Description

Position Summary:

Under general supervision of the Chief Finance Officer, the Accountant performs account reconciliations, cost analysis, and ensure the accuracy of entries to the general ledger accounts. This role involves preparing financial reports, analyzing financial data, maintaining financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting regulations and standards.  Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times. Upholds the principles of WIHCC’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information at all times.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Adheres to WIHCC Policies and Procedures, Compliance Bylaws, AAAHC standards, and Strategic Plan.
• Integral member of the Finance team and ensures that financial information is recorded in accordance with company policies, month-end checklist, and generally accepted accounting principles. 
• Recording and posting payments received from insurance companies, Indian Health Service, and other payers into the accounting system.
• Follow-up on unpaid amounts and outstanding balances with third parties and Indian Health Service to ensure timely payments.
• Analyze and report accounts receivable balances and reports with the Special Diabetes Grant, Indian Health Service Annual Funding Agreement  
• Reconcile bank transactions daily and monthly, cash clearing, providing copies of bank statements to Accounts Payable and Revenue Cycle
• Maintain the Journal Entries and JE Log Sheet.  Post standard reoccurring entries including Tall Tree, Prepaid Expenses, PRC Checks, Third Party Collections, Payroll Fees, Interest and Investment Income, Housing Rental, etc.
• Record journal entries in Oracle during the month-end close process.  Ensure transactions are recorded, documented, reviewed, and supported in accordance with internal control financial policies.
• Fixed asset in tracking and accounting for all asset types including building, improvement, art, equipment, and construction in progress using fixed asset ledgers.
• Maintain the Fixed Assets and associated depreciation schedules on the Oracle software system
• Purchasing Card Administrator, reviews and records expense line entries in the financial system.
• Budget Transfers requested by departments and CFO
• Payroll, IPA and MOA reconciliation
• Payroll download on biweekly basis
• Oracle account maintenance and create work tickets with Inoapps for system issues
• Regularly reviews department expenditures to identify miscoded transactions; create re-class entries with proper documentation to correct.
• Contribute to a team effort on special projects. Assist CFO, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable in assigned duties as needed.
• Prepare and review routine spreadsheets used for reporting purpose; prepare financial data for input into financial systems, and generate reports and perform calculations

• Works collaboratively with CFO on annual financial audit and other compliance audits to ensure financial records are maintained in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting financial policy and applying observation and recommendations to operational issues
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Ensure strict confidentiality of financial records.

• Participates in meetings and professional development activities.
• May drive a Government Owned Vehicle or personal vehicle in the course of the work.
• Adheres to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.
• Adheres to WIHCCs Personnel Policies and Procedures, departmental policies, rules, and regulations.
• Interacts in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.
• Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Maintains compliance with all Human Resources requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with coursework in business or public administration, finance, accounting, or a field related to the work required. A minimum of two years of professional accounting experience required. Bilingual skills in English and Navajo language preferred. Must maintain a valid unrestricted and insurable driver’s license. Must successfully pass a background investigation and maintain suitable requirements for a Child Care position. This position is considered as a Child Care position, which requires a satisfactory background check investigation and is subject to the requirements of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, as amended (henceforth referred as the ICPFVP Act).

Knowledge, Skills, Ability

•  Knowledge of principles, practices and concepts of accounting of General Ledger that include fixed assets and depreciation.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations of Federal grant, federal finance system and contract administration, Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance (3rd party) revenue cycle and adherence to compliance.
• Knowledge of research, data analysis and report preparation techniques.
• Knowledge of maintaining and reconciling accounting and financial records
• Knowledge of computer applications related to the work. Use computer operated accounting systems; specifically, windows office products, and oracle business software. Intermediate computer skills, e.g. Outlook, word, excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of interpreting, applying and explaining complex laws, policies and regulations of GAAP standards, federal grants and contract administration and cash management regulations sufficient to:
• Knowledge of setting priorities, coordinating multiple projects and meeting critical deadlines.
• Knowledge of using sound, independent judgment within established policy and procedural guidelines.
• Knowledge of preparing clear, concise and effective written materials. Maintaining accurate records and files.
• Knowledge of conducting routine audits. Accept and learn from feedback. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Provide exemplary customer service at all times.

• Knowledge of strong work ethics in the workplace.
• Knowledge of basic application of confidentiality.
• Ability to be dependable in attendance and job performance.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in written and verbal.
• Ability to provide exemplary customer service at all times.
• Ability to interact positively with others and possess great interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure.
• Ability to have self-confidence.
• Ability to be a great team player.
• Ability to accept and learn from supervisor/peer critique.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the organization.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   

Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office setting or outdoor work environment with a moderate noise level. Evening and/or weekend work may be required. Extended hours and irregular shifts may be required.

As required by P.L. 93-638, absolute preference will be given to qualified Navajo applicants.  If there is no qualified Navajo applicant, preference will be given to qualified American Indian applicants. 

Salary : $59,026