Student Intern, Accounting/Reimbursement (Summer 2023)
ABOUT US
As the leader of rehabilitative care, Encompass Health offers both facility-based and home-based patient care through its national network of rehabilitation hospitals that spans 42 states and Puerto Rico. Setting the standard for providing excellent care, Encompass Health has earned its place among Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” and the Fortune “World’s Most Admired Companies” for 2021 and Becker’s “Top Places to Work in Healthcare” for 2022.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Accounting/Reimbursement Student Intern will be a rotational assignment in which the candidate would spend 2-3 weeks working in each of four functional areas within the EHC Accounting and Reimbursement departments. The department intern will be responsible for all assigned work, projects and all other duties as assigned by the manager. Each participating department should provide intern with a detailed list of these responsibilities. If the intern is participating in the company-wide summer internship program, the intern will be required to participate in all activities and to participate in the final presentation at the end of the program.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Corporate Accounting
- Support month-end legal entity consolidation and internal financial reporting process; assist with preparation of monthly financial analysis around debt, stock compensation and other areas; support bank account reconciliation process.
Inpatient Accounting
- Support the hospital accounting close process including variance analysis, journal entry compilation and general ledger account reconciliation.
Accounting Systems and Controls
- Participate in user acceptance testing for financial system upgrades and new system implementation projects.
Reimbursement
- Support the preparation of regulatory filings, the development of appropriate documentation and learn certain processes for federal & state regulatory reporting.
- Complete all task and assignments accurately and timely
- Proactively seeks to learn about the company and the department
- Participates in all intern specific activities (if applicable)
- Create and present presentation on job skills learned (if applicable)
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be actively enrolled in a college or university and pursing a Bachelors in Accounting
- Must have an interest in department in which they are interning
- Class experience in prospective field is preferred
- Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite
- Interns must be able to work in our Home Office in Birmingham, Alabama from June 5 – August 4, 2023