Accountant

Palco is a visionary company pioneering an emerging health-care movement that empowers people with disabilities and those aging to live independent and quality lives. Made possible by our amazing team, Palco provides technology and financial services to aid individuals and their families to thrive in their home and communities. Partnered with government agencies and fortune 500 managed care organizations across the country, we are dedicated to creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people that count on them. We are a highly organized company that offers a solid work/life balance, autonomy, generous paid time off, bonus potential, and career advancement opportunities. Our staff make long-lasting impact on the lives of people every day.

The Accountant performs various accounting functions within the Palco, including those related to bank reconciliations, bookkeeping, program operations, reporting, and payroll taxes, while ensuring compliance with accounting principles and company policies.

Essential Functions:

• Performs daily accounting duties related to program operations, including all tasks associated with processing payroll, filing, and reporting required payroll taxes and tax reports, making journal entries, and performing reconciliations
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Performs monthly bookkeeping including reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.
• Provides reports to interested parties.
• Conduct analyses to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and relevant regulations.
• Support internal and external audit processes.
• Ensures professional standard of communication and rapport with all departments.
• Oversees consistent, legitimate, and relevant quality assurance measures for division processes.
• Performs other tasks and special projects as assigned.
• Attends conferences, webinars, or other continuing education as needed.
• Protects the confidentiality of employee and health records.
• Utilize accounting software to streamline processes and enhance accuracy.
• Assists in the following services as needed:

• Performs training to ensure that company proprietary software is utilized properly in establishing and modifying records.
• Assists Billing Manager with necessary general ledger entries and procedures.
• Review general ledger for certain program services, such as income and employment verification, state unemployment claims, and Palco vendors.
• Collaborate with department heads to assist in the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Participates in development, training and other departmental meetings and adheres to corporate policies that concern the accounting department.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent organization and time-management skills.
• Communicates effectively with a range of individuals using person-centered techniques in all interactions.
• Ability to handle difficult or unusual situations with professionalism and discretion.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in accounting software
• Must possess advanced skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Must have good problem-solving and listening skills.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Accounting degree preferred.
• Payroll, tax, and general ledger accounting background preferred.

Join Us

This position is remote/work-from-home role. Enjoy the convenience of working from home and maximize your time by unplugging at the end of your workday.

Company benefits designed for you:

• Generous Paid time off.
• Quarterly/Annual bonus potential.
• Retirement Savings: We will support you as you save for your future.
• Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
• Paid Training: Earn while you learn, and continue to grow with access to internal and external learning opportunities.
• Great Work Environment: We are proud of our company culture of collaboration and the recognition we’ve received for our diversity efforts.

When you join Palco, you are engaged in creating the future - both our company’s, the people we serve, and your own. We understand that our success is directly related to the success of our team. We strive to create a culture where you can:

• Bring your authentic self to work.
• Grow and thrive, both personally and professionally.
• Make a difference with our clients, in our communities, and with the millions of people we support.
• Experience work/life balance.
• Feel value and a greater purpose through the work you do.

Palco, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.