POSITION SUMMARY

The Junior Accountant position will participate in and support all facets of Pyx Health’s accounting responsibilities. The Junior Accountant works closely with vendors, customers and other departments at Pyx and leads the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions; duties include providing general support, data entry, payment generation, vendor relations, and statement reconciliations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate degree in accounting or finance
• 3-5 years’ experience with AR and AP
• Detail-oriented and able to work well on your own
• Strong data entry skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Basic accounting knowledge; understanding of accounting principles and practices, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bookkeeping
• Experience working in the healthcare industry is preferred
• Proficiency with QuickBooks, Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Experience with Netsuite and/or Ottimate are a plus

Accounts Receivable:

• Process invoices/billing
• Work with the customers on obtaining Purchase Orders
• Process customer payment including credit card/ACH/check payments
• Answer phone calls and emails about member accounts and resolve any billing discrepancies or disputes professionally
• Follow up on overdue invoices and collections activities, including phone calls, emails, and reminders
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help to document and maintain standard operating procedures
• Review and interpret customer contracts for billing details
• Track customer contracts

Accounts Payable:

• Enter invoices for vendors accurately and efficiently, ensuring proper coding, approval, and timely payment
• Create weekly check runreport
• Process weekly payments
• Add/update new vendorsin QuickBooks
• Enter monthly expenses, ACH/CC transactions via the bank feed center in QuickBooks
• Answer phone calls/emails regarding payments, invoice questions from vendors
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help to document and maintain standard operating procedures

Month End:

• Bank/Credit Card Reconciliations
• Follow up with cardholders missing receipts
• Payroll data entry

Miscellaneous:

• Responsible for monitoring the accounting distribution email
• Assist on annual audit by helping to provide supporting documentation
• Prepare and issue 1099s annually
• Other duties as assigned