• Produce accurate monthly and annual financial reports for the TCRHCC Board, NHHF Board, Senior Leadership, and department managers within established time frames.
• Provide periodic training to hospital management on the use and interpretation of financial reports.
• Establish, develop, and implement accounting policies and procedures; determines financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Oversee and monitor the timely and accurate payroll process through coordination with Human Resource and other departments; be compliant with all applicable law and regulations.
• Ensure that payroll taxes, 401(k) plan payments, federal benefit payments, and other related liabilities are filed accurately and sent to the appropriate agencies in a timely manner.
• Supervise staff in an effective manner and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Monitor 638 contract and other government payments to ensure accurate accounting and prompt resolution of deficiencies.
• Manage cash balances in TCRHCC and NHHF bank and investment accounts in accordance with established policies.
• Support Director of Finance in work relating to both internal and external audits in the periodic review of financial records.
• Is further responsible for the implementation of agreed-upon recommendations, related to areas of responsibility, resulting from the audit findings.
• Assist in monitoring accurate and timely internal and external financial reporting.
• Assist Director of Finance in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Serve as acting Director of Finance in his or her absence.
• As requested, perform various financial analyses and examinations of financial aspects of operations.
• Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty, including face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering face piece respirator or higher, if available, and eye or face shield.
• Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly.
• Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience performing general accounting, payroll, or related financial functions with at least two (2) of those years served as a department head or supervisor of three (3) or more employees.
• Minimum of one (1) year performing financial functions in an inpatient hospital, large outpatient clinic, or large physician practice.
• A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers.
• All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
  • Demonstrates strong technical knowledge of general ledger systems, payroll process, and accounts payable process.
  • Demonstrates expert-level technical accounting knowledge and strong analytical abilities.
  • Ability to work in an organized, efficient manner with a high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and timely follow-through.
  • Develops positive relationships with subordinates, hospital management, the medical staff, and other hospital staff; no history of complaints.
  • An ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents and respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
  • Possesses excellent communication skills and demonstrates skill in sharing information with department staff, other department heads, senior leadership, and governing bodies in an appropriate and timely manner.
  • Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an individual with high energy that can maintain a long and flexible schedule to meet the leadership requirements of this position.

Includes long periods of sitting in meetings; intense work on a computer; frequent walking to reach locations in the facility; occasional reaching, bending, climbing, driving, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and maintaining balance.

Requires occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling over 100 lbs. Position requires prolonged sitting, frequent walking.

Uses independent judgment and analytical skills to make decisions that impact operations, finances, and customer service within the organization and to carry out all responsibilities related to this position.

Position occasionally requires the ability to cope with a high degree of stress, making decisions under high pressure, coping with anger/fear/hostility of others in a calm way, concentration, ability to handle a high degree of flexibility, handle multiple priorities in a stressful situation, ability to work alone, demonstrate high degree of patience, adapt to shift work, and work in areas that are close and crowded.

Employee will occasionally be exposed to infectious disease, chemical agents, dust, fumes, gases, extremes in temperature or humidity, hazardous or moving equipment, unprotected heights, and loud noises.