{"id":1284,"date":"2021-03-27T21:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T16:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2021-09-08T15:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T10:29:51","slug":"healthcare-accountant-job-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/healthcare-accountant-job-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare Accountant Job Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>Introduction: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthcare accountants are\nresponsible for managing the financial record of healthcare organizations like\nhospitals, clinics, health insurance companies, and private physician\npractices. They need to comply with federal, state, and local laws in\naccounting and healthcare management. In the healthcare industry, professionals\nneed to have basic accounting skills with specific healthcare knowledge. They\nmanage short-term financial need maintaining apt security for patient privacy.\nThey work with insurers and maintain a budget for the entire organization. The candidate\nmust possess a master&#x2019;s degree in healthcare management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Healthcare Accountant Job Titles:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Healthcare Accountant<\/li><li>Healthcare Accountant (Part-Time)<\/li><li>Forensic Accountant<\/li><li>Medical Accountant<\/li><li>Healthcare Analyst<\/li><li>Compliance Auditor<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Healthcare Accountant Job Summary:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking to hire a successful\ncandidate who has a degree in finance, accounting, or related field. The role\nsupports the finance department initiatives and assists the accounting team\nwith a wide variety of functions which includes transaction processing,\nfinancial analysis, revenue recognition, cost allocation, program and annual\naudit support, process improvement and automation, implementation of financial\nand compliance&#x2019;s control. He should serve as a key resource for the organization\nand provide daily financial oversight to ensure the financial record are\ncomplete and comply with generally accepted accounting principles, policies,\nand regulations to facilitate solid decision support. Some of your job duties\ninclude playing a role in the monthly and year-end closing process, complete\naccurate and timely monthly financial statement preparation and analysis, monitoring\nexpense activity for trend required accruals and policy compliances, analyzing\nrevenue and cost recognition for conformance with new and existing accounting\nguidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Healthcare Accountant Responsibilities\nand Duties:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Balancing patient account and collect payment for      services rendered<\/li><li>Review bills and claims for accurate data<\/li><li>Enter data into company database<\/li><li>Handling incoming and outgoing email<\/li><li>Maintaining and protect employee payrolls<\/li><li>Maintain all staff and patient files in the company  database<\/li><li>Preparing billing reports and documents to provide state and federal government agencies as needed<\/li><li>Identifying and resolving problems and inaccuracies in data entries<\/li><li>Extensively interacting with patients, physicians policy representatives and necessary to collect payment<\/li><li>Maintaining financial security by following internal controls<\/li><li>Securing financial data by completing database backup<\/li><li>Guiding accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering to queries<\/li><li>Maintaining accounting controls by preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement<\/li><li>Handle financial transaction by auditing documents<\/li><li>Recommending financial action by analyzing accounting option<\/li><li>Documenting financial transaction by entering account information<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Healthcare Accountant Skills and\nQualification:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bachelor degree in accounting with experience in accounting<\/li><li>Must possess a minimum of 2 years of experience in the hospital sector<\/li><li>Extensive knowledge about administrative duties<\/li><li>Punctual, reliable and must have strong communication skill<\/li><li>Knowledge about MS office, and excel <\/li><li>Able to work in a team and produce quality output under tight deadlines<\/li><li>Strong verbal and oral communication skills<\/li><li>Self-motivated and strong analytical skills<\/li><li>Attention to detail, prioritization skill and time management<\/li><li>Quick learner with a positive attitude<\/li><li>Able to determine an apt course of action in more complex situations<\/li><li>Handle difficult situations involving customer, the physician in a professional manner<\/li><li>Complete assignment accurately promptly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Healthcare Accountant Job Titles:<\/strong> <\/td><td> <strong>Other Accountant Related Job Titles:<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/healthcare-analyst-job-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthcare Analyst Job Description<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/resume\/examples\/accounting\/graduate-accountant-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Accountant Resume<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/healthcare-administrator-job-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthcare Administrator Job Description<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/bank-accountant-job-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bank Accountant Job Description<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/resume\/examples\/administrator\/healthcare-administrator-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthcare Administrator Resume<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsampleresume.com\/job-descriptions\/hotel-accountant-job-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Accountant Job Description<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Healthcare accountants are responsible for managing the financial record of healthcare organizations like hospitals, clinics, health insurance companies, and private physician practices. 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