Job Description

LifeSource is hiring a Staff Accountant to manage a range of accounting services, focusing on accounts receivable functions such as invoicing, account reconciliation, and AR customer aging management. The role also supports cross-functional finance needs, general ledger and accounting activities. This position ensures the integrity and timeliness of financial data while contributing to continuous process improvements and providing exceptional internal and external customer support.

As a Staff Accountant, youll advance our life-saving work by performing the following job duties:

Responsible for executing detailed data entry, following, and maintaining accounting control procedures, ensuring the integrity of the data entered into the accounting software system.

Accounts Receivable Duties:

• Administers all Accounts Receivable functions including invoicing, account reconciliation, customer aging management and collections. Manages AR inbox, processor reports and credit memos.
• Leads AR account reconciliation and monthly close functions, maintains all AR audit records, reporting, and corporate filing per Government and LifeSource specifications.
• Assists in reconciling cash receipt records for vendor payments.
• Partners with Quality Department on reconciling pending processor requirements and outstanding invoices.
• Prepares Organ, Tissue, and Eye Count Ledger per LifeSource and government guidelines. Reconciles organ count to revenue monthly.
• Works with Finance Team to enhance vendor relationships, problem solving, and methods of increasing services and decreasing costs.
• Ensures the integrity of all accounts receivable data in Accounting System and Organ and Tissue Database by following and maintaining accounting control procedures and records per Government and LifeSource guidelines.

Accounting Duties:

• Prepares and maintains various reporting, sub ledgers, projects and accounting procedures as assigned.
• Prepares monthly reporting, account reconciliation, and analyzes financial information, prepares entries for GL accounts and documentation for business transactions.
• Assists with annual accounting work related to budget, audits, cost reporting and forecasting.
• Assists with maintaining accounting related computer software programs and systems.

Customer Service and Collaboration:

• Demonstrates a professional level of compassion, understanding and consideration in responding to AR inquiries.
• Executes professional, problem solving, solution-oriented communication when engaging with transplant center and tissue partners, and customers invoicing and cash receipts discrepancies.
• Ensures effective, efficient and timely customer service and resolution process on all payment and statement discrepancies and inquiries.
• Establishes general knowledge of the organ, eye and tissue donation process to respond with care and compassion to donor family inquiries.

Process Improvement and Relationships:

• Partners with the finance team on maintaining effective working relationships with customers as well as engaging in departmental process improvement and innovation initiatives.
• Maintains up-to-date customer contacts for finance team.
• Enhances vendor relationships by engaging in appropriate problem solving, including identifying methods of increasing services and decreasing costs.
• Produces high-quality processes and procedures documentation that is appropriate for its intended audience and modifies existing documentation for changes, additional features or enhancements.
• Assists manager in the budget process, Medicare cost report, year-end audit and other special projects.

Qualifications:

• Requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to 6 years of previous accounting and AR experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, spreadsheet applications, Accounting Software systems, and 10-key processing.
• Strong math skills, high accuracy, efficiency, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.
• Organized, self-starter with problem-solving and time management skills.
• Experience with CPT coding or processing medical invoices is preferred.
• Purchasing or inventory management system experience desirable.
• Experience in documenting, automating, and optimizing accounts payable processes is highly desirable.

Working Conditions:

• Full-time, exempt, typically within business hours, with schedule adjustments as needed.
• Hybrid on-site in Minneapolis.

Projected Offer Range: $63,500-82,500/year, based on experience.

Why Join LifeSource:

Join us in our mission to save lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation. We serve Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer comprehensive onboarding, ongoing development, and a range of benefits including health insurance, PTO, 401k matching, tuition reimbursement, and more. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

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