What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant position at Patient First?
The responsibilities of this job include, but are not limited to the following:
- Entering vendor invoices into the accounting system;
- Processing accounts payable for all companies, including printing checks and preparing payments to be mailed to vendors and employees;
- Performing all accounts payable accounting maintenance;
- Working closely with vendors regarding invoice statuses and issues;
- Researching monthly vendor statements to verify unpaid invoices;
- Maintaining paid invoices files and purging at the end of the fiscal year;
- Assisting supervisors and managers with coding and research of unpaid invoices;
- Assisting accountants with various tasks and responding to any other job-related requests as needed;
- Reviewing and approving expense reports.
- Employee must be 18 years of age or older;
- High school graduate or equivalent;
- Must be able to type and input data accurately;
- Ability to handle incoming telephone calls;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel required;
- Ability to handle highly confidential matters;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize and deal with numerous tasks at one time;
- Minimum of one year clerical experience preferred;
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds;
- Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time.