Cashier

Douglas County, Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas County Health Center (DCHC) seeks a responsible Accounts Receivable Clerk to handle cashiering, petty cash, and various receivable processing tasks. You will work under the Accounts Receivable Manager and interact with county staff, officials, and the public to ensure compliant financial operations.

The role requires a high school diploma, 1 year of accounting/bookkeeping experience, and 40 WPM typing with proficiency in MS Office or Google Docs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• One year of accounting/bookkeeping experience required.
• One year of MS Office or Google Docs experience required.
• Typing 40 net words per minute required.
• Valid driver’s license on hire and maintained.
• Pre-employment criminal record check and drug screen required.
• Equivalent combinations may substitute education and experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Process various financial transactions (cash, checks, credit cards, ACH) issuing receipts and refunds.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, officials, attorneys, law enforcement, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, and County policies to foster a safe, respectful environment.
• Manage petty cash operations and resident trust transactions in accordance with policies.
• Maintain financial records, track deposits and checks, and monitor disbursements.
• Perform cash register reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate financial requirements and approvals for resident outings, prepare withdrawals and reconcile funds.
• Oversee cash drawer security and replenishment for standard operations.
• Prepare deposits and coordinate with the County Treasurer and armored car services.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

MS Office experience

Accounting/Bookkeeping

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Google Docs

Job description

Incumbent works under the direction of the Accounts Receivable Manager or designee, performing cashiering, petty cash, and other receivable processing functions for Douglas County Health Center (DCHC).

Essential Functions

• Process various financial transactions (e.g., cash, checks, credit cards, ACH payments) issuing receipts and authorized refunds.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with clients, supervisors, County employees, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement, judges, other agencies, and the public.
• Comply with Civil Service Rules, collective bargaining agreements, County policies, department policies and laws to create a cooperative, safe, respectful and quality work environment.
• Manage petty cash operations and resident trust transactions (e.g., deposits, withdrawals, transfers) in accordance with established institutional policies.
• Maintain financial records, tracking deposits and checks and monitoring disbursements from various accounts.
• Perform cash register reconciliations, researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Coordinate financial requirements and approvals for resident outings, preparing cash withdrawals and reconciling returned funds and receipts.
• Oversee the security and replenishment of cash drawers, ensuring availability of funds for standards operations and resident requests.
• Facilitate secure deposit processes, preparing document for the County Treasurer and coordinating with armored car services.
• Utilize electronic health records or practice management systems to identify account balances, compile necessary reports (e.g., resident trust statements).
• Serve on committees.
• Maintain job knowledge and skills (e.g., research, meetings, webinars, seminars, continuing education).
• Safely operate a motor vehicle when required to travel on County business.
• Report to work with regular, consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and directed.

Education And Work Experience And Other Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.*
• One (1) year of accounting/bookkeeping experience required.*
• One (1) year of MSOffice or Google Docs experience required.
• Type/keyboard 40 net words per minute required.
• Valid driver’s license upon hire and maintained throughout employment required.
• Completion of pre-employment criminal record check and conditional offer drug screen required.
• * Equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted for requirements on a year-for-year basis.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is generally performed in an office setting. Noise level is usually moderate. Work hours are typically standard day-shift hours; however, schedule may vary (e.g., weekends, overtime/extra hours, emergency call-in). Work may be stressful when dealing with time constraints, multiple/changing priorities, limited resources and uncooperative/irate individuals.
• Work requires some physical activity, including extended periods of sitting, standing, frequent walking, reaching, and occasional balancing, kneeling, and bending. Work also requires the ability to frequently lift/carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Required sensory abilities include vision, hearing and touch. Visual abilities, correctable to normal ranges, include close, distance and color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Communication abilities include the ability to talk and hear within normal ranges. Incumbent must possess the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate computers and other equipment.

Douglas County is an EOE - Disability/Veterans