Accountant II Resume Profile, Pennsylvania - Hire IT People

Summary

Accomplished, seasoned and motivated accounting professional with an extensive background in financial management and fiscal operations. Ability to juggle several projects simultaneously while working under pressure in fast-paced environments. Effectively defines, develops, and implements targeted action plans to maximize productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Excels at interacting with broad populations including senior management, staff, clients, and external contractors and vendors. Highly versatile quickly masters new roles, responsibilities, technologies, and environments. Demonstrates outstanding problem solving and active listening skills diffuses difficult situations with tact and ease. Customer service is second nature.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Created and published an End-User manual for the Pennsylvania Nursing Home Assessment Program and the corresponding financial database in the Office of Long-Term Living. The purpose of this manual was to serve as a resource for current management and accounting staff in program operation. This manual is still used today.
Served as the sole accounting liaison to the State Comptroller's Office in the formatting and generating all financial data requested by federal auditors such as the Center for Medicaid/Medicare Services.
In collaboration with the Comptroller's office and outside contractors, streamlined the bank deposit and reconciliation process by drastically reducing the all-day job of manually entering payments for each of 700 nursing home facilities through a more automated and computerized system.
Managed all aspects of general accounting operations including preparation of financial statements, variance analysis, cash forecasting, and intercompany billing using SAP and other accounting tracking systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Accountant II

Financial Review and Payment Section

Examination and review of County financial reports to ensure accuracy and State compliance.
Participated in the development of policies and procedures for Grant funding to counties.
Accurately recorded general ledger entries, processed invoices and processed payments in SAP.
Created ACCESS database to provide Accounts Receivable and Payable functions for Personal Care Homes' fines, appeals and grants to calculate corresponding payments due to and from counties.
Developed and maintained working relationships with other State and Federal agencies, County Fiscal Officers, Administrators, in-house and independent auditors.
Adhered to established time frames and framework of prescribed Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP and regulations.
Analyzed payment allocations, prior payments, expenditures, revenues, budgetary and appropriation structure to ensure the availability of funds and to compute charges
Prepared, verified and entered expenditure adjustments in SAP to allocate operating expenses of three Commonwealth buildings.
Participated in testing program software and working spreadsheets for new grant initiatives to ensure accurate funding to counties for fiscal year 2014-15.
Performs other ad hoc and accounting duties as needed.

Liberty Healthcare Contractor

Confidential

Office of Long-Term Living

Researched and maintained up-to-date knowledge of State regulations and statues governing financial reporting for the Pennsylvania Nursing Home Assessment Program.
Reviewed and commented on drafts of program policies, procedures and regulations for operations as well as any proposals of program changes to improve cost effectiveness.
Reviewed reported financial records from over 700 nursing facilities to ensure compliance of the Department's financial assessment reporting and payment requirements. Compliance issues are discussed with Nursing Home Administrators, Chief Financial Officers, or legal representative to reach resolution.
Monitored calculation and timing of supplemental payments to nursing homes in accordance with Federal Financial Participation requirements as instructed by the Federal Government in collaboration with the State Treasury office.
Responded to incoming calls, Right-To-Know request and other inquiries from the Provider community, State and Federal department personnel, and the public.
Performed other accounting and administrative duties such as Account Payables, Account Receivables, adjustments, daily bank deposits after postings to accounts and monthly transaction reconciliations.
Applied accounting and finance expertise toward preparing consolidated balance sheets, for senior management.
Conducted comprehensive reviews and analysis of quarterly variances and prepared and presented detailed report to senior management.
Performed ad hoc projects as needed by State agency Comptroller's Office and maintained all required financial records, reports, and files

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