Jr Accountant

Summary

PACS, Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc., is a healthcare organization focused on leadership and quality care. The Jr Accountant assists the accounting department with daily and monthly accounting tasks, including reviewing expenses and invoices, preparing reconciliations and journal entries, organizing documentation, and maintaining data privacy.

Responsibilities

• Review expense and credit card reimbursement reports for accuracy and alignment with company policy for appropriate expense and coding designations
• Review invoices for miscodes and correct
• Apply consistent and impartial set of guidelines to expenses and invoices
• Prepare internal schedules needed for account reconciliations; including accessing third party partners for data and reports necessary to prepare the reconciliation
• Assist in document gathering and organization
• Performs end-of-month procedures as required
• May be asked to perform analytical processes or procedures
• Preparation and posting of journal entries to accounting software
• Operates standard office equipment to include: calculator, photocopy machine, facsimile machine, computer, printer and multi-line telephone
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Maintain data privacy and confidentiality
• Contribute to team success by achieving due dates and team goals

Skills

• • Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED
• Strong verbal communications skills, ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge in clerical functions and computer literacy
• Must have knowledge of office machines and equipment
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator
• Proficiency in MS Excel is preferred
• Ideally should be enrolled in a secondary program leading to a bachelor's degree in accounting or similar degree program

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or GED
• Strong verbal communications skills, ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge in clerical functions and computer literacy
• Must have knowledge of office machines and equipment
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, and calculator

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency in MS Excel is preferred
• Ideally should be enrolled in a secondary program leading to a bachelor's degree in accounting or similar degree program

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) plan with company contributions
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) providing confidential support for personal and professional challenges