Staff Accountant 3

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare Medicaid cost reports for ambulance providers.
• Reconcile expenditures, fixed assets, and other reconciliations as needed. 
• Provide general ledger and reporting assistance to financial staff.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures and recommend accounting process improvements. 
• Assist with the Medicaid cost report audit support and documentation.
• Review and update policy and procedure guides for cost reports and audits.
• Responsibilities may change as the department and PCG grow and as deemed necessary by management. 
• Supervise accounting staff
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Ability to analyze account fluctuations and year-to-year variances.
• Ability to identify unusual items or issues and to correct them going forward. 
• Ensure reporting is consistent with GAAP policy. 
• Effective ability to prioritize and manage multiple activity streams. 
• Must have the ability to manage task load.
• Must maintain attention to detail at all times. 
• Excellent organizational skills, verbal, and written communication skills. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel. 
• Possess discretion to work with confidential information. 

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field; Master’s degree in accounting or related field preferred

Experience

· Experience with GAAP principles 

· Experience with project accounting. 

· Experience with Medicare or Medicaid cost reporting preferred

· Experience with Medicare regulations and reimbursement manual

· Experience with applicable Federal and State Medicaid policies and regulations relating to healthcare reimbursement

· Minimum 5-7 years of accounting experience with 1-2 years Medicare and/or Medicaid cost reporting preferred

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Certification

CPA Certification Required

Working Conditions

• Remote Setting

Supervisory Responsibility

This is a people management job with direct reports. All PCG people managers are expected to:

• Delegate work across the team to achieve business results
• Motivate, engage, and retain team members
• Develop and grow high performing individuals and teams

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