Accounting Assistant - Remote

MICHIGAN PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION

3d•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for the daily maintenance of accounts payable and accounts receivable functions and may perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. Checks the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions. Provides accounting assistance with project reporting, Costpoint data entry, and other activities, as required.

Requirements

Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
Minimum two years experience in an accounting or billing support position preferred
Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures
Familiarity with finance laws and regulations
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information and data
Ability to work with a high attention to detail
Ability to stay on task and complete duties by assigned deadlines
Experience with complex accounting software systems, Costpoint preferred.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite required
Ability to provide or exchange routine, complex, or technical information
Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions and correspondence.
Ability to write in a clear and legible manner.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
Ability to work with proportional relationships.
Ability to identify process failures and troubleshoot the failure.
Ability to identify variables in situations/ processes.
Ability to design systems which perform consistently by controlling variables.

Responsibilities

Process receipts and post cash receipts; keep copies of checks; deposit checks and attach copies/stubs to receipt. Maintain monthly cash receipt file prior to processing in accounting system
Assist with accounts receivable by track deposits and payments; assist with payment disputes, data entry, etc.
Assist and process accounts payable including entering invoices for payment and process payment in Costpoint system; process vendor setups and enter payables; maintain vendor files appropriately; prioritizes internal and external invoices by payment deadlines; schedule accounts payable runs to meet deadlines; reconcile accounts (cash and expense) to resolve any issues
Monitor IDRE shared mailbox and update IDRE portal as needed
Communicate with parties for refund instructions when needed
Assist with collection process
Provides accounting system reports as required
Ensure compliance with all company policies and adhere to all relevant compliance regulations (HIPAA, FISMA, URAC, CMS, FAR, etc)