Accountant I

CORE VALUES

The core values of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. (CHC/SEK) are dignity and stewardship. Each staff member is expected to perform their job duties in a way that preserves dignity for our patients and maintains good stewardship of CHC/SEK’s resources. 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This position is a part of the Accounting team. Assists with cash management and all other accounting aspects of the organization, including petty cash, bill-paying, report preparation, cash receipts, deposits, disbursements and payroll.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Accounting degree preferred.
• Prior business/commercial accounting preferred.
• Must be CPR certified or become certified in 6 months from date of hire.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• 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.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to operate computer keyboard, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent. Good lighting and comfortable temperature of ventilation at all times