Senior Accountant
Company: Atlantic Health System
Location: Morristown
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Job Summary: Support the AHS finance department in
post award accounting and reporting compliance for federal, state,
and local grants that fund operations or capital and industry
sponsored research clinical trials for all sites on internal
operational reporting and external funding agency award terms and
conditions. Job Responsibilities / Essential Functions: Responsible
to manage accurate and timely reporting through the general ledger
for revenues and expenses for government grants and clinical trials
across all hospital sites within month-end financial close
deadlines. Maintain an understanding of Uniform Guidance, GAAP,
GAAS, and internal policies, to support grantees with training,
technical assistance, and financial reporting from application to
post-award. Review project team prepared agency expenditure reports
to verify accurate documentation prior to financial official sign
off, to facilitate timely filing to agency for reimbursement.
Maintain active grant workpaper files, reporting schedules, and
records of agency invoicing, payments, and receivables; follow up
on outstanding receivables to improve cash flow. Coordinate and
prepare schedule of expenditures for annual grant compliance
audits; serve as liaison and point of contact with the funded
project team, auditors and funding agencies for audit and financial
monitoring visits. Support management in financial statement
preparation for grant and financial audits and required regulatory
filings and compliance requirements. Support financial reporting
for the Atlantic Center for Research (ACR), including deposit
reconciliation and distribution to operations. Monitor issuance of
new fund accounts for grants and clinical trials contracts; perform
account analysis, journal entries, and month-end close according to
established deadlines. Contribute to financial process
improvements, system evaluations, and assist in projects and data
analysis using Excel tools. Assist peers and management on projects
as assigned Qualifications Minimum Education and/or Experience
Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree Accounting , CPA preferred.
Experience: • 3- 4 years of experience in accounting, public
experience preferred. • Experience with grant award reporting,
interaction with government funding agencies and auditors • Strong
knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, Uniform Guidance/ NJ TCL OMB requirements
• Uniform Guidance compliance, funding agency and/or financial
statement auditor experience a plus. • Intermediate knowledge MS
Office applications, GMS, General Ledger systems- Oracle a plus
Other Desired Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge: • Ability to
interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff and
management in a professional manner. • Ability to work
independently, organize and prioritize work under pressure with
accuracy and attention to detail. • Ability to process and handle
confidential information with discretion.
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