Financial Accountant, Accounting, 40-Hours, Days, Hybrid

Location US-MA-Gardner
ID 2026-3995
Category
Administrative/Professional
Position Type
Full-Time
Requisition Post Information* : External Company Name
Heywood Hospital
Corporation : Name
Heywood Hospital

Overview

You Matter Here!
 
Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter! 

 

Hours: 40-Hours, Days, Hybrid

 

$52,100 - $74,570

 

Disclaimer:

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization. 

 

 

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

  • Maintains a thorough understanding of Meditech (including B/AR,GL, Payroll, AP) and makes recommendations to update Meditech General Ledger dictionaries for Heywood, HMG and Realty
  • Maintains analysis of various balance sheet and income statement accounts that enable verification of the accuracy of the accounts. 
  • Ensures that all revenue and expenses have been recorded in the proper month as well as provide explanation of variances.
  • Maintains General Ledger compiled reports to ensure accuracy before being released to internal customers.
  • Keeps the Accounting Manager informed on the status of assigned tasks so that he/she is aware of significant or unusual problems.
  • Keeps the Accounting Manager informed of recurring problems after attempts to resolve.
  • Reconciles the Heywood Hosp. operating cash account between the bank and the amounts posted by Patient Accounts to ensure all activity is properly posted, and communicates with Patient Accounts regarding errors in cash postings to ensure that they are corrected.
  • Delegates duties and reviews tasks of Accounts Payable, and General Accounting personnel ensuring that all tasks are completed correctly and on time.
  • Reviews accounts of the Hospital, Heywood Medical Group and Realty Corporation to ensure the accuracy of balances and totals.
  • Adapts to changing workflow by allocating personnel as appropriate
  • Maintains the competency level necessary to provide adequate coverage in each subordinate’s position.
  • Provides coverage as necessary for the Hospital Payroll Coordinator and Accounts Payable Clerk.
  • Monitors the workflow of employees and makes decisions or suggestions to improve completion of assignments.
  • Trains employees in unique and routine job related issues.
  • Coordinates financial audits and ensures that works schedules are completed within the set audit time frame.
  • Acts as a departmental liaison for internal and external customers to provide necessary information in an appropriate manner.
  • Assists in preparation of Budgets. 

Statement of Other Duties:

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

 

Functional Demands 

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).

Qualifications

Job Requirements 

Minimum Education

  • BS or BA with major in Accounting is required or relevant work experience

Required Skills

  • Emphasis on General Ledger and Accounts Payable
  • Must be versatile, having the ability to complete most accounting functions.
  • Must have a fairly high level of telephone and face to face verbal and listening skills in order to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, managers and outside agencies 

 

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