Finance/Accounting Rotational Analyst

Job Description

About the Company

Ochsner Health, established in 1942, is dedicated to a mission of serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. The organization attributes its achievements—including awards, broken records, and patient assistance—to the committed employees who work within its system. Ochsner believes that every employee, whether directly working with patients or in a support role, makes a significant difference. Ochsner Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or any other legally protected class. Ochsner Health also endeavors to make its website accessible to all users and provides contact information for accommodation requests during the application process.

Job Description (Detailed)

This role at Ochsner Health is a rotational position designed to provide experience across various financial departments. The successful candidate will perform duties as assigned by managers in each department.

Departments of Rotation:
• Accounts Payable
• General Accounting
• Payroll
• Financial Accounting

Education Requirements:
• Required: Actively working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Work Experience Requirements:
• Required: None (entry-level opportunity).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
• Computer Skills: Must have the necessary skills and dexterity for data entry and retrieval of patient information, with above-average proficiency in Windows-style applications and keyboarding.
• Communication Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential, along with the ability to present information clearly and professionally to various levels of individuals.
• Team Management Skills: Strong capabilities in team management.

Job Duties:
The primary duties for this position are diverse, reflecting its rotational nature across multiple accounting functions:

• Accounts Payable (AP):
• Process AP transactions accurately and timely.
• Enter vendor invoices.
• Match invoices to purchase orders.
• Payroll:
• Process Payroll transactions accurately and timely.
• Prepare FICA recovery spreadsheets.
• Perform Payroll account reconciliations.
• General Accounting:
• Record cash payments and fixed assets to the Lawson system.
• Prepare cash reconciliations.
• Financial Accounting/Analysis:
• Review assigned financial statement lines for proper coding and accruals.
• Analyze assigned General Ledger (GL) accounts for proper accruals and coding.
• Analyze financial statement variances for assigned accounts.
• Compliance:
• Remain knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements applicable to the assigned area.
• Ensure compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.
• Comply with the Ochsner Health System Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors, patient/employee safety, patient privacy, or other compliance concerns.

Physical and Environmental Demands:
• Sedentary Work: Involves sitting most of the time, with occasional walking or standing for brief periods. Requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to move objects.
• Flexible Work Schedule: Must be able to work a flexible schedule, potentially more than eight hours a day.
• Environmental Exposure: Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissue. Incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid, and there is no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Important Notes:
• This job description is a summary and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities; duties may be added or amended at any time at Ochsner’s discretion.
• An individual is not considered an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on Ochsner’s careers website.
• This position is on-site; remote work is not applicable. Individuals residing in specific states (Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C.) are not eligible for remote work positions at Ochsner Health.