Junior Accountant

Advanced Behavioral Health; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc. in Frederick, MD is seeking a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team. The role focuses on accounts payable, payroll assistance, and bank reconciliations to ensure accurate financial records and timely reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with 2+ years of accounting and payroll experience, and proficiency in QuickBooks and Excel. Collaboration with leaders and adherence to HIPAA are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• At least two years of accounting and payroll experience.
• Advanced experience with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with electronic medical record systems in health care.
• Knowledge of basic office management and HIPAA privacy laws.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable and vendor payments.
• Assist with payroll processing and reporting.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Ensure accuracy of entries to the general ledger.
• Reconcile subledger accounts and aid audits.
• Prepare journal entries and balance subsidiary accounts.
• Collaborate with CEO and HR on financial reporting.
• Maintain HIPAA-compliant financial processes.
• Support grant accounting and forecasting.
• Adhere to strict confidentiality.

Skills

Payroll experience

GAAP knowledge

HIPAA awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Advanced Behavioral Health, Inc. is looking for a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team in our Frederick, MD corporate office. The Junior Accountant will process accounts payable, assist with payroll, and perform monthly bank reconciliations. This position will ensure the accuracy of entries to the general ledger, reconcile subledger accounts, and assist in maintaining and recording financial transactions to ensure the organization’s financial records are accurate and timely.

ABH is a family centered mental health program that offers a wraparound approach to treatment. We specialize in Psychiatry, Off-Site Counseling Services, On-Site therapy, and Therapeutic Mentoring. If you share our mission and vision, we invite you to join a team that wants to make a difference within the community.

Location: Frederick, MD

Position Status: Full-time

Compensation: $25 - $29 per Hour

Office Hours: Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Some flexibility in hours is available.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform general accounting tasks with a focus on analysis, accuracy, and compliance with US GAAP requirements.
• Manage processing and tracking of revenue and accounts receivables ensuring timely processing and accurate posting of deposits. Pull and prepare reports from Dr Cloud
• Monitors accounts receivable aging reports and pursues account collections to ensure balances do not go over 30 days past due.
• Accounts Payable including processing expense reimbursements, process invoices and vendor payments. Process and report on ACH transfers, credit card transactions and posting of all automatic bank transactions
• Responsible for monthly bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, fixed assets, inventory of assets, account analysis and assist with auditing monthly transactions
• Prepares journal entries, reconciling entries and balances subsidiary accounts on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Prepares weekly reports on deposits for the cash forecast report.
• Prepare monthly and year-end financial calculations, ensuring accuracy
• Work closely with CEO by providing timely financial data, preparing requested reports, and supporting ongoing initiatives that require accounting input.
• Provide monthly revenue statements to CEO
• Processes bi-weekly labor reports and support payroll processing. Prepare reports from the payroll system. Review and post payroll transactions and make any necessary adjustments.
• Collaborate with payroll and HR to ensure that pre-payroll register is accurate and changes are processed prior to submitting payroll
• Grant support with invoicing, budget and forecasting, payroll accuracy, and attending grant meetings. Track and audit all grant reporting and billing.
• Pull and post revenue and monitor billing for issues
• Reconcile employee benefit invoices and identify discrepancies
• Provides customer service to employees, management, outside vendors and agencies
• Updates the monthly activity checklist to ensure new or changed procedures are updated and reflected appropriately
• Assist with documenting all accounting and finance policies and procedures
• Assists in providing detailed schedules in conjunction with the annual audit of the financial statements and retirement plan
• Assist with special projects as necessary.
• Must adhere to strict confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related Business field
• At least two (2) years of experience in accounting and payroll
• Advanced experience working in QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
• Ideal candidate has background working with an electronic medical record system within a health organization.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of basic office management and organization
• Understanding of HIPAA privacy laws.

ABH is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. ABH does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability (including HIV status), veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. This policy applies to hiring, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, and terminations and applies to all ABH employees, interns, clients, and contractors.