Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Functional Pathways

The Tone:
This is an on-site Staff Accountant role at Functional Pathways, located in Knoxville, TN. Functional Pathways operates as a leading healthcare services company, committed to delivering excellence and fostering innovation within the industry. This position is central to managing daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of all financial operations. The Staff Accountant will assume meaningful accounting responsibilities, contributing to the financial health and operational efficiency across multiple companies within the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, Knoxville, TN

• Mission: This person is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of daily, weekly, and monthly financial operations, including general ledger and financial reporting.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Close: Support the financial close process by preparing journal entries, managing accruals, and conducting reconciliations.
• Intercompany & Balance Sheet: Perform intercompany transactions and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Fixed Assets: Maintain the fixed asset ledger, manage depreciation schedules, and perform all related reconciliations.
• Accounts Payable: Process accounts payable invoices accurately and execute weekly check runs on time.
• Vendor Reporting: Manage 1099 vendor information and contribute to year-end reporting requirements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A motivated and detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of core accounting principles and practices, ready to contribute to financial operations within a healthcare services company.
• Experience: Proven capability in performing key accounting functions such as general ledger management, comprehensive financial reporting, and the handling of intercompany transactions. Demonstrated history of successfully executing various reconciliations, processing accounts payable invoices, and managing weekly check runs. Experience with 1099 vendor information and year-end reporting is also required, alongside assisting with corporate credit card reconciliations and business license tracking.
• Skills: Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in all accounting activities, ensuring efficient and reliable financial data. Strong organizational skills for maintaining fixed asset ledgers and depreciation schedules. Proficiency in performing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting the financial close process, including journal entries and accruals.