Accounting Clerk

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John's Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality, compassionate health care utilizing the latest, state-of-the-art medical technology.

Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, St.

John's Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

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John's has been an integral part of the community since the 1890's and its' commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals' vision, mission and value.

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John's Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community service.

In 1894, the Cochran School of Nursing, the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area, was founded, thus making the St.

John's Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital, but the heart and soul.

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John's dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.

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John's Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients.

The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St.

John's Riverside Hospital to their care.

Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong Responsibilities The accounting clerk is responsible for all payments received are posted to patient accounts or general ledger; reconciling bank deposit.

Sort, Open and separate all mail for payments and forward to TD Lock box for deposit.

Prepare and post all payments daily to match deposits from previous day lock box.

Collect and post General Ledger non-patient cash daily as required.

Batch and make copies of all checks for posting.

Prepare bank deposits daily; make copies of deposits tickets and supporting documents Maintain a file for all deposits tickets and scan in Meditech.

Reconcile deposits tickets to bank deposit summary received from Finance daily.

Resolve differences with bank as required.

Inform Manager of any differences.

Prepare and reconcile excel Cash Journal Daily Report to the following daily Journals (Online Report, Journal Summary, GL Summary, AR Summary) daily.

Distribute to appropriate departments daily.

Responsible for cashier window at Andrus and Park Care as needed.

Prepare, deposit and reconcile cash received from Meditech Cashiering Online System daily.

Reconcile Cashiering Window cash draw daily.

Transfer payments between accounts as necessary.

Correct incorrect payment posting on accounts.

Post and settle credit card items daily and scan in Meditech.

Contact insurance companies to clarify payments as required and to obtain incomplete EOB's.

Download and post all electronic payments.

Qualifications Minimum, high school diploma or GED; Minimum of one year experience in data entry and experience in the use of a calculator.

Type 45 words per minute.

Excellent customer service skills Basic computer and math skills.

Knowledge of bank reconciliation.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Proven analytical and problem solving skills, particularly associated with cash and cash parity