Health Accountant Associate

About the role

This Fellowship Program position is a full-time, temporary, limited term assignment not to exceed three years from the date of hire. It is intended for applicants that have graduated with a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university within the last 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Prepares adjusting journal entries.
• Reviews TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare invoices for accuracy and contract compliance and routes for approvals.
• Tracks and reports payments to all health care vendors.
• Aids in monitoring funds due from vendors to ensure timely collection.
• Calculates and prepares IRS tax forms for the Affordable Care Act.
• Prepares general ledger reconciliations.
• Prepares monthly financial statements and other periodic financial reports.
• Supports the annual financial statement audit.
• Performs ad hoc tasks.
• Maintains accounting related files and records.
• Participates in trainings and projects related to the TRS Fellowship Program including webinars, quarterly check-ins, classes or other learning activities, book group, projects, and the mentoring program.
• Mets TRS Fellowship Program deadlines and goals for completion of trainings in deliverables in a timely manner.

Requirements

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance or a closely related field awarded within the last 12 months.

Required Experience: None.

Required Registration, Certification, Or Licensure: None.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statements. Accounting and bookkeeping principles.
• Skills: Analyzing accounting records, troubleshooting associated problems, and interpreting and applying applicable laws, policies and procedures. Planning, organizing, and prioritizing work assignments to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced and changing environment, and completing detailed work with a high degree of accuracy. Using a computer in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office word processing, spreadsheet, and other business software. Advance proficiency in Excel, specifically with formulas. Effective written and verbal communications, including explaining complex information to others in an understandable manner, and writing clear and precise policies, procedures, and correspondence. Completing detailed work with a high degree of accuracy. Ability To: Meet frequent and multiple deadlines, manage conflicting priorities and demands, and adapt to changes in schedules and assignments. Think critically, analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions. Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, vendors and other external contacts and to work effectively in a professional team environment. Learn new tools and concepts and apply them when necessary.

Skills

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statements.
• Accounting and bookkeeping principles.
• Analyzing accounting records, troubleshooting associated problems, and interpreting and applying applicable laws, policies and procedures.
• Planning, organizing, and prioritizing work assignments to manage a high-volume workload in a fast-paced and changing environment, and completing detailed work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Using a computer in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office word processing, spreadsheet, and other business software.
• Advance proficiency in Excel, specifically with formulas.
• Effective written and verbal communications, including explaining complex information to others in an understandable manner, and writing clear and precise policies, procedures, and correspondence.
• Completing detailed work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability To: Meet frequent and multiple deadlines, manage conflicting priorities and demands, and adapt to changes in schedules and assignments. Think critically, analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend effective solutions. Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, vendors and other external contacts and to work effectively in a professional team environment. Learn new tools and concepts and apply them when necessary.

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