Gift Of Hope Hiring for Junior Accountant II Job at Glenview, IL Full Time

Performs accounts receivable duties including coding, verifying, and posting accounts receivable, preparing analytical spreadsheets, collections, revenue reconciliations and filing; prepares bi-weekly payroll

The following essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Support Gift of Hope’s mission, vision, and values; adhere to its policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of this position
• Prepare and review, in detail, the bi-weekly payroll
• Generate and review laboratory invoices for correctness and follow-up with Laboratory Manager on discrepancies
• Maintain logs of laboratory testing; prepare associated monthly journal entries in accounting system
• Prepare and review organ billing files prior to preparation of invoices and posting into the accounts receivable sub-ledger; prepare invoices for delivery to customers
• Prepare and review all tissue invoices
• Maintain tissue inventory and final disposition of tissue cases
• Reconcile tissue inventory monthly to external agency reports, if applicable
• Code and post cash receipts and associated remittances to accounts receivable sub-ledger
• Prepare revenue reconciliations to agree to general ledger accounts monthly
• Balance the accounts receivable aging schedule to the ledger monthly
• Follow up on all overdue receivables and document all customer contacts, at minimum, semimonthly
• Review outstanding receivables with Assistant Controller and others as appropriate at least monthly
• Provide back-up for Accounts Payable
• Other duties as assigned

The following identifies the minimum education and training required to perform the essential functions of the job.

• High school diploma

The following indicates the minimum skills and experience required to perform the essential functions of the job.

• 3 years’ accounting experience, or Associate’s degree with 1 year accounting experience
• Intermediate skills in Excel; basic skills in Word
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to retain confidential information
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP is a plus but not required