Hybrid Accounting Clerk: Growth & Impact

Community Health Partnership; Itasca (IL); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Community Health Partnership is seeking an Accounting Clerk to manage day-to-day financial transactions, posting, and reporting with accuracy. The role supports cross-functional workflows and acts as a backup for other accounting tasks.

The position offers hybrid work (remote and in-office) and potential for accelerated career growth within our finance team. Strong attention to detail and solid Microsoft Office skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher in accounting or related field.
• 5+ years of proven accounting experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Collect outstanding receivables through telephone and written communication daily.
• Determine importance of issues learned from contact with customers and relay information to proper department for resolution.
• Escalate overdue AR for additional collection efforts.
• Analyze outstanding list and report to Supervisor with updated data.
• Investigate and resolve issues interfering with the proper application of cash receipts, including inadequate (or missing) information on checks.
• Provide follow up on identified issues and discrepancies.
• Meet all daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines in the cash application process.
• Prepare and interpret financial summaries and provide reports to management.
• Verify and total accounts to ledgers and databases.
• Maintain and generate reporting to identify delinquent accounts and other collection measurements.
• Process journal entries and reconcile bank statements in comparison to general ledger.
• Review and balance internal accounts, analyze variances, and prepare appropriate reports.

Skills

Basic accounting principles

Math proficiency

Detail oriented

Microsoft Office

Phone and office tools

Education

Associate’s degree or higher in accounting

Tools

Accounting software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Community Health Partnership is seeking an Accounting Clerk to manage day-to-day financial transactions, posting, and reporting with accuracy. The role supports cross-functional workflows and acts as a backup for other accounting tasks.

The position offers hybrid work (remote and in-office) and potential for accelerated career growth within our finance team. Strong attention to detail and solid Microsoft Office skills are essential for success.