What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr Accountant position at RUSH Health?
Position Summary: Part-time position responsible for various financial reporting and analysis pertaining to general accounting functions. This includes Audit Work papers, Bank Reconciliation’s, Financial Report preparation; Analysis; Queries, Rent/Recording/Collections, and Statistical Analysis. Acts as resource to the management team and staff members concerning financial and statistical issues. Functions as integral part of Fiscal Services team.
Copley Performance Areas/Behaviors:
Patient/Family/Customer First
- Treats others with courtesy, respect and caring touch in all interactions.
- Goes the extra mile to identify, fulfill and exceed customer needs. Puts those needs first.
- Promotes patient rights, patient safety and ensures confidentiality and privacy at all times.
- Recognizes, respects, and effectively communicates with all cultures
Continuous Improvement
- Continuously looks for, suggests and works on better ways to conduct work.
- Is open to new ideas and changes; encourages others to do the same.
- Plans for change by involving all those who may be impacted from the start.
- Identified CQI opportunities and participates in CQI initiatives.
- Adheres to the Code of Conduct of RCMC in the performances of job duties and promotes the adherence of others as well.
Promotes Teamwork and Partnerships
- Treats each employee as an equal and valued member of the team; works cooperatively with other employees to complete the work.
- Willingly flexes to meet changing workload demands and priorities.
- Helps make Copley a great place to work by promoting positives and committing to resolve problems.
Team Relationships
Coached by: Manager, Accounting, Director of Accounting and Reimbursement
Position Performance Area/Expectations:
Financial Reporting:
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, year to date and annual financial statements. Including the preparation on monthly templates, journal entries and schedules needed to process monthly closing procedures and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Work with Hospital accounting staff to reconcile monthly inter-company, due to/from accounts, transactions between the Healthplex and other Rush entities
- Distribute financial reports, monthly income statements and departmental budgets to Healthplex managers as needed
- Accurately prepare monthly and annual statistical and other supporting schedules and trending reports
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all Healthplex cash accounts (General, Payroll, Impressed and Credit Card) and prepare journal entries to make necessary adjustments.
- Analyze month-end account balances and transactions and prepare monthly reconciliations and roll forward analysis for review and adjustment.
- Collect, research and respond to all credit card dispute notices received from merchant service provider
- Aid in reconciling all the billing systems payment batches.
- Actively participates in automated system upgrades and enhancements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Accounts Payable
- Process AP.
External/Internal Audits
- Actively participates in annual financial statement audit process including preparation of audit schedules and analyses.
Position Requirements:
- Proficiency in Windows based computer software in a network environment including spreadsheet, database and word processing software applications.
- Prefer previous experience in a health care environment.
- Ability to prioritize work based on multiple deadlines.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
$25.95 - $38.93 Hourly
RUSH salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects RUSH’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case. Benefits can be found here.
Employment Type: Part-time Shift: First shift Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pmSalary : $26 - $39