Accountant I

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc•Pittsburg, KS

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Accounting team and assists with cash management and all other accounting aspects of the organization. This includes managing petty cash, bill-paying, report preparation, cash receipts, deposits, disbursements, and payroll. The role requires adherence to CORE VALUES of dignity and stewardship, ensuring all job duties preserve dignity for patients and maintain good stewardship of resources.

Requirements

Must be CPR certified or become certified in 6 months from date of hire.
Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient-and employee-base
Communicates through appropriate channels. Use proper chain of command for complaints.
Ability to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively.
Must be computer literate with proficiency with Microsoft Excel program.
Must be able to maintain good inter-personal relationship with co-workers and other members of the health care team and the organization.
Provide customer service in accordance to the organization’s mission.
Maintain confidentiality in accordance to organization’s policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Nice To Haves

Accounting degree preferred.
Prior business/commercial accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

Reconciles bank statements.
Assists in the preparation of monthly financials for CFO approval.
Enters payroll information, prints checks and check stubs for direct deposit.
Manages cash allocated to clinics in all locations, tracks bank balances and transactions.
Assists in the preparations for quarterly and year end accounting reports.
Works with employees in setting up, answering questions about and performing adjustments with the electronic timecard system program.
Facilitates banks deposits.
Sorts accounts receivable payments.
Communicates and is available to all CHC/SEK locations via telephone and internet.
Performs all duties, services and documentation in full compliance with CHC/SEK policies and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.