Accounting Associate Remote

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Primary City/State:

Arizona, Arizona

Department Name:

Rev Cycle Central Supp Svcs

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Finance

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (AZ Time Zone with flexible start times)

Great careers are built at Banner Health. We understand that talented professionals appreciate having options. We are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices including remote work options. Apply today, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

In this role you will benefit from working as part of a small close-knit team while also working independently. You will also have the opportunity to work with multiple other internal teams in a very large organization. The work is challenging yet fun and always incorporates a great sense of humor.

Technologies: Cerner Rev Cycle, MS4, Excel, Lawson, Databases, NextGen, Cerner Soarian, Athena Centricity Business

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY This position provides financial reporting and decision support for operations by procuring information for use in audits, reconciliation, process improvements and decision making for management and external customers. This position will support in the oversight and management of data analytics, customer service and maintenance of accounts related to cash management, merchant card services and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”) compliance. CORE FUNCTIONS 1. Perform reconciliations of high-volume bank accounts, as well as all other balance sheet accounts and key income statement accounts. Reconciliations must be detailed, accurate and supported. 2. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly payment and adjustment reports and reconciliations using multiple sources. Research and identify all errors and exceptions ensuring all transactions balance between bank accounts and AR system. 3. Create and generate various daily, monthly, or bi-weekly financial reports or ad hoc reports used to analyze data, identify trends and report findings to management and Central Accounting. 4. Prepare financial information used by groups inside and outside the facility as directed by management. This may include internal business units, managers and external auditors. 5. Provide system support to departmental application users, troubleshoot system issues and generally ensure the assigned software is able to be used as intended. This may include tasks such as creating documentation, reports, training materials and provide training to staff within their area of expertise. Act as a technical resource and liaison to system management, administrators, department heads, and co-workers on financial related issues. 6. Maintain optimal operation of departmental application in partnership with IT or external software vendor, as appropriate. This may include implementation, testing and/or functional design. This may also include system administration tasks such as application security. Provide support for application users, including troubleshooting, to internal or external resources. This may also include training of application users. 7. Assist in identification and implementation of operating improvements and efficiencies by identifying important trends and variances through the review of management reports and financial analysis. 8. Provide education on available financial tools and resources as well as provide learning to non-financial staff. Provide feedback to improve processes and work on special projects. May function as a project/or process lead within the unit. 9. Provide education on available financial tools and resources as well as provide learning to non-financial staff. Provide feedback to improve processes and work on special projects. May function as a project/or process lead within the unit. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Requires an Associate's degree in accounting, finance or a related field or equivalent. Minimum two to four years of previous accounting experience. Must possess excellent customer service skills. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Requires an organized individual who can prioritize the workload to efficiently produce timely and accurate results and meet strict deadlines. Must be able to demonstrate advanced Excel skills. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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