ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

Accounts Payable Specialist

Expected pay for this position is $17.87-$25.02. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. MDH benefits package includes: medical, dental, vision 457B and employer match for FT employees. Company paid STD and LTD.

Job Summary: Responsible for supporting the accounts payable function by processing invoices, preparing payments, maintaining accurate financial records, and assisting with reconciliations and month-end activities. Provides administrative and clerical support to Fiscal Services while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.

Job Specifications:

• Education and Experience: Two years of additional course work in accounting-bookkeeping at the business college level or equivalent experience is required. One year of related accounting experience is highly desirable. Three to six months on-the-job training is required. The ability to create files in Excel is required.
• Job Knowledge: A thorough understanding of all of the duties of the Fiscal Services Department. Must be familiar with regulations, policies and procedures of the hospital to provide maximum coordination within the department. It is to be assumed that the knowledge in specific duties will be gained after employment.
• Abilities, Interests and Temperaments: Verbal ability required to comprehend principles of bookkeeping and accounting, and to answer questions regarding accounts payable and various statistical data. Numerical ability required to discern and avoid errors in posting and copying figures. Motor coordination is required in posting figures from one source to another, rapidly and accurately. Eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity required to operate office machines. A preference for activities that are routine and organized in order to keep systematic accounts and records. A liking for details is required to maintain precise standards of accuracy in balancing accounts. Ability to use computer. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Ability to interact with a variety of personalities and to deal with others tactfully and diplomatically. Must have the ability to work with a variety of patients of all populations (e.g. developmentally appropriate care, cultural diversity, patients with pain, victims of abuse or neglect, and diagnosis or procedure specific such as patient with congestive heart failure or cesarean delivery).