Senior Healthcare Accountant

Location: Houston, TX 77024
Duration: 13 Weeks - CONTRACT [NO BENEFITS]
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Hybrid)

Pay Rate: $45.00-$47.00/hour

Job Summary

The Senior Healthcare Accountant will perform complex accounting functions and financial analysis to support accurate financial reporting and effective financial management. This role involves analyzing financial data, reviewing reconciliations, identifying process improvements, and developing meaningful financial insights.

The position also includes providing guidance and training to accounting staff, supporting hospital financial management and administration, and recommending improvements to accounting systems and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 5–7 years of accounting work experience.
• Advanced knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to perform and interpret variance analysis.
• Experience retrieving and analyzing data from ERP systems and Business Intelligence (BI) software.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, macros, and related functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Accounts receivable and general ledger accounting.
• Financial reporting and financial statement preparation.
• Journal entry preparation and posting.
• Month-end close processes.
• Balance sheet and account reconciliations.
• Financial statement consolidation.
• Accounting variance analysis.
• Financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Trend analysis and revenue and expense analysis.
• Financial modeling and data interpretation.
• Audit support and regulatory compliance.
• ERP systems, including SAP, Oracle, or Lawson.
• Business Intelligence tools and financial reporting systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and macros.
• Financial systems optimization and process improvement.
• Internal controls and financial data validation.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Team leadership, staff training, and mentoring.