Accountant 3 - Remote US

at Public Partnerships LLC in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Public Partnerships LLC supports individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses and aging adults, to remain in their homes and communities and “self-direct” their own long-term home care. Our role as the nation’s largest and most experienced Financial Management Service provider is to assist those eligible Medicaid recipients to choose and pay for their own support workers and services within their state-approved personalized budget. ?We are appointed by states and managed healthcare organizations to better serve more of their residents and members requiring long-term care and ensure the efficient use of taxpayer funded services.

Our culture attracts and rewards people who are results-oriented and strive to exceed customer expectations. ?We desire motivated candidates who are excited to join our fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, and who want to make a difference in helping transform the lives of the consumers we serve.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Reconciles more complex accounts and checks the accuracy of journal entries to ensure that the general ledger is accurate and complete.

- Checks and analyzes financial information and prepares more complex financial reports and accounting statements so that senior management has accurate and timely information for making financial decisions. These reports may include profit and loss statements, balance sheets, depreciation statements, cash flow, debtor and creditor lists, repayment schedules, regulatory reports, and filings.

- Provides technical accounting advice within area of expertise to functional or operational areas managers to help them develop revenue and expense budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities. Coaches less experienced accounting staff and helps them resolve problems.

- Responsible for reconciliations performed by accounting staff.

- Responsible for cash receipts, payments and apply payments to invoices.

- Responsible for post bank reconciliations and credit card payments.

- Creates and maintains ad-hoc reporting and analysis as assigned.

- Ensures compliance with existing accounting policies and procedures.

- Prepares weekly and monthly reports to management.

- Responsible for quarterly reporting process to internal and external parties.

- Leads new contract and accounting functionality implementations.

- Provides general ledger and reporting assistance to non-accounting staff.

Required Skills:

- Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.

- Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/or accounting applications.

- Knowledge of standard and/or fund accounting principles, methods, and applications.

- Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections.

- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures.

- Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.

- Working knowledge of financial software tools to quantify and illustrate routine financial reports, statements, and/or projections.

- Skilled in collecting and analyzing data, evaluating information and systems, drawing logical conclusions, and providing consistent quality outputs.

- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish relationships with co-workers and work effectively in a professional team environment.

- Strong understanding of GAAP.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required

Experience: 5 plus years of prior experience in accounting required

Certification: CPA preferred

Working Conditions:

Remote setting

Compensation & Benefits: ?

+ 401k Retirement Plan

+ Medical, Dental and Vision insurance on first day of employment

+ Generous Paid Time Off?

+ Employee Assistance Program and more!

+ Base pay may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and location.

+ Certain positions may also be eligible for a performance-based incentive as part of total compensation. ?

The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities, or skills of personnel so classified.

Public Partnerships is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PPL, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PPL will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.?

PPL does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, protected veteran status, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.