Managed Care Accountant - Rising Ground, Inc

Overview

Company Overview: Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn

Responsibilities

Oversees the accounting for all of the managed care programs

Job Responsibilities:

• Interaction with Accounting Manager and Program Directors for development of the yearly budget
• Monitoring variances of expenditures against budget and advising accounting manager and program directors
• Work with Health Services billers to reconcile their billings
• Prepare a monthly billing report in coordination with the Health Services billers
• Posting of revenue and receivables
• Reporting on monthly billings and receivables
• Preparation of the monthly billing report
• Prepare monthly budget to actual analysis
• Conducting internal audit of program records, and preparing program staff for audits by independent CPA’s 
• Prepare program financial statements as required by either funding source or program management
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for annual audit reviews for various programs and agency in general
• Review financial information for various programs and report on a regular basis to senior finance staff and program management

• Assist in monthly and year end close

• Preparation of bank reconciliations, as assigned
• Other miscellaneous duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in accounting
• 5 - 7 years of accounting experience, preferably in public accounting
• Experience in healthcare preferrable
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Good problem-solving and time management skills
• Experience with Great Plains Dynamic helpful but not essential
• Strong analytical interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

SALARY $85,000 - 90,000

Supervisory Responsibility

No

Work Environment:

Normal

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

9:00 am -5:00 pm

Travel (if required):

None

Physical Requirements:

None

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer,

layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.