Accounting Assistant

Qualified individual will be the assistant to full-time accounting staff, primarily responsible for accounts receivable data entry and collections as well as other accounting tasks as needed.

Responsibilities:

·       Accounts receivable data entry:

o   Enter check deposit data into BusinessWorks and MACO databases (daily).

o   Remotely deposit checks into corporate bank account (daily).

o   Use a program in Eclipse IDE to condense WA State Dept. of Labor & Industries remittances to be entered into BusinessWorks (bi-weekly).

o   Transfer accounts receivable data from MACO database to BusinessWorks database (semiweekly).

o   Research AR payment history as needed

·       Collections:

o   Call, email, and fax claims managers regarding past due/denied invoices (daily).

o   Investigate reasons behind denials of payment and resolve them.

o   Log, track, and organize explanations of billing/repricing (daily).

·       Accounts payable:

o   Process and mail checks to vendors (weekly).

o   Reconcile and enter payment date for multiple vendors

o   Research vendor payment history

·       Miscellaneous:

o   Use Google Drive, Docs and Sheets as well as Microsoft Office to prepare written instructions and create templates for general accounting use.

·       Other duties as needed.

REQUIRED

·       High school diploma or GED

·       Two years experience with computer data entry

·       Basic knowledge of Excel

·       Ability to interact professionally and courteously with clients and employees

·       Strong communication skills, both oral and written

·       Ability to learn new tasks and procedures quickly

·       Good numbers skills

·       Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment

Preferred

·       One or more years basic bookkeeping experience

·       Accounting coursework at the college level

·       Ten key by touch