Job Description
Job Description
ACCOUNTANT
POSITION SUMMARY :
Under the supervision of the Director of Finance, the PACE Southeast Michigan Accountant is responsible for the performance of a variety of functions related to processing and analyzing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Fixed Assets.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Ensuring the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Monitor and implement all accounts payable check activation and wire transactions
- Makes bank deposits
- Monitors, reconciles and post journal entries of all aspects of Medicare / Medicaid monthly transactions
- Develops relationships with outside vendors and participants on accounts payable and receivable invoices
- Completing analysis of employee expenditures
- Record, monitor, and audit fixed assets by creating a system of procedures, forms and controls to properly tag and maintain company assets
- Design and prepare audit schedules for external audit processors.
- Provide accurate, timely, and relevant recording, reporting and analysis of financial information
- Analyzes, maintains and updates computer programs to provide accurate financial data to various departments.
- Keep abreast of governmental regulations pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
- Proactively seek knowledge, new tasks and responsibilities.
- Promote positive working relations as part of a department team and help facilitate the team’s ability to meet its goals and objectives.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an Accounting or Finance major, or equivalent work experience.Knowledge of Computer programming to learn PACE SEMI financial system and voluminous governmental regulations.Visual ability required in the analysis of reports, contracts, and other documents.Manual dexterity required to prepare and tabulate data and write reports.Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined and summarized below :Communication
OwnershipUnderstandingMotivationSensitivityExcellenceTeamworkRespectSelf-directed, flexible and committed to the team concept.Demonstrates teamwork, initiative and a willingness to learn.Maintains customer service skills as provided through on-going training and in- services.Completes all annual, mandatory in-service training and screening, including but not limited to : Infection Control, TB Testing, Emergency Preparedness, HIPAA, Ergonomics and Participant Rights.Possesses the ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and interdepartmental relationships.WORKING CONDITIONS :
An office setting which may require some local travel to site locations.Normal office environment with minimal exposure to noise, dust or extreme temperatures.