Accounting Specialist - Finance

About the Role

Responsible for maintaining an orderly and timely accounting system as well as specified accounting functions for the DCH Healthcare Authority.

Responsibilities

• Post daily/monthly batches (Accounts Payable, B/AR, O/E Cashiers Option, Payroll, Journal Entries, and Materials Management) to General Ledger.
• Prepare monthly journal entries as assigned.
• Reconcile General Ledger accounts and bank statements as assigned.
• Prepare daily cash deposits.
• Process client invoices, post charges and payments, and prepare/mail monthly statements.
• Set up all new clients on the system.
• Maintain current AR balances with follow-up as necessary, including handling customer inquiries.
• Perform follow-up on all outstanding checks (Accounts Payable/Payroll) and report any unclaimed checks to the AL Unclaimed Property Division.
• Scan financial records into the document archival system.
• Count hospital cash receipts per schedule.
• Assist with other Accounting Specialists’ duties in their absences and special projects as assigned.
• Maintain performance, patient, and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Perform compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Adhere to DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Perform essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
• Identify and reduce unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors, and employees.
• Recognize and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors, and employees.
• Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree or High School Graduate with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in healthcare business services.
• Knowledge of accounts payable, bookkeeping skills, and personal computer skills required.
• Ability to make decisions, evaluate problems, and make recommendations when necessary.
• Proficiency in operating telephone, copier, fax machine, calculator, typewriter, personal computer (including Microsoft Office), and the Meditech Accounting System.
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Work Context

• Frequent contact with internal and external customers through face-to-face discussions, email, and telephone communications.
• Possible dealings with unpleasant or angry people, public speaking, and conflict situations/resolution.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Requires very exact and highly accurate performance, often meeting strict deadlines on a daily basis.

Physical Factors

• Activities include talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, kneeling, crouching, stooping, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Good manual and finger dexterity.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.