Accounting Assistant

Sunrise Senior Living•Fort Belvoir, VA

About The Position

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together. Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work® by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of. The Accounting Assistant is responsible for all accounts receivable and/or accounts payable system input, assists the Controller with the accuracy of monthly Profit and Loss (P&L) Summary reporting, balance sheet account reconciliations, Medicare/Medicaid billing and adherence to Sunrise Senior Living business process controls. The Accounting Assistance maintains resident administration / financial files per Sunrise Senior Living policy and procedures and in compliance with Federal and State regulations.

Requirements

Associate degree in Accounting or related field preferred
Two (2) years experience in accounting field with exposure to accounting services within a senior housing and/or healthcare environment
Ability to handle multiple priorities
Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication
Competent in organizational, time management skills
Demonstration of proficiency in computer skills, Microsoft Office (Windows, Outlook, Excel) and Sunrise applications with the ability to learn new applications
Demonstrates good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
As applicable, all Sunrise team members who drive a Sunrise vehicle must sign the Driver job description and understand the key essential duties for safety and regulatory compliance

Responsibilities

Assist the Controller with the community’s accounting functions.
Maintain computerized accounts receivable system according to Sunrise Senior Living policy and procedures:
Review all input.
Assist with maintaining data integrity controls.
Coordinate processing with the Controller.
Review and assist with analysis of output reports.
Assist with and ensures timely issuance of billing statements.
Maintain timely billings and collections of accounts receivables; develop effective working relationships with Medicare/Medicaid billing office to resolve claims and obtain timely reimbursement.
Develop and maintain current knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid requirements to properly process billing and regulatory reporting (if applicable at community).
Reconcile and control cash accounts for resident deposits and petty cash accounts. Responsible for timely bank deposits and concentration of cash; responsible for documentation, reconciliation and reporting (1099s) for Resident deposits; reconciles cash accounts and petty cash funds.
Administer resident trust funds where applicable.
Assist the Controller with the community’s accounts payable system according to Sunrise Senior Living policy and procedures; maintain departmental checkbooks and review accounts payable output reports.
Assist in preparing accruals and reversals; correct and adjust journal entries as necessary.
Process invoices with the proper approvals and coding per Sunrise Senior Living policy and business process controls.
Assist in maintaining the Departmental Per Resident Day (PRD) Checkbook each month and ensure expenses incurred but not invoiced or paid within the current accounting period are properly accrued.
Process fixed asset purchases for approved projects / purchases.
Assist and monitor all community key business controls each month and ensure they are executed in accordance with Sunrise Senior Living policy.
Assist with daily manual census and reconcile month-end census to the billing system.
Assist the Controller with the Monthly Key Controls Checklist and review for completeness and accuracy; follow up with community team leaders on noted exceptions to Sunrise Senior Living policy.
Support and assist the Controller with the preparation of the Balance Sheet reconciliations each month in accordance with department policy.
Assist in the presentation and value of Sunrise’s products and services for our residents, families, and team members and targeted referral sources.
Assist the Controller in completing the annual community budget.
Understand the department budget to include labor/labour and other expenses and its impact on the community’s bottom line.
Assist the Controller with reviews of monthly financial statements and assists with implementing plans of actions around deficiencies.
Understand the internal cost associated with all Sunrise Senior Living resident care programs.
Assist with maintaining reports used to manage community revenues and costs.
Partner with community team to ensure community is in compliance with national/provincial regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety requirements and promotion of Risk Management programs and policies; adherence to safety rules and regulations.
Practice safety procedures at all times including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), fire extinguishers, MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets), and Lockout Tagout procedures.
Review, read, notate and initial Daily Log to document and learn about pertinent information.
Assist the Controller with training and on-boarding of new department team members.
Participate actively as a member of a team and committed to working toward team goals.
Demonstrate in daily interactions with others, our Team Member Credo.
Commit to serving our residents and guests through our Principles of Service.
Contribute in the overall engagement programs and processes (customer and team member engagement) including participating in the team member engagement survey and engagement improvement planning workshops.
Attend regular meetings; Town Hall, Department Team Meetings, Cross Over, and others as directed by the Supervisor/ Department Coordinator.
Keep abreast of professional developments in the field by reading, attending conferences, and training sessions.
Maintain compliance in assigned required training and all training required by state/province or other regulating authorities as applicable to this role to ensure that Sunrise standards are always met.
Perform other duties as assigned.