Finance Clerk 1, FT (8:00A-4:30P)

Whitfield Regional Hospital•Demopolis, AL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a full-time Finance Clerk working from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The role involves processing accounting information with a high degree of accuracy, following defined procedures, and utilizing various office equipment and software. The employee is expected to maintain an orderly work area, adhere to all company policies, and report any issues promptly to their supervisor. Key responsibilities include reviewing patient lists in Excel for accuracy of adjustments and balances, crosstraining with the Payroll Clerk to learn payroll processes, assisting with mail processing and scanning, compiling analytical data, and reviewing and filing unpaid Medicaid claims.

Requirements

Student attending a recognized college or university working towards a degree in Accounting/Business/Finance preferred.
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.
Must possess 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.

Nice To Haves

On the job training given by the immediate supervisor is required.

Responsibilities

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.
Maintain proper attitude and disposition for performing job responsibilities.
Keep desk and work area in an orderly manner by stacking files neatly and filing at the end of the day.
Comply with all policies and procedures of the Authority, as well as the specified finance policies, and report any problems that result in the execution of duties as defined by said policies promptly to the immediate supervisor.
Report 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.