Medicine Express is a privately held long-term care pharmacy primarily serving seniors in independent living, assisted living and memory care communities throughout the Midwest, Mid-South and Southeast regions of the United States. Medicine Express is part of the Dover Companies, a vertically integrated healthcare organization established in 2007 to develop, construct, acquire, own and operate high-quality senior living communities and provide exceptional care and service to its residents. In addition to Medicine Express, the Dover Companies include Cedarhurst Senior Living, Dover Development, Dover Health and Brahms Construction. Medicine Express and the Dover Companies are mission driven - everything we do is grounded in our higher purpose of caring for seniors. Our decision making is informed by our mission “to create communities where each person feels loved, valued, supported and able to live life to the fullest.” Each business unit and each team member has a unique ability and responsibility to impact the lives of seniors and we take that responsibility very seriously. We embody a collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit that has fueled our growth and it is our culture that continues to drive us forward.

Position Summary:

Medicine Express is growing and will be adding a Staff Accountant to support the Director of Finance and Billing Department. This position is based in Belleville, Illinois. The Staff Accountant will report to the Director of Finance while working closely with the President of Medicine Express.

As the Staff Accountant, You will impact our business and the lives of our patients by:

The following duties are normal for this position. This list is not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Developing, implementing, and documenting policies and processes for the billing and finance team, that produce financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

• Leader for managing accounts receivable and accounts payable, understanding that these processes need to be reevaluated and improved
• Champion customer success by implementing processes that improve customer experience with billing.
• Generate reports that will assist with analyzing trends and researching variables of financials, month end close, and inventory.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close to include journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, account analyses, and accruals
• This role requires significant customer interaction, you will answer phone calls and emails routinely.
• As needed, you will assist with preparing medications for patient consumption under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with standard departmental procedures. Areas of work are checked routinely for maintenance of quality control.

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Certified Pharmacy Technician -PTCB required by second year of Pharmacy Technician Registration renewal, begin test process by end of year 1
• Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance, with 1+ years’ experience preparing financial information for internal and external distribution with strong attention to detail and creating robust and actionable financial and operational analysis.
• Healthcare experience - including working knowledge of pharmacy management systems and electronic medical records, is a plus.
• Very strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as self-motivated and self- directed to successfully work independently.
• Strong technical proficiency working in complex systems including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Platform flows highly desirable.
• Sense of professional curiosity and entrepreneurship, desire to learn new things and to find/recommend solutions to problems with a passion to achieve results through self-motivation and proactive orientation.
• Must be willing/able to work in rotating shifts which include weekends and holidays, and work during inclement weather will be required.
• Must exhibit and promote a high level of customer service, hospitality, curiosity and friendliness towards all residents, visitors, employees and the overall facility

When considering a career with Medicine Express, please understand that:

• Our core values describe our expectation that every team member will be Passionate, Trustworthy, Empathetic, Positive, Respectful and Approachable in every way to our team and our customers
• We are a company that is routinely evolving, adaptability and passion for improving the business are highly recommended

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This job operates in a health care setting. This position requires frequent standing and walking to storage shelves and filling counters to fill prescriptions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The ability to see distinctions in colors and shapes is also required. This position is moderately active and requires standing and walking for the duration of the shift, as well as the ability to lift/move objects weighing up to 50lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the employer will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.