What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting and Finance Clerk position at Careington?
For more than 45 years, Careington International has been a leader in the health and wellness benefits space. Since its founding in 1979, Careington has been delivering dental discount solutions as its core competency. Today, Careington has expanded to offer a growing portfolio of 150 health, wellness, lifestyle and virtual health products and services designed to deliver cost savings across a spectrum of life needs. Through its affiliated nationally licensed third-party administrator (TPA), Careington also delivers full-scale administrative services, including customer service, licensed enrollment, claims administration, individual and group billing.
This role will initially be worked in the office 3 days a week and 2 days from home. At some point and time in 2027 (Spring to Summer) will revert to five days in the office.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Verify, code, and Process deposits
- Produce/Compose daily, weekly, and monthly reports
- Validate monthly commissions
- Data analysis and validation of various reporting
- Work closely with other departments on end‐of‐month reconciliations
- Transfer data into meaningful, professional, and easy to understand formats for various audiences/departments
- Extract data from various sources
- Code revenue with proper debit and credits using chart of accounts
- Enter Journal Entries and Bank Transactions in Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Process manual payments and postings in Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Prepare and audit Journal Entries to ensure an effortless Bank Reconciliation
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports as requested; from various sources, including Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Work closely with the Claims department to validate and void stale checks
- Maintains and updates incoming payment/banking forms
- Maintains historical records by combining and filing documents in folders on the network
- Assist with various projects as needed
Qualifications and Skills
- Comprehension of full cycle bank reconciliations
- Familiarity of journal entries and general ledger
- Ability to work at a high‐volume pace, under pressure and still meet fixed deadlines
- Be a self‐starter, and thrive in a fast‐paced/deadline‐driven environment
- Ability to self‐check work for accuracy, detail‐oriented, demonstrate good judgement, and use constructive criticism to improve work
- Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
- Process‐minded with critical thinking and problem‐solving skills
- Strong time management skills
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as in a team environment
- Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
- The ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion
- Must maintain a professional attitude, and work cohesively in a team environment
- Adobe proficiency
- Microsoft Dynamics GP knowledge is a plus!
- Data entry skills
- General math skills
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required
- Previous Finance experience or working towards an Accounting/Finance degree is preferred, but not required
- Strong Excel skills and proficient with Microsoft Office products