LEAD FINANCIAL STANDARDS SPECIALIST

Whether your skills lie in patient care or administration and you prefer to work in not-for-profit health care, CHRISTUS Health facilities may have a career opportunity for you. CHRISTUS Health and our facilities are committed to being an equal opportunity employer as part of our on-going mission. It is the policy of CHRISTUS Health not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, orientation, disability, age or national origin.Work Schedule: 5 days; 8 hoursAverage Hours Per Week: 40 hoursTravel Involved: 0-10%Job Type: Full Time Relocation package offered:Category: AccountingJob Description: The Lead Financial Standards Specialist is responsible for maintaining standards relative to the System’s chart of accounts, operating and revenue generating departments, and departmental units of service. This position is responsible for maintaining, with high accuracy, the Meditech GL dictionaries for the entire System. The Lead Specialist is responsible for coordinating system-wide implementation of new accounts and departments based on new internal accounting policies or procedures, new management directives, new healthcare industry regulations, and new accounting pronouncements in relation to the chart of accounts and various standard dictionaries. This position is responsible for evaluating requests for the implementation of new accounts. The Lead Specialist will serve as the liaison between the Financial Reporting Group and Financial Systems Group. The Lead Specialist is responsible for ensuring consistency of reporting and account structures among Hyperion Enterprise (consolidation system), StrataCast (Forecasting system) and Meditech. This position is responsible for maintaining StrataCast and for mapping and reconciling GL data from various systems to Hyperion Enterprise and StrataCast. This position is responsible for designing and coordinating the roll-out of budget templates and ensuring the proper set up of categories, accounts, departments in Hyperion Enterprise by working with the Financial Systems Group.CHRISTUS Health is committed to providing meaningful benefits for you and your family and to sharing with you the prosperity you help create. We support our health care teams with competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package.
Medical Health Coverage
Prescription Drug Plan
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Long-Term Disability
Group Term Life
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
REQUIREMENTS
Skills: Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting
Conceptual knowledge of inter-company eliminations
Conceptual knowledge of databases
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Excellent knowledge of accounting and accounting systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate, work with and give directions to all levels of personnel in a large organization.
Excellent organizational skills.
Deadline-oriented and ability to multi-task.Experience:
3 years of accounting experience, preferably in the healthcare industry.
Experience in Meditech, Hyperion Enterprise, and StrataCast preferred.Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:
No certification required; but CPA preferred