Accounting Assistant

Job Description

Accounting Assistant | Encompass Health

The Tone:
This is a regular employment opportunity at Encompass Health, a rapidly growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader with over 150 nationwide locations. The company is dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and caring environment, proudly setting the standard in patient care by leading with empathy, doing what’s right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. As an Accounting Assistant, your work directly supports the crucial financial foundation of hospitals that help patients regain independence every day. Your precision, analytical skills, and commitment to accuracy behind the scenes ensure operational excellence, allowing patient care to remain front and center and contributing to the company’s mission and culture, recognized by accolades like being named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.”

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Team: Reports to the Controller and collaborates with leadership.
• Mission: To ensure financial accuracy and data integrity, supporting the financial foundation and operational excellence of the hospital to enable patient care.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting: Assist the Controller and senior leadership in the preparation and analysis of financial reports, contributing to informed decision-making and strategic planning for the hospital’s operations.
• Expense Management: Prepare comprehensive monthly statistical and expense reports, providing essential data insights to various departments and leadership for effective resource allocation.
• Budgetary Support: Actively support the preparation of annual budgets and contribute to special financial projects, helping to ensure the fiscal health and long-term planning of the organization.
• Data Integrity: Maintain meticulous accuracy of financial documentation and rigorously ensure data integrity across all relevant systems, upholding the reliability of financial records.
• Operational Collaboration: Collaborate closely with leadership teams to support and enhance overall operational excellence, ensuring that administrative functions effectively underpin patient care initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional with foundational knowledge in accounting principles and practices, eager to contribute to a healthcare financial environment.
• Experience: Strong proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Excel for data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling is required, along with comprehensive skills across the broader Microsoft Office suite for managing various administrative and financial tasks.
• Skills: Demonstrated ability to be highly detail-oriented, ensuring utmost accuracy in all financial documentation and reporting, coupled with strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and complex financial records.
• Bonus: An Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant financial or business administration field is preferred.