Account Clerk III

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation•Honolulu, HI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This temporary, full-time position with benefits is located in the Fiscal Services Unit of Leahi Hospital. The position maintains bookkeeping ledgers and other accounting systems as required by law, rules, and regulations. Its work supports cash control, bill payments, hospital patient revenue billing and collection, Medicare and Medicaid cost finding and reimbursable cost statements, and reconciliation of accounts with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation accounting system. Applicants must meet the listed minimum qualification requirements. These include six months of general experience demonstrating arithmetic, spelling, and the ability to follow directions, write simply and directly, and accurately distinguish words and numbers; and two years of specialized fiscal experience posting to accounting records and organizing fiscal information. For Account Clerk III, IV, and V levels, specialized experience must include reconciling accounts and preparing standard financial statements. Certain education may substitute for experience as described in the posting. The position requires knowledge of arithmetic, business English, spelling, common office equipment, accounting codes and terminology, and office procedures for processing and recording transactions. Applicants must be able to perform accounts clerical functions, meet periodic deadlines, understand manuals and detailed instructions, prepare routine business correspondence and reports, interact tactfully, and operate common office equipment. Some positions may also require assigning, directing, and reviewing others’ work. Employment is subject to applicable civil-service qualifications and standards, citizenship and Hawaii residence requirements, health and physical requirements, a pre-employment physical examination including drug screening and tuberculosis screening, and applicable background and credentialing checks.

Requirements

Six months of general experience demonstrating knowledge of arithmetic and spelling, and the ability to follow oral and written directions, write simply and directly, and distinguish words and numbers accurately and quickly.
Two years of specialized experience posting to accounting records and systematizing fiscal information, including computing, classifying, and recording numerical data to maintain financial accounting records and derive reports.
Specialized experience must demonstrate knowledge of standard accounting classifications and terminology relevant to accounts maintenance, and office practices and procedures for processing and recording transactions and accounting information.
For Account Clerk III, IV, and V levels, specialized experience must include reconciling accounts and preparing standard financial statements.
Knowledge of arithmetic, business English, spelling, common office appliances and equipment, standard accounting codes and terminology, and office practices and procedures related to processing and recording accounting information.
Ability to plan and carry out accounts clerical functions, maintain an effective pace under periodic deadlines, understand manuals and detailed instructions, write routine business correspondence and reports, deal tactfully with others, and operate and maintain common office equipment.
Applicants must meet applicable State Civil Service employment requirements and HHSC Standards of Fitness.
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident alien, or other non-citizen eligible for unrestricted employment under federal law, and intend to reside in Hawaii during employment.
Applicants must meet the health and physical requirements needed to perform essential functions safely, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Employment offers are contingent on passing a pre-employment physical examination, including drug screening and required medical checks such as a two-step tuberculosis screen.
Applicable criminal-history, registry, and credentialing checks may be conducted; employment is contingent on satisfactory results.

Responsibilities

Maintain bookkeeping ledgers and other accounting systems in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Support the control of cash and payment of bills.
Support billing and collection of hospital patient revenue.
Perform Medicare and Medicaid cost finding and prepare reimbursable cost statements.
Reconcile accounts with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation accounting system.
Post to accounting records and systematize fiscal information, including computing, classifying, and recording numerical data.
Reconcile accounts by checking for errors, balancing, and verifying against original source documents.
Prepare standard financial statements.
Carry out accounts clerical functions and prepare routine business letters, summaries, and reports in prescribed formats.