Staff Accountant

Kennedy Krieger Institute is hiring a Staff Accountant to support monthly accounting and financial close activities. The role records financial transactions, reconciles balance sheet accounts, and completes assigned reporting accurately and on time.

What you'll do:

• Process non-patient cash receipts on a daily basis, including researching and identifying appropriate General Ledger coding
• Process daily credit card transactions, ensuring proper handling of confidential information
• Prepare and enter assigned monthly journal entries, including balance sheet, revenue and expense, and net asset transactions
• Update and reconcile assigned balance sheet account reconciliations. This includes a variety of asset, liability, and net asset accounts
• Accurately enter fixed assets into the Lawson Asset Management system on a monthly basis
• Assist the Senior Accountant with multiple aspects of the non-patient accounts receivable system, including posting, reconciling payments, monthly analysis, and making recommendations for adjustment
• Assist with monthly accounting schedules by obtaining information from reports and performing accurate data entry
• Assist Manager, Accounting and Senior Accountant with ad hoc general accounting and administrative tasks as required

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting required
• Minimum one year of experience working in a general accounting department or public accounting required