Job description:
senior accountant will serve as a resource in accounting areas of focus, including timely completion of all month-end financial close tasks, analysis and reporting. this position will research, resolve, and document accounting related issues, and help develop and strengthen accounting and internal control processes and procedures. the ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of complex accounting concepts and strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.to perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to complete the following essential duties and responsibilities:must be a u.s. citizen! facilitates and completes monthly closing procedures, including journal entries and general ledger reviews. performs a variety of general to complex accounting and financial analysis functions in support of departmental duties. coach and mentor less experienced accounting staff and help them resolve problems. assist in developing streamlined internal control processes and serve as a liaison with teams outside of accounting to promote teamwork and collaboration across the organization. coordinating deliverables and acting as a primary contact for the annual external audit. compile information and assist in preparation for federal income tax returns, state income tax returns and related schedules. research and provide accounting guidance and support functional or operational areas of the company. drive process and reporting improvements and standardization efforts while maintaining a high level of accuracy. handle special projects, taking full responsibility for their successful and timely completion. additionally, the candidate must meet the following education andor experience requirements:bachelor's degree in accounting required.3+ years of progressive responsibilitylicensed cpa or successfully working toward obtaining cpa license.public accounting experience a plus.strong accounting skills and familiarity with accounting research tools.strong understanding of internal controls and related procedures.strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.displays a "roll-up your sleeve" positive attitude and takes ownership of hisher work.ability to work independently andor with a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.ability to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast paced, deadline driven environment and proactively resolve or escalate issues across functions and follow up as necessary.high proficiency with microsoft office suite.this role has the following physical demands:the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. the employee frequently is required to sit. the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.the employee must occasionally lift andor move up to 25 pounds. specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.benefits: a comprehensive benefits package that includes:referral, holiday, and annual bonuses.annual pay increases.paid time off.medical, dental, and vision insurance.company-paid short term and long-term disability.company-paid life insurance.tuition reimbursement.traditional and roth 401(k) plans with company matching contributions.charitable donation matching programs.

Resume:
<<professional summaryexperience d information technology professional; key strengths include but not limited to systems support in health data management, business analysis, quality assurance, and functional testing; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; adapt to process, procedures and implementation to client specification; excellent communication, critical thinking, investigative & problem resolution strategies, exceeding customer expectations. education and trainingmaster of information technology (mba):,expected intoamerican intercontinental university-dunwoody,gagpa:bachelor of science (bs):,expected intolong island university - c.w. post-brookville,nygpa: skill highlightsexperience in all phases of the system development life cycle for enterprise application implementationsexperience with application level support for multifunctional end user expertise in clinical data managementexperience in project management methodology; effective independently or in a team environmentknowledge of information security concepts; cryptography, incident response, policy/audit, and threat analysis;knowledge of security firewalls, ids/ips, pki, tcp/ip, operating systems, lan/wan, and the osi model;knowledge of hippa/sox/pci compliance standards, and management of information systems access coordinator/enterprise applications; safety & compliance/risk mitigation and disaster responsesystem administrator; united health care, optum cloud, availity, cigna, humana, and bcbs payer websitesicd9-cpt4 coding systems, access blue, care medic, claim logic edi, comtec, epic, health quest;idx/ge centricity business, i- suite, power chart and microsoft office suite software applicationslawson, lotus notes, micro strategy data warehouse/fpsc web-based reporting database applicationscryptography concepts, computer forensics, computer networking/tcp/ip; information security principlesjava programming, oracledb10g; opnet it guru, windows os, unix/linux os professional experience data dictionary analyst, 01/2004topresentglobal indemnity limited– ,perform system administration, business analysis, and maintenance of health/financial database dictionaries for internal/external clinical/business units; query web-based research tools/system modules for data integrity and operations compliance; maintain finance charge master; manage security set-up/access control to billing interfaces for end users; sme for electronic data interchange/system configurations for revenue cycle optimization.accomplishments executed billing application configurations for icd-10 implementation for cpt code compliance instrumental in transitioning encounter based charge capture to electronic formats for provider services maintained access management/security to secure payer web portals for enterprise of 10,000 end users subject matter expert for ge centricity business implementation; increased database integrity by 95% designed testing scripts; executed testing in enterprise dictionaries for system build/operational validation developed technical documentation of department process improvement initiatives for application support audited edi system code logic; english translation improved data transparency/e-commerce a/r by 25%.operations analyst iii, 01/1999to 01/2004derrick frost mci/verizon–city,state,senior member of the marketing operations team; administered audits, controls, reporting, and coordinated account set-up; maintained edi/e-commerce pin/card order process utilizing epic/lawson and web-o interface applications for logistics with west coast hub; maintained weekly quality assurance reporting providing a snapshot of metrics in operational efficiency accomplishments project managed web based product catalogue portal; tracked all custom and branded applications in one repository achieved 98% service level compliance in sales/marketing of product imaging, merchandising plans, and account set-up executed audits of inventory practices that led to a two-day reduction in sales to fulfillment rates. skills billing, business analysis, computer networking, cpt4, cpt, cryptography, data management, data warehouse, database applications, database, e-commerce, electronic data interchange, edi, english, finance, financial, firewalls, hub, icd-10, ids, imaging, information security, information systems, inventory, java programming, lan, lawson, linux os, logic, logistics, lotus notes, marketing, merchandising, access, microsoft office suite, windows os, 98, micro strategy, enterprise, operating systems, optimization, osi, pci, process improvement, marketing of product, coding, project management, quality assurance, quest, reporting, research, safety, sales, scripts, system administrator, system administration, tcp/ip, technical training, technical documentation, translation, unix, validation, websites, wan.