Senior Accountant

Aquent is proud to partner with a major Health System, a recognized leader at the forefront of healthcare innovation. This dynamic organization is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care and advancing medical research, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of health by improving lives through cutting-edge practices and compassionate service. As a pivotal contributor to their financial operations, you will drive critical processes, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting. Your expertise will directly impact the health system's ability to make informed decisions, optimize resources, and continue its vital work. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your accounting prowess, particularly in fixed assets and lease accounting, and harness modern automation tools to streamline operations and enhance financial clarity for a 1-year temporary assignment.

About the Opportunity

Step into a dynamic accounting role where your expertise will be instrumental in maintaining the financial health and transparency of a leading organization. This is a unique chance to apply your skills in a fast-paced environment, directly contributing to the system's ability to innovate and provide world-class care. You will play a critical part in ensuring financial compliance, optimizing workflows through modern automation, and providing crucial insights that inform strategic decisions across the enterprise, ultimately impacting the delivery of life-changing healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain fixed asset and lease accounting schedules, ensuring full compliance with GAAP and organizational standards.
• Execute comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and annual period close processes, including precise journal entries, allocations, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare complex general ledger account reconciliations, detailed cost reports, accurate bank reconciliations, and essential regulatory financial reports.
• Leverage Workday and the Microsoft ecosystem automation tools (such as Power Automate and advanced Excel functions) to optimize workflows, significantly reduce manual processing, and enhance data accuracy.
• Analyze complex financial data, effectively communicating findings, limitations, and guidance to non-finance stakeholders across the organization.
• Prepare federal, state, and other regulatory reports, ensuring complete compliance with established guidelines and reporting mandates.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Proven experience in fixed asset accounting and lease accounting within an enterprise or health system setting.
• Hands-on proficiency with Workday financial modules.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Microsoft ecosystem automation tools (e.g., Power Automate, Excel advanced functions) to improve accounting workflows.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, tax, and local, state, and federal regulatory reporting requirements.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts for non-finance users.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Prior experience working within a healthcare or health system environment.