Accounting Clerk I Admin-Temporary

KHS•Bakersfield, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time temporary position. If selected, onboarding will be completed through a staffing agency. The Accounting Clerk I performs arithmetic calculations and verifies totals and extensions on a variety of financial and statistical documents, checks, sorts, codes and files a variety of financial and statistical documents. This role computes, processes and inputs on a manual or automated system, accounts payable invoices and/or billings. It also assists with the receiving, printing, and distributing of incoming invoices to ensure payments are processed timely and accurately; verifies and processes requests for various payments. The clerk answers routine questions regarding expense inquiries or payment status with vendors, providers, executives, or other department personnel and researches and verifies against accounting records. They maintain and organize record filings; assist with the retrieving of records and payment information as needed for audits and other requests. The role prepares, maintains and files various accounting schedules, reports, and related support documentation; and purges obsolete file materials. The Accounting Clerk I is responsible for the processing and handling of manual checks to various vendors and providers. Other functions include performing other job-related duties as assigned, adhering to all company policies and procedures relative to employment and job responsibilities, and maintaining regular predictable attendance.

Requirements

High School Diploma from an accredited school or equivalent.
Two (2) or more years of related accounting experience required.
Mathematics including fractions, percentages and simple interest and statistics.
Alphabetic and numerical filing sequences.
Telephone procedures.
Office practices and procedures.
Computer spreadsheets.
Other basic computer usage as it relates to accounting clerical work.
Ability to utilize Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level, Microsoft word, Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in accounting, Business or Finance preferred.
Accounting experience in an HMO or healthcare related business preferred.
Knowledge of Accpac or QNXT systems a plus.

Responsibilities

Performs arithmetic calculations and verifies totals and extensions on a variety of financial and statistical documents, checks, sorts, codes and files a variety of financial and statistical documents.
Computes, processes and inputs on a manual or automated system, accounts payable invoices and/or billings.
Assists with the receiving, printing, and distributing of incoming invoices to ensure payments are processed timely and accurately; verifies and processes requests for various payments.
Answers routine questions regarding expense inquiries or payment status with vendors, providers, executives, or other department personnel and researching and verifying against accounting records.
Maintain and organize record filings; assist with the retrieving of records and payment information as needed for audits and other requests.
Prepares, maintains and files various accounting schedules, reports, and related support documentation; purges obsolete file materials.
Responsible for the processing and handling if manual checks to various vendors and providers.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Adheres to all company policies and procedures relative to employment and job responsibilities.
Regular predictable attendance.