Accounts Receivable Clerk

St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre is the largest Long-Term Care Facility in Brantford and Brant County with 205 beds and is focused on providing high-quality care to our residents. We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Accounts Receivable (A/R) Clerk to join our organization that shares in our Mission, Vision, and Values. The A/R Clerk will be an integral member of a collaborative and inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering exemplary care to our residents.

**Job Summary**:
The A/R Clerk will perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording of all A/R data in compliance with financial policies and procedures.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Including, but not limited to the following:

- Managing and maintaining resident accounts
- Ensuring all resident account payments are submitted within assigned deadlines, issuing reminders out to residents/family members of any upcoming payment deadlines.
- Resolving all discrepancies within resident accounts.
- Recording journal entries.
- Accounts receivable reconciliations, including ensuring all journal entries from Point Click Care (PCC) align with the month-end reconciliation file.
- Processing A/R import at month-end.
- Processing monthly Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for all accommodation charges for residents
- Facilitate financial aspects of resident admissions.- Educating resident and/or family members on all financial paperwork required.
- Uploading financial documents to residents PCC profile, including accommodation, phone and cable fees.
- Submitting new resident admission documentation to Forever Young Hair Salon.
- Facilitate financial aspects of resident discharges.
- Calculating and issuing all invoices and statements of former resident’s bill and Trust account.
- Preparing Summary of Accommodation Charges for all residents on an annual basis.
- Ensuring alignment of room charges(rates?) with the Ministry of Long-Term Care’s annual updates as well as issuing notifications of new rates on an annual basis.
- Answer any and all queries pertaining to resident finances.
- Managing any and all Trust Account withdrawals and deposits.
- Receiving, tracking and processing all cheques for deposit.
- Accounts Payable (A/P) backup.

This position may be required to perform additional, related job functions beyond this description.

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- University degree or College diploma in accounting required.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience required, with healthcare sector-specific financial and statistical experience an asset.
- Previous experience using and processing reports using general ledger software
- Previous experience/familiarity with digital payroll systems required (Quadrant Workforce preferred).
- Microsoft Excel proficiency required.
- Strong organizational skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
- Must be capable of working independently as well as in a collaborative environment.
- Multitasking skills are strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service when interacting with employees, leaders, patients, families, colleagues and physicians.
- Demonstrated commitment to providing values based, service oriented and collaborative partnerships.
- Demonstrated punctuality and attendance.

**What We Offer**:

- Enrolment in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- 100% Employer-Paid Benefits
- Free Parking
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Discount Program- St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, utilizing a collaborative approach in supporting persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment, selection, hiring, and the ongoing employment life cycle. Upon individual request, the Health Centre will endeavor to remove any barrier to the employment lifecycle to accommodate those employees with disabilities. Should any employee require accommodation through the employment lifecycle, please contact Human Resources._