Assistant Business Office Manager

Diversicare; Oxford (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversicare is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join our post-acute care network and support accounts payable, receivables and month-end close processes. This role focuses on accurate posting, balance reconciliation and timely financial reporting for residents and facilities.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of college accounting coursework and hands-on experience in long-term care bookkeeping, with strong numerical accuracy and customer-service skills to work with residents,

Qualifications

• Two years of college level accounting courses required or equivalent experience.
• One to two years experience in accounting or bookkeeping in long term care or the skilled nursing setting is required.
• Clerical ability to detect and avoid errors in posting figures between accounts.
• Knowledge of adding machines and computer software.
• Good interpersonal and customer services skills needed to effectively work with residents, families and outside agencies.

Responsibilities

• Records cash receipts in the proper company or resident account.
• Assembles invoices and corresponding statements for accounts payable and prepares the necessary credit memo; posts disbursements to the general ledger and completes entries through the trial balance.
• Maintains necessary billing and financial information on resident business files.
• Maintains resident trust accounts, balances monthly, and sends statements to residents as required.
• Maintains general petty cash and resident trust petty cash and makes necessary disbursements; receives appropriate signatures and posts transactions.
• Accumulates records from the department managers and accomplishes the month-end closing, reporting all necessary information for Regional Office.
• Reconciles bank statements, monthly.
• Perform and coordinates all collection efforts with Administrator.
• Sends bills monthly to residents and third party agencies; maintains accurate records of payor sources, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.; explains bills to residents as necessary and maintains appropriate back-up records.
• Maintains Medicare/Medicaid logs and prepares information for year-end audits and cost reports.
• Maintains system for recording payables/receivables and accurately completes month-end accruals for charges not yet billed and payables not yet received.
• Knowledge of reimbursement system, allowable services and documentation required so billings are accurate.
• Reconciles room and board to monthly census.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Maintains effective communication with residents, families and facility staff.

Skills

Accounting basics

Accounting experience

Clerical accuracy

Adding machines

Interpersonal skills

Education

Two years of college accounting courses

Tools

Accounting software

Adding machines

Job description

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.

Full Time Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 61 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in eight states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

Responsibilities

• Records cash receipts in the proper company or resident account.
• Assembles invoices and corresponding statements for accounts payable and prepares the necessary credit memo; posts disbursements to the general ledger and completes entries through the trial balance.
• Maintains necessary billing and financial information on resident business files.
• Maintains resident trust accounts, balances monthly, and sends statements to residents as required.
• Maintains general petty cash and resident trust petty cash and makes necessary disbursements; receives appropriate signatures and posts transactions.
• Accumulates records from the department managers and accomplishes the month-end closing, reporting all necessary information for Regional Office.
• Reconciles bank statements, monthly.
• Perform and coordinates all collection efforts with Administrator.
• Sends bills monthly to residents and third party agencies; maintains accurate records of payor sources, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.; explains bills to residents as necessary and maintains appropriate back-up records.
• Maintains Medicare/Medicaid logs and prepares information for year-end audits and cost reports.
• Maintains system for recording payables/receivables and accurately completes month-end accruals for charges not yet billed and payables not yet received.
• Knowledge of reimbursement system, allowable services and documentation required so billings are accurate.
• Reconciles room and board to monthly census.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Maintains effective communication with residents, families and facility staff.

Qualifications

• Two years of college level accounting courses are required or equivalent experience.
• One to two years experience in accounting or bookkeeping in long term care or the skilled nursing setting is required.
• Clerical ability required to detect and avoid errors in posting figures between accounts.
• Knowledge of adding machines and computer software.
• Good interpersonal and customer services skills needed to effectively work with residents, families and outside agencies.

(EOE)