Lead Accountant - MD Medicaid (Hybrid)

**Resp \& Qualifications** **PURPOSE:** Responsible for a multitude of accounting activities, included but not limited to review of journal entries and reconciliations, the month end close process and audit preparation; analyze balance sheet accounts and resolves accounting discrepancies and irregularities by collecting and analyzing account information; ensures that all deliverables comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Contributes to other department and organization special projects as assigned. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** * Oversee daily accounting operations for government programs (Medicare \& Medicaid), including review of premium revenue, medical claims and administrative expenses. * Ensure completion and accuracy of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. * Assist in audit preparation, ensuring compliance with GAAP and STAT accounting principles. * Assist accounting staff, provide guidance, training and performance feedback. * Cross department collaboration to ensure timeliness of accrual estimates. * Verification of general ledger data through review and maintenance of monthly reconciliations/analyses of reported activity to source and/or supporting documentation. The resolution of outstanding issues through research and analysis as well as the initiation of corrective control measures procedural or transactional. Application of analytical accounting software tools and techniques for compiling, integrating and analyzing data, including trending analyses. Providing timely and informative information regarding the status of reconciliations and related projects to management. * Review of monthly journal entries. This process requires a thorough understanding of the activity to be recorded as well as proficient analysis of the underlying supporting data ensuring that activity is accurately and correctly recorded. * Special projects, as necessary. Will include application of accounting and research techniques toward