Accounting Assistant - Remote

About iMPROve Health

Come join the iMPROve Health team!

iMPROve Health is Michigan’s Medicare-designated Quality Improvement Organization, and we’re proud to be recognized as both a Cool Place to Work by Crain’s Detroit Business (four years running) and one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

As a nonprofit with more than 40 years of experience, we’re dedicated to improving healthcare across the continuum of care using evidence-based, data-driven strategies. We provide medical consulting and review services, along with data analysis, to federal agencies, state Medicaid programs, public health organizations, healthcare facilities, private health plans, and other third-party payers. Our team also specializes in impartial utilization review, dispute resolution, and peer review. Our mission is simple: help healthcare get better.

This position is 100% remote, offering the flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States while collaborating with a supportive, nationwide team. We prioritize work/life balance and invest in our employees’ growth through professional development and continuing education opportunities. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and a generous 401(k) match.

At iMPROve Health, we are committed to improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare. While we do not provide direct patient care, our healthcare professionals—including physicians, nurses, and experienced consultants—partner with providers to promote the use of evidence-based best practices. We offer our clients a trusted, impartial resource that understands the complexities of the healthcare landscape and is dedicated to thoughtful, high-quality solutions.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on healthcare—one improvement at a time.

SUMMARY:

Responsible for the daily maintenance of accounts payable and accounts receivable functions and may perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. Checks the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions. Provides accounting assistance with project reporting, Costpoint data entry, and other activities, as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process receipts and post cash receipts; keep copies of checks; deposit checks and attach copies/stubs to receipt. Maintain monthly cash receipt file prior to processing in accounting system
• Assist with accounts receivable by track deposits and payments; assist with payment disputes, data entry, etc.
• Assist and process accounts payable including entering invoices for payment and process payment in Costpoint system; process vendor setups and enter payables; maintain vendor files appropriately; prioritizes internal and external invoices by payment deadlines; schedule accounts payable runs to meet deadlines; reconcile accounts (cash and expense) to resolve any issues
• Monitor IDRE shared mailbox and update IDRE portal as needed
• Communicate with parties for refund instructions when needed
• Assist with collection process
• Provides accounting system reports as required
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and adhere to all relevant compliance regulations (HIPAA, FISMA, URAC, CMS, FAR, etc)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum two years experience in an accounting or billing support position preferred
• Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures
• Familiarity with finance laws and regulations
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information and data
• Ability to work with a high attention to detail
• Ability to stay on task and complete duties by assigned deadlines
• Experience with complex accounting software systems, Costpoint preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite required
• Ability to provide or exchange routine, complex, or technical information
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions and correspondence.
• Ability to write in a clear and legible manner.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Ability to work with proportional relationships.
• Ability to identify process failures and troubleshoot the failure.
• Ability to identify variables in situations/ processes.
• Ability to design systems which perform consistently by controlling variables.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Attention to detail, reliability, effective communication, collaboration, accountability, time management, and problem-solving.

This is a fully remote opportunity.

EOE/VET/Disability