Payroll Accountant

Citizens Memorial; Bolivar (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Annual merit increases

Employee wellness program

Job summary

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is seeking a Payroll Accountant to join our Accounting Team. The role focuses on preparing payroll checks, maintaining payroll information, and supporting general ledger functions across departments.

You will coordinate timekeeping approvals, reconcile withholdings, and work with HR to ensure payroll data accuracy, with a standard days shift and 8:00am-4:30pm hours.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required.
• Skills: Payroll and accounting skills.
• Licensure/Certification: SAFE Training within one year; renew annually.
• Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk performing tasks on a computer.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining employee payroll records across the organization.
• Coordinating with department managers to manage time card approvals and extra compensations; reviewing and editing timekeeping entries.
• Matching W-4 and deduction authorizations and preparing year-end W-2s.
• Reconciling withholdings with vendor billing statements.
• Working with Human Resources to ensure the accuracy of all payroll data.

Skills

Payroll

Accounting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Job description

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is hiring a Payroll Accountant to join our Accounting Team as we continue to grow - someone who leads with skill, compassion, and a drive to positively impact every patient and family we serve.

Position Details

• Status: Full-Time
• Work Shift: Days
• Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm

What Your Day Looks Like:

In this role, you will be preparing payroll checks, maintaining payroll information, and performing general ledger and accounting functions for departments across the organization.

As a Payroll Accountant you will be:

• Maintaining employee payroll records
• Coordinating with department managers to manage time card approvals and extra compensations; reviewing and editing timekeeping entries
• Matching W-4 and deduction authorizations and preparing year-end W-2s
• Reconciling withholdings with vendor billing statements
• Working with Human Resources to ensure the accuracy of all payroll data

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
• Skills: Payroll and accounting skills
• Licensure/Certification: SAFE Training within one year; renew annually
• Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk performing tasks on a computer

Benefits That Support You

• Competitive wages, annual merit increases, employee wellness program

Why CMH?

CMH includes 34 primary and specialty clinics, six long-term care facilities, and one residential care facility. We provide acute care, emergency services, ambulatory care, surgical services, pharmacies, walk-in clinics, addiction recovery, therapies, and more - all grounded in exceptional community-focused healthcare.

• CMH is a three-time recipient of the Missouri Quality Award
• 2025 Chest Pain-MI Platinum Award
• Springfield Business Journal awards include multiple years as an Economic Impact Award nominee and being honored in the Dynamic Dozen for being one of the top 12 fastest-growing companies in Southwest Missouri