Staff Accountant

Overview

Jackson Healthcare and our family of companies provide healthcare systems, hospitals and medical facilities of all sizes with the skilled and specialized labor and technologies they need to deliver high quality patient care and achieve the best possible outcomes — while connecting healthcare professionals to the temporary engagements, contract assignments and permanent placement employment opportunities they desire.

Headquartered in metro Atlanta, we’re powered by more than 2,600 associates and over 20,000 clinician providers covering all 50 U.S. states.

Our mission is to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch. This includes the patients, clinicians and healthcare executives we work with through our companies every day, as well as our communities, the nonprofit organizations we support and each associate who is part of our family.

We’re always looking to add new talent to our teams. We value diverse professionals at all levels and across multiple disciplines and areas of expertise, who have strong leadership skills, align with our culture, and are committed to excellence.

The Staff Accountant will be an integral member of the JIG Accounting Team, responsible for recording journal entries and preparing reconciliations for assigned companies while supporting day-to-day accounting operations. In this role, the Staff Accountant will assist with core accounting, budgeting, forecasting, Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable review, and reporting functions, gaining broad exposure to the full finance cycle.
This position is ideal for a motivated professional who wants to learn quickly, take ownership, and contribute to a growing, dynamic accounting function.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare monthly journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, and close entries.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Perform basic account reconciliations (cash, prepaids, AP and other balance sheet accounts).
• Support accounts payable: enter and code invoices, process expense reports, and assist with payment runs.
• Perform research and analysis for financial statements, budgets, forecasts.
• Monthly related party billings.
• Assist with budgets and forecasts.
• Collaborate on Ad hoc projects as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA not required; CPA-track or CPA eligibility is a plus.
• 0-2 years of relevant accounting experience (internships or entry-level), including month end close process.
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables.
• Workday ERP experience is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Highly organized.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to details.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to perform simple, routine work with little supervision.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to breakdown accounting into T accounts.
• Dependable, reliable, honest and respectful of others; maintains the highest levels of confidentiality.
• Strong team player with an “Others First” orientation.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Onsite; occasional remote work as needed
• 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 frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; write; type; reach with hands and arms
• The employee may need to lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, perception, and ability to adjust focus.