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 Business. Works 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 Business. Works (bi-weekly). o Transfer accounts receivable data from MACO database to Business. Works 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