Accounts Receivable Clerk in Poughkeepsie, New York at In Flight, Inc

At In Flight, Inc., we empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach for hopes and dreams and support a meaningful quality of life.

In Flight Inc., is a nonprofit that provides support services within a home environment and the community for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).

Based in Red Hook. 40 hour Monday- Friday 8am-4pm. $22.00- $24.00

Job Responsibilities:

• Records, verifies, and posts payments received by the agency
• Processes all deposits and maintains deposit logs weekly
• Prepares invoices for client billing and follows-up on unpaid invoices
• Processes Medicaid billing through a billing software and follows-up if discrepancies are not resolved on a weekly basis
• Maintains petty cash for Finance office and pre-loads funds to various programs on a weekly basis
• Audits personal finances of individuals served by the agency with assistance of an accountant, including petty cash and grocery balances held by various programs
• Maintains books of individuals’ personal finances, including collection of paystubs and purchase reimbursements for items paid by the agency
• Reconciles Social Security payments for each individual and ensures that correct amounts have been received
• Resolves any discrepancies related to accounts receivable
• Prepares weekly accounts receivable report for the Finance manager, CFO and/or Chief Executive Officer
• Provides support with any other ad-hoc requests by the Finance manager, CFO and/or Chief Executive Office

Skills and Qualifications:

• High school degree or higher
• 1+ years’ accounts receivable/accounting experience
• Medicaid billing experience, preferred
• Computer proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• Accounting software experience, Fund E-Z preferred
• Excellent verbal, written and/or interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external parties

In Flight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits are offered to positions of 30 hours or more.
• Generous benefits including 403(b), medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.

Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must be able to lift to 20lbs.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Conditions of Employment: The employee agrees to comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct relating to the position. In addition, the employee has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law (including any motor vehicle infractions) to the Human Resources Director.