The Office Manager Accountant is responsible for collecting account payments for the services performed on patients, maintaining all staff and patient files, and handling all billing duties. At least a minimum, an OND, diploma or equivalent, must possess intermediate level skills of Excel spreadsheet and QuickBooks accounting systems training is required to take on this position.

Some of the duties and responsibilities of the Accountant/Office Manager in the healthcare field are:

Balancing patient accounts and taking payments for services rendered,

Reviewing bills and claims for accurate information,

Entering data into the company’s database,

Handling incoming and outgoing email and physical mail,

Maintaining and protecting employee payrolls,

Maintaining all staff and patient files in the company’s database,

Preparing billing reports and other documents to provide to state or federal government licensing agencies as needed,

Identifying and resolving problems and inaccuracies in data entries, and

Extensively interacting with patients, physicians, policy representatives, and other people as necessary to collect payments.

The healthcare accountant Office Manager may be required to perform other specialized clerical duties, as required.