Assistant Accountant

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Assistant Accountant. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Major Private Hospital group
• Friendly and supportive environment
• 30 hours per week, working 5 days

About the business

The Valley Private Hospital is an acute medical and surgical hospital that provides services to over 1.2 million people in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. We have a 24 hour Emergency Department, state of the art cardiac and orthopaedic service, and a wide range of on-site medical, surgical and allied health services. With 226 Beds including 10 Intensive Care Beds, 17 Coronary Care Beds, 7 Theatres including a hybrid theatre, 1 Catheterisation Lab, 1 Endoscopy Suite.

First opened in 1984, The Valley Private Hospital has been owned and operated by Healthe Care since June 2007. Healthe Care is the third largest corporate private hospital operator in Australia and one of the country's largest privately-owned healthcare organisations. Healthe Care employs near 7,000 people and operates a portfolio of 35 hospitals located in major cities and key regional areas across Australia and one in New Zealand. These include around 2,500 beds and 70 operating theatres. We also provide a range of outpatient services including workplace rehabilitation and community nursing which offer patients flexibility and continuity of care beyond their hospital stay. Healthe Care is also one of the largest private providers in the mental health sector, offering near 800 beds across Australia.

Our philosophy is simple. We aim to provide people with the right tools, information and services to empower them to take control of their health. Our strong portfolio of businesses work together to deliver premium health services to our valued clients and patients.

About the role

This position contributes to the achievement of our mission and goals by:

• Assist the Finance Manager with the preparation of balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports.
• Preparation of monthly scorecards and circulation to management at hospital
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintain accounting  and financial security by following internal controls
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.
• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising account information and trends
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
• Support Finance Manager in development of budgets and  forecasts
• Supervise and coordinate all admission and discharge administrative functions including monitoring of debt collection, billing
• Monitor Health Fund Income Report to identify patients exceeding appropriate Length of Stay and to ensure all inpatients are raising revenue in line with funds contract
• Collation of information for daily Key Performance Indicators and distribution to nominated groups
• Assist with the balance of the monthly FA report and upload new assets
• Preparation of payroll analysis and WebPAS reporting
• Oversee accounts payable and prioritise payment schedules
• Process and code invoices
• Oversee stocktake and collation and balancing of actual to financial records
• Any other duties as required by the Finance Manager

Skills and experience

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting) or suitable equilivant
• Completed or studying towards CPA or CA
• Excellence in Customer Service
• Friendly, professional presentation, style and manner.
• Understanding of patient confidentiality and discretion.
• Experience in hospital mainframe system – WebPAS.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• High attention to detail
• Experience in similar roles
• Experience in hospital mainframe system- WebPAS
• Experience in Accounting systems – Oracle
• Comprehensive understanding of Private Health Fund Contracts including eligibility checks
• Highly developed communication, written and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with all disciplines of professional staff.
• Ability to be flexible and work as part of a team in a busy, demanding work environment, together with well-developed time management skills and the ability to prioritise work.