JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT -

About the role

Assists in maintaining records of fiscal and budgetary controls, ledgers, and other transactions. Processes routine financial documents and transactions, reconciles records, and analyzes routine financial data. Assists in the development and coordinates the maintenance of area budgets. Responds to patient inquiries and interview for financial assistance programs. Ensures adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance of accounts and ledgers
• Post routine budget, revenue, expense, and correcting entries for internal unit financial control system
• Perform book holder duties such as processing SPO's, PR's, check requests and/or petty cash fund; maintains fund levels appropriate for daily operations and prepares deposits, balances accounts to financial reporting system
• Review travel, purchasing, and personnel documents for availability of funding and adherence to funding regulations
• Prepare time sheets as appropriate and maintain payroll records
• Review and process routine accounting/financial data; prepare revenue and expense projections and financial reports
• Prepare paperwork on accounts payables/receivables, cost reimbursements, and other billings for processing; develops and maintains supporting worksheets
• Assist in the development and management of budgets for the department or assigned areas
• Respond to customer inquiries; research and resolve financial transaction problems

Qualifications

Education

• Essential: High School or GED Equivalent
• Nonessential: Associate Degree
• Nonessential: Education specialization: Related Discipline

Experience

• Essential: 3 years directly related experience
• Third Party Payers And Regulations Experience
• Community resources, Medicare/Medicaid programs and eligibility knowledge

Credentials

• Essential: Not Applicable/Not Required

Physical Conditions

• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working conditions

• No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment