Staff Accountant

East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center; Columbus (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center is seeking an accountant to manage daily general ledger processing, payroll, payables and receivables for the organization.

The ideal candidate holds an associate or bachelor’s degree in business or accounting with 3+ years of accounting experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office and Abila/MIP. This role emphasizes accuracy, audit readiness, and collaboration with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and Abila/MIP or similar software.
• Ability to work with diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Process and post payroll accurately and timely.
• Create general ledger entries and ensure proper documentation for audit.
• Complete payable tasks with proper coding and documentation for audits.
• Organize and maintain audit documentation.
• Support annual and funder audits with required documentation.
• Establish electronic funds transfers with vendors and funders.
• Process checks and electronic funds transfers as assigned.
• Cross-train to provide coverage and backups for key areas.
• Participate in month-end and year-end procedures; prepare state and federal reports.

Skills

GAAP

MS Office

Abila/MIP

Diversity awareness

Education

Associate’s degree in business or accounting

Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting

Job description

The accountant is responsible for daily processing of general ledger transactions including payables and receivables, disbursements, payroll processing, and required tax and payroll filings.

Essential Job Functions

• Processes and posts agency payroll accurately and timely.
• Creates general ledger entries as appropriate to ensure proper record keeping. Ensures that necessary documentation is obtained and scanned to appropriate drives for audit purposes.
• Completes payable tasks as assigned and ensures proper coding and documentation for audit purposes.
• Organize and maintain documentation for auditing purposes.
• Participates in annual and funder specific audit by providing supporting documentation as assigned.
• Establish electronic funds transfers with eligible venders and funders to more efficiently pay expenses and receive funds.
• Process checks and/or Electronic funds transfers as assigned.
• Cross trains for selected areas to provide coverage and back up.
• Participates in month end and year end procedures as appropriate.
• Creates payroll and other state and federal reports as requested in timely and accurate manner.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Associate’s degree in business, accounting or related field with three years experience in accounting required or Bachelor Degree in business, accounting or related field.

Required Skills

• Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including but not limited to Excel, word, outlook, and Abila/MIP or related software.
• Ability to work well with individuals of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Previous experience working in a hospital, clinic or physician’s office preferred.
• Previous experience with grant accounting and payroll preferred.
• Bi-lingual preferred.

SUPERVISION

This position does not have any direct reports.

Physical Requirements

May require sitting for a long period of time. Some bending, lifting, stooping and stretching required. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to operate office equipment such as computer keyboard, photocopier, telephone and calculator. Some lifting may be involved, up to 35 pounds.