What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant position at Valley Health Care?
NATURE OF WORK: The Accounting Assistant works to support the accountants within the Finance Department by handling the logistics and documentation of day-to-day transactions. This position will help ensure that data is recorded correctly and timely.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: ______________________________________________________________________________
- High school Diploma or Equivalent
- Ability to perform or learn essential duties as outlined below
- Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with individuals of the organization
- Must demonstrate integrity and respect for confidentiality
- Ability to comply with Client Rights
- Ability to comply with safety procedures
- Ability to read, speak, and write the English language
- Ability to work as a team member
- Must possess organizational skills
- Ability to adapt to new procedures and workflows
- Ability to prioritize work assignments to meet deadlines
- Must have experience working with computers, including Microsoft Office
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: ____________________________________________________________________________
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Associate's degree in accounting (or related field) or equivalent combination of experience and education
WORK ENVIRONMENT: In-Doors 99%. Outdoors 1% the work environment is a normal office environment.
WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to make decisions quickly and accurately in an oftentimes fast paced, demanding work environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Monitoring daily credit card transactions for all cards throughout the agency and ensuring that receipts are collected and coded timely
- Distributing and collecting credit cards and documentation for their use
- Distributing petty cash when appropriate and collecting documentation for its use
- Internal/external Representative Payee reporting
- Funding of client debit cards upon staff request (through a website)
- Assigning personal identification numbers to staff for fuel purchases with agency vehicles
- Monitoring and coding fuel charges to appropriate programs
- Monitoring and coding cell phone invoice to appropriate programs
- Recording basic accounting entries on the General Ledger
- Daily cash reporting
- Learning the cash application process and performing those duties as a backup for other staff
- OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED