Junior Accountant

Abhmaryland; 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 the Finance team. The role focuses on accounts payable, payroll assistance, and monthly bank reconciliations, ensuring GAAP-compliant entries and accurate financial records.

You will collaborate with the CEO and HR on payroll data, revenue statements, and grant reporting, supporting audits and financial planning. The position is full-time, with standard office hours and occasional flexibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in accounting and payroll.
• Advanced experience with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy laws is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable and assist with payroll.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and reconcile subledger accounts.
• Prepare journal entries and reconcile subsidiary ledgers weekly/monthly.
• Assist with grant accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

Skills

Detail oriented

HIPAA knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related Business 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.

ABHis 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 ofexperience 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.
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