ACCOUNTANT (0AT01)

Minority Professional Network, Inc.; Maine; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Dependent health insurance subsidy

403(b) plan

Earned time off accrual

Job summary

Penobscot Valley Hospital is seeking an Accountant for a full-time, 40-hour week, salaried, exempt position. The role supports routine accounting, monthly financial reporting, and annual audits within a hospital setting.

The candidate will process invoices, manage accounts payable, and prepare department-level reports while upholding confidentiality and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Business or Accounting required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business preferred.
• 2–3 years professional experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine accounting processes including recording journal entries, cash tracking, monthly bank reconciliations, and receipts, transfers or disbursements.
• Assist with preparing monthly consolidated financial reports for the hospital and subsidiary on a timely basis.
• Assist with annual financial audit to prepare documents and respond to requests.
• Assist with annual cost report to prepare reports or provide requested documentation as needed.
• Prepare reports regarding departments, service lines, or other business segments as needed.
• Maintain monthly statistics and verify for accuracy.
• Process invoices and complete accounts payable functions including monitoring invoices, approvals, and payments.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Journal entries

Bank reconciliations

Financial reporting

Accounts payable

Education

Associate’s Degree in Business or Accounting

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business

Job description

Description

Accountant

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer

PVH employment application required. All job offers contingent upon background check and completion of pre-employment physical.

To provide each person referred to our service with the opportunity to achieve his/her optimum level of function and to provide quality patient care.

Position: Full time, 40 hour/week, salaried, exempt, non-union.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Assist with routine accounting processes including recording journal entries, cash tracking, monthly bank reconciliations, and receipts, transfers or disbursements.
• Assist with preparing monthly consolidated financial reports, including attachments, for the hospital and subsidiary on a timely basis.
• Assist with annual financial audit to prepare requested documents and respond to requests as needed.
• Assist with annual cost report to prepare reports or provide requested documentation as needed.
• Prepare reports regarding departments, service lines, or other business segments as needed.
• Maintain monthly statistics and verify for accuracy.
• Process invoices and complete the accounts payable functions including monitoring invoices from vendors, distributing for approvals, entering accurately for payment to the correct accounts, and monitoring the check and payment process within the appropriate software systems.
• Other duties as assigned

Expectations of role:

1. Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
2. Work collaboratively across departments with co-workers or department leaders to accomplish the required tasks.
3. Demonstrate and abide by the PVH values statements.
4. Consistently display a positive attitude when interacting with management, staff, internal and external customers.
5. Identify learning needs and seek opportunities to enhance professional/technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional literature, etc.
6. Communicate effectively with peers, managers, staff, medical staff, contractors, customers, and vendors.
7. Actively participate in department meetings, offering opinions and contributing to discussions.
8. Ensure that confidentiality is maintained and separation of duties principles are consistently followed.
9. Adhere to compliance plan and follow department policies.

Quality Improvement:

Actively participates in the hospital-wide Quality Improvement Program; actively supports and implements department specific quality improvement initiatives and projects; recommends process improvement as appropriate; reports any quality issues in service delivery; and consistently commits to a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.

Emergency Management:

As an employee of Penobscot Valley Hospital, the position has an inherent role to care for our community members when in need. To this regard, the incumbent will be expected to participate in emergency/disaster preparedness planning and drills as requested. When called upon during a real life disaster/emergency event, the incumbent will be expected to participate in the Hospital’s response to this event, within the scope of professional and personal ability to do so.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in Business or Accounting required. Bachelor’s

degree in Accounting or Business preferred. 2-3 years professional

experience preferred and experience will be considered in lieu of

degree. Excellent verbal and written communications skills required.

Must be organized and able to manage multiple tasks at once. Skills in

Microsoft pc-based applications required. Previous healthcare or nonprofit

accounting experience preferred.

Benefits

PVH has a Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan and pays a portion of the cost of our health plan, dental, basic life, and disability insurance for employees for 30+ authorized hours, and provides partial subsidy for dependent health insurance. Part-time employees are eligible to receive dental, life, and disability coverage and are eligible to participate in the health insurance plan. Other benefits include a 403(b) plan and earned time off accrual.