Accountant I/II/III - Echo Cliffs

Overview

This role involves accounting support under limited supervision, ensuring accurate recording and reconciliation of financial transactions within the General Ledger (GL). The position prepares and enters journal entries, analyzes and reconciles GL accounts and related subsidiary ledger activity, and supports accurate financial statement close.

The Accountant also assists with forecasting future financial needs based on organizational projects and supports Senior Leaders and Directors in managing financial resources through a fiscally sound, Board approved capital and operations budget. Additional responsibilities include support for assigned payroll functions and balance sheet account analysis.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions — Accountant I

• General Ledger and Journal Entries: Prepare and enter standardized journal entries into the GL system to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Reconciliation: Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations; research outstanding checks; reconcile subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
• Payroll and Accounts Payable Support: Assist with biweekly payroll production; verify timesheet accuracy; monitor vendor payment vouchers for correct GL coding.
• Reporting and Data Entry: Upload GL and statistical data into budgeting systems to generate management reports; maintain advanced Excel spreadsheets for financial projects.
• Audit Assistance: Gather and organize documentation for internal and external auditors during annual financial reviews.
• Professional Development: Participate in meetings and workshops to gather information and maintain knowledge related to job functions.
• Regulatory Research: Perform compliance research and monitor legislation or regulatory restrictions regarding hospital funding and healthcare financial reporting.
• Healthcare Compliance and Safety:
  • Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty, including but not limited to face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.
  • Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard used PPE accordingly.
  • Complete task training for routine cleaning and decontamination processes for surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to support patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Other duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions — Accountant II

(in addition to Accountant I)

• General Ledger Analysis: Independently analyze GL accounts to ensure transactions post correctly and month-end/year-end balances accurately reflect organizational financial status.
• Banking and Cash Management: Manage complete bank reconciliations; investigate and resolve issues related to bank anomalies and targeted balance calculations.
• Compliance and Tax Filing: Prepare and file payroll-related taxes, benefits, and deductions; ensure legal deadlines are met for year-end tasks, including distribution of W-2s.
• Audit Coordination: Serve as a liaison for external auditors; prepare detailed schedules and provide high-level documentation to support annual financial audits.
• Quality Control: Audit account coding for vendor payment vouchers and payroll entries; proactively identify miscoded entries and ensure staff correct them promptly.

Essential Functions — Accountant III

(in addition to Accountant I and Accountant II)

• High-Level Reporting: Direct preparation of month-end/year-end financial statements; assist accounting management team and/or act as a financial internal reviewer for auditor workpapers before external submission.
• Systems Optimization: Identify inefficiencies in the organization’s ERP or payroll systems and propose technical solutions; participate and/or lead financial software implementation.
• Executive Partnership: Review monthly budget forecasts with the Finance management team; provide data-driven recommendations and strategic insights for upcoming fiscal periods.
• Tax Filings and Grant Tracking: Oversee or review complex local, state, and federal corporate tax filings, sales taxes, or grant tracking.
• Healthcare Compliance and Safety:
  • Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty, including but not limited to face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.
  • Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard used PPE accordingly.
  • Complete task training for routine cleaning and decontamination processes for surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to support patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Other duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Telework (with Approval)

This position may be eligible for telework with supervisor approval and upon successful completion of a training/trial period.

Teleworkers must:

• Have a reliable and adequate internet connection with a minimum 20Mbps internet speed.
• If the minimum internet speed is not met or internet is unstable, work must be performed onsite.
• Use a company-issued laptop when using personal virtual desktop and connect to internal resources via VPN to conduct work off-site.
• Comply with all applicable organizational telework policies and procedures, remote access requirements, and the telework agreement.
• Maintain a remote work environment that supports a distraction-free work schedule and the confidentiality of work product and the organization’s financial information.

Qualifications

Necessary Qualifications

Education

• Accountant I/II/III: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Healthcare Administration

Experience

• Accountant I: 0 – 2 years of professional experience (with the minimum education requirement). Demonstrate working knowledge of accounting functions in basic bookkeeping, data entry, accounts payable/receivable, and simple bank reconciliations.
• Accountant II: 2 to 5 years of progressive professional experience. Demonstrate working knowledge of general accounting principles in managing the general ledger, preparation of month-end closing, variance analysis, and preparing basic financial statements.
• Accountant III: 5 to 8 years of advanced technical or supervisory experience. Demonstrate working knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis, compiling complex corporate financial statements, managing internal audit compliance, tax filings and/or system implementations.

Other Skills and Abilities

• A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. Employment references must address and indicate success in each of the following areas:
  • Positive working relationships with others
  • High ethical standards and no history of complaints
  • Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
  • Strong analytical and accounting skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team; ability to take on new tasks with a high level of difficulty
  • Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of interviewers and the employer that the applicant can perform essential functions
  • 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 the employer a record of satisfactory performance and ability to perform essential functions
  • Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating the applicant is qualified to be employed and can perform essential functions
  • Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by the employer

Mental and Physical Effort

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

Physical

• Ability to sit for a prolonged period; frequently walk; occasionally stand, drive, bend, climb, kneel, crouch, twist, maintain balance, and reach.
• Ability to occasionally lift, push, and pull over 100 lbs.
• Sensory requirements include prolonged far vision, near vision, color vision, depth perception, seeing fine details, hearing normal speech, hearing overhead pages, and frequent telephone use.
• Ability for hand manipulation in prolonged keyboard use, frequent simple grasping, and occasional firm grasping and fine manipulation.

Mental

• Use good judgment, prioritize projects, and coordinate multiple assignments while meeting internal and external deadlines.
• Coordinate a variety of issues while frequently interrupted.
• Maintain prolonged concentration; cope with high stress; handle flexibility and multiple priorities in stressful situations; occasionally make decisions under high pressure.
• Cope with anger/fear/hostility of others calmly; manage altercations; work alone; demonstrate patience; adapt to shift work; work in areas close and crowded.
• Frequently accept a flexible schedule to meet unit needs.

Environmental

• May be frequently exposed to extremes in temperature or humidity.
• On occasion may be exposed to infectious diseases, chemical agents, dust, fumes, gases, hazardous or moving equipment, unprotected heights, and/or loud noises.

Preference in Hiring (Navajo Preference Employment Act)

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, an Affirmative Action Plan has been implemented pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act.

Applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position will be given preference based on the following:

• Preference: Enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.
• Secondary preference: Applicants who are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements.
• Tertiary preference: Enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes.