Job Description

This position is on-site at our Anchorage office.

The General Accountant should exemplify and promote LifeMed Alaska's standards of safety, culture, and accountability. This role is responsible for a variety of accounting tasks including, but not limited to, preparing financial statements, reconciling accounts, analyzing financial data, and cash handling.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Inspiring our team to achieve continuously improved results and excellence through:

1. Setting and communicating the highest expectations for performance while actively demonstrating personal belief in everyone's ability to realize superior results.
2. Establishing clear goals and associated metrics that support LifeMed Alaska's vision and drive sustainability
3. Creating a climate of accountability at every level.
4. Ensuring an in-depth understanding of quality expectations.

Serve as an active agent in creating a culture that attracts and retains the best people through:

1. Recognizing individual and team accomplishments.
2. Involving team members in decisions that affect them through work groups and forums.
3. Creating a safe environment that ensures the best outcome for the patient and LifeMed Alaska.
4. Proactively supporting leadership initiatives among peer groups and other leaders.
5. Actively removing barriers to success for both the individuals and the team.
6. Proactively work to assist others in achieving LifeMed's objectives to be safe, sustainable, and leaders in our community.

JOB DUTIES

1. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
2. Facilitate accounts payable including invoice processing and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
3. Reconcile bank statements, accounts payable and receivable, and other general ledger accounts.
4. Analyze financial data and trends to identify variances, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
5. Assist with the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
6. Assist with tax preparations and compliance activities, including the preparation of tax returns and supporting documentation.
7. Support external audits by providing documentation, explanations, and assistance as needed.
8. Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency and accuracy.
9. Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulations.
10. Participate in special projects and initiatives as assigned by management.

(Any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, abilities, education and experience)

Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA preferred.

Experience: 3 years in accounting role.

Skills and Qualifications: Microsoft 365 with emphasis on Microsoft excel including building formulas, workbooks, pivot table functions. Experience in accounts payable (A/P) and accounts receivable (A/R) duties with data input. Experience of working directly in an accounting role with responsibility for keeping and maintaining records, entering journal entries, and reporting.

Other Qualifications: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policy and procedure manuals, and technical procedures,. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and other employees. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and apply them to the situation.

Attendance: Regular attendance is required for this position.

English Language: Must be able to read, write and speak English.

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Compensation details: 75000-85000 Yearly Salary

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