Accounting Specialist in Melbourne, Florida at Treasure Coast Hospice

Under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, the Accounting Specialist will provide accounting support to major financial accounting areas, including the accounts payable desk, general ledger accounting, and account reconciliation.

REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager

EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING REQUIRED:

Associate’s degree in accounting, business administration or equivalent field required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE/SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Three to five years of experience in accounting field.
• Knowledge of general ledger, overall accounting rules, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of journal entry preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, prepaid and accrued expenses.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills and exposure to automated accounting systems is required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift, push, pull twenty-five (25) pounds without difficulty; able to work extended hours as required under various work environments and work under varying levels of stress.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Primarily responsible for the balance sheet reconciliation for the various companies within the Treasure Health Services umbrella.
• Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as: funds received and disbursed; totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases.
• Investigates discrepancies on behalf of the organization that pertain to invoice payment, accounts receivable and other.
• Compare reports and general ledger accounts with various registers; extracts general ledger information; compiles revenue reports and balance sheets; reconciles bank statements.
• Assists Accounting Team as assigned.
• Assists in Fixed Assets accounting, and books assets in Fixed Assets system.
• Help maintain Fixed Assets system by adding and disposing of assets, running depreciation calculations, and running monthly expense reports.
• Assists accounts payable team to ensure that payments are up to date. Provides coding of data for input to financial data processing system according to the organization’s accounting procedures.
• Assists in the training of finance personnel for new processes and procedures in department as needed.