Finance Assistant

Avera Health; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1

Employer 5% retirement matching

Career development & mentorship

Job summary

Avera is seeking a Grant Finance Coordinator to provide administrative and financial support for grant-funded programs. This on-site role in Sioux Falls, SD, involves billing, sponsor records, reporting, and compliance across Finance, AP, HR, and grant stakeholders.

You will manage payments, invoicing, and grant documentation, working closely with multiple teams to ensure timely reporting and accurate grant administration throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in accounting or three years of equivalent experience.
• Experience with grant administration or healthcare billing preferred.
• Ability to communicate with multiple departments and maintain compliance.
• Visual acuity and ability to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Process client billing requests and post payments to client accounts.
• Generate client statements and mail statements each billing cycle.
• Review receivable aging and follow up on collections.
• Coordinate with Chargemaster (CDM) and IT to create procedures.
• Communicate with department directors to review billing issues.
• Respond to customer service inquiries and resolve issues.
• Assist with system conversions related to client billing.
• Provide clerical support to accountants as directed.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies.

Skills

Billing processing

Accounts receivable

Financial reporting

Interdepartmental coordination

Customer service

Compliance

Education

Associate's degree in accounting

Three years of accounting experience

Tools

ChargeMaster (CDM)

Accounting software

Job description

Location: Avera Health
Worker Type: Regular
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $19.50 - $25.50

Position Highlights

Work location: On-site in Sioux Falls, SD.
Join Avera’s Grants team as a Grant Finance Coordinator, where you will provide administrative and financial support for grant-funded programs across the organization. This role is responsible for managing grant payments, sponsor records, financial reporting, contract documentation, grant registrations, and compliance-related activities. The coordinator partners closely with Finance, Accounts Payable, Human Resources, and grant stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, timely invoicing, regulatory compliance, and organized grant administration throughout the grant lifecycle.

You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients.
Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for timely processing of non-patient billing, payment posting and receivables reporting to ensure accounts are fairly stated. Maintains documentation for client accounts and activity.

What you will do

• Processes client billing requests received and posts payments to appropriate client accounts.
• Generates client statements and mails statements for each billing cycle.
• Reviews receivable aging reports and follows up on collections of accounts as identified.
• Coordinates with Chargemaster (CDM) and Information Technology (IT) teams to create procedures and clients as identified.
• Communicates and works with department directors across the organization to review billing or collection issues for clients.
• Reviews and responds to customer service inquiries and works through issues as needed.
• Assists with system conversions as it pertains to client billing.
• Provides administrative/clerical support to accountants in completion of their assigned responsibilities as directed by Financial Reporting Manager.
• Perform assigned duties to ensure compliance with internal control policies to protect the assets of Avera.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: Associate's Associate’s degree in accounting or three years of equivalent experience.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits

You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship.

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.