FINANCE CLERK (8:00AM-4:30PM)

Whitfield Regional Hospital•Demopolis, AL

About The Position

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: QUALIFICATIONS: Student attending a recognized college or university working towards a degree in Accounting/Business/Finance preferred. On the job training given by the immediate supervisor is required. Must demonstrate a preference for routine and organized activities to follow defined procedures for processing accounting information. Must be able to adjust to carrying out duties under specific instructions. Must attain precise standards of accuracy when verifying accounting transactions. Must possess the ability required to detect and avoid errors in copying and computing figures, and the physical ability to rapidly manipulate adding machine and keyboard when copying data in tabulated form. Must be proficient in using a calculator, computer, and an electronic spreadsheet. 2. PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have personal integrity, flexibility and ability to work effectively with other personnel. Must be able to sit, bend, and move intermittently throughout the workday. Must possess the use of arms, hands, legs, feet, sight, and hearing or use prosthetics that will accommodate these functions adequately, so that the requirements of the job can be fully met. Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability. 3. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Employee reports to work on time. Employee maintains proper attitude and disposition for performing job responsibilities. Employee keeps desk and work area in an orderly manner by stacking files neatly and filing at the end of the day. Employee is faithful in coming to work daily and conforming to the work hours. Employee complies with all policies and procedures of the Authority, as well as the specified finance policies, and reports any problems that result in the execution of duties as defined by said policies promptly to the immediate supervisor. Employee reports all problems through the appropriate chain of management and quality assurance system that involve breech of security, any breech of policy and procedure, or any other incident which constitutes a volatile and unstable situation or that impairs the effective and efficient exercise of one's responsibilities and the general mission of the Authority and the Finance Department. Review various patient lists in Excel reflecting credit balances and self-pay balances to determine the accuracy of adjustments posted and patient balances. Review various patient lists in Excel reflecting write-offs and charity care adjustments to determine the accuracy of adjustments posted and determine the breakdown of the professional charges versus institutional adjustments/write-offs Crosstrain with the Payroll Clerk to learn the payroll process for paying the employees through direct deposit. Assist Payroll Clerk with daily process of opening mail, scanning checks and payment remittances to email address, and sorting information to be mailed to billing company. Compile analytical data in Excel spreadsheets as directed by the supervisor. Review unpaid Medicaid claims and file manually in the state Medicaid Provider Portal. Job may require other responsibilities not described in the job responsibilities above. As these responsibilities are deemed necessary for this particular job description by your supervisor, they will be added to the job responsibilities or verbally delegated as needed.

Requirements

Student attending a recognized college or university working towards a degree in Accounting/Business/Finance preferred.
On the job training given by the immediate supervisor is required.
Must demonstrate a preference for routine and organized activities to follow defined procedures for processing accounting information.
Must be able to adjust to carrying out duties under specific instructions.
Must attain precise standards of accuracy when verifying accounting transactions.
Must possess the ability required to detect and avoid errors in copying and computing figures, and the physical ability to rapidly manipulate adding machine and keyboard when copying data in tabulated form.
Must be proficient in using a calculator, computer, and an electronic spreadsheet.
Must have personal integrity, flexibility and ability to work effectively with other personnel.
Must be able to sit, bend, and move intermittently throughout the workday.
Must possess the use of arms, hands, legs, feet, sight, and hearing or use prosthetics that will accommodate these functions adequately, so that the requirements of the job can be fully met.
Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.

Responsibilities

Employee reports to work on time.
Employee maintains proper attitude and disposition for performing job responsibilities.
Employee keeps desk and work area in an orderly manner by stacking files neatly and filing at the end of the day.
Employee is faithful in coming to work daily and conforming to the work hours.
Employee complies with all policies and procedures of the Authority, as well as the specified finance policies, and reports any problems that result in the execution of duties as defined by said policies promptly to the immediate supervisor.
Employee reports all problems through the appropriate chain of management and quality assurance system that involve breech of security, any breech of policy and procedure, or any other incident which constitutes a volatile and unstable situation or that impairs the effective and efficient exercise of one's responsibilities and the general mission of the Authority and the Finance Department.
Review various patient lists in Excel reflecting credit balances and self-pay balances to determine the accuracy of adjustments posted and patient balances.
Review various patient lists in Excel reflecting write-offs and charity care adjustments to determine the accuracy of adjustments posted and determine the breakdown of the professional charges versus institutional adjustments/write-offs
Crosstrain with the Payroll Clerk to learn the payroll process for paying the employees through direct deposit.
Assist Payroll Clerk with daily process of opening mail, scanning checks and payment remittances to email address, and sorting information to be mailed to billing company.
Compile analytical data in Excel spreadsheets as directed by the supervisor.
Review unpaid Medicaid claims and file manually in the state Medicaid Provider Portal.
Job may require other responsibilities not described in the job responsibilities above. As these responsibilities are deemed necessary for this particular job description by your supervisor, they will be added to the job responsibilities or verbally delegated as needed.