Accounting Specialist

The University of Kansas Health System; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an Accounting Specialist at the Broadmoor Campus to handle supplier invoices, expense reports, and Workday entries. This full-time role supports accounting operations and helps ensure timely payments and accurate records.

Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and experience in medical office bookkeeping, with a commitment to accurate posting and reporting.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence in critical thinking and interpersonal relationships.
• Manages organizational responsibilities to support unit goals.
• Administers and allocates resources for the team.
• Maintains effective inter-team cooperation and stakeholder communication.
• Processes weekly check settlements and prepares payment reports.
• Reviews supplier invoices and expense reports for policy compliance.
• Assists with Workday entry of supplier invoices and expenses.
• Prepares weekly bank deposits and quarterly stale check reissues.
• Assists with 1099 review and preparation.
• Performs various accounting functions as directed by supervisors.

Job description

Position Title

Accounting Specialist

Days - Full Time

Broadmoor Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest:

This position reviews supplier invoices and expense reports submitted by department personnel, assists department contacts with Workday activity and reviews and adds/updates supplier records requests. Prepares and posts invoices and sends to customers. Processes weekly check settlement runs including printing and mailing payments and prepares weekly payment reports. Assists with 1099 review and preparation. Assists Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager with various accounting functions.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
• Manages his/her organizational responsibilities in a way that supports the achievement of unit/team goals.
• Skillfully administers, directs, and allocates all organizational resources.
• Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to develop a unit/team-wide spirit and intra-team and inter-team cooperation.
• Stays focused on all key stakeholders and supports the unit/team ability to deliver on all valid stakeholder expectations.
• Cross trains for duties assigned to the other positions in Ambulatory Accounting to fill in as needed.
• Processes weekly check settlement runs including printing and mailing payments
• Prepares weekly payment reports for bank ACH import and positive pay upload.
• Prepares, reviews, and imports monthly EIB supplier payments.
• Reviews supplier invoices and expense reports submitted by department personnel, ensuring compliance with various departmental policies.
• Assists department contacts with Workday entry of supplier invoice and expense reimbursement activity.
• Reviews and adds/updates supplier records requests.
• Prepares weekly bank deposit including reviewing and verifying coding and documentation.
• Performs quarterly stale check review and reissue process.
• Assists with annual 1099 review and preparation.
• Prepares and posts invoices and sends to customers.
• Assists Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager with various accounting functions.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 5 or more years of medical office and/or bookkeeping experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• 3 or more years of experience in a healthcare environment.

Time Type:

Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail] .
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.