Controller

Artesian Valley Health System; Kansas; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Artesian Valley Health System seeks a detail-oriented bookkeeper/accountant to join our finance team. Under the CEO’s direction, you will maintain the general ledger, chargemaster, prepare journal entries, and assist with bank reconciliations and audits.

You will handle accounts payable, payroll, and confidential financial records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with healthcare billing practices. Strong Excel/Word skills and organizational abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Two years of recent bookkeeper/accountant experience is required.
• Payroll and accounts payable experience is required.
• Experience in healthcare accounting, billing and/or HIM is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is preferred, or equivalent related accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger and chargemaster; prepare journal entries.
• Perform bank reconciliations and assist with audits.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information.
• Oversee posting of cash receipts and accounts payable coverage.
• Support CFO with financial reporting and cost reporting.

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Payroll experience

Accounts payable

Healthcare accounting

Excel

Word

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Mathematical ability

Billing problem analysis

Education

Bachelors degree in accounting

Equivalent accounting experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Description

Position Summary

Under the direction of the CEO, this position requires the ability to accurately maintain the general ledger, maintain the chargemaster, prepare journal entries, perform bank reconciliations, and gather records for financial and administrative audits, and all duties assigned to these positions.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with Federal, State, Local regulations and guidelines, generally accepted accounting principles, hospital pay practices and confidentiality policies.
• Prepares and posts journal entries, analyzing account balances for variances, reconciling various GL accounts, general ledger balances, financial record and reports, and maintains accounting needs for daily operations.
• Prepares information for year-end audits and cost report preparation. Assists with all audits throughout the year as needed.
• Ensures data integrity, consistency and accuracy through proper application of accounting principles.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information.
• Keeps depreciation schedules, prepaid insurance and prepaid other schedules
• Reconciles bank statements
• Assists with business office staff regarding billing of hospital services. Oversees timely posting of cash receipts.
• Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with departments and staff.
• Shall learn the entire accounts payable process in order to provide appropriate coverage should primary accounts payable personnel not be available.
• Shall learn the accounts receivable posting process and daily deposit process to provide appropriate coverage should primary accounts payable personnel not be available.
• Perform others duties as assigned and necessary by the CFO.

Requirements

Required and preferred qualifications for the role:

• Bachelors degree in accounting preferred, or equivalent related accounting experience is required.
• Two years of recent bookkeeper/accountant experience required.
• Payroll and accounts payable experience required.
• Previous experience in healthcare accounting, billing, and/or HIM preferred.
• Computer experience with working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word required.
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Good organization/time management skills
• Good customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail skills
• Mathematical ability at a level necessary to accomplish job
• Ability to quickly analyze billing problems and make appropriate corrections