Description

This position is classified as "HYBRID" meaning the selected applicant will be expected to be in-office part of the week.

Accounting Specialist is responsible for accounting and bookkeeping operations for Southern Plains Tribal Health Board. Performs a variety of day-to-day accounting duties related to the fiscal management of federally funded grants and state contracts.

Summary of Duties:

• Performs diverse administrative, accounting, and budgetary tasks following established standards
• Prepares and processes procurement requests
• Prepares and processes invoices for payment
• Prepares and processes payments received for goods and services and maintains accounts receivables
• Reconciles multiple statements of accounts to organization’s book balance
• Maintains filing systems and accounting records
• Performs various duties as needed in order to successfully fulfill the function of the position

Knowledge: Must be able to apply advanced reasoning skills to problem solving and use basic and advanced accounting skills; demonstrate professional knowledge of accounting methods; must be able to plan and coordinate education and training events; have a strong understanding of healthcare quality and best practices.

Must be able to collaborate with in-house staff and programs and outside agencies and partners clearly using knowledge of professional communication methods. Demonstrate knowledge to use data and prepare and review reports, tables, presentations, or publications that effectively and clearly provide an effective communication of the information.

Skills:

• Data Entry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word)
• General office skills such as multi-line phone, copying, filing, faxing, and mail
• Customer Service skills
• Knowledge of standard accounting principles and processes

Competencies: Teamwork; effective communication; planning and organizing work; broad based analytical thinking; quality minded; initiative; and problem solving. Must have knowledge and capacity to develop a plan of activities based on project needs and coordinate training activities for individuals and entities outside of the SPTHB organization.

Qualifications

Mandatory Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED required

Minimum Experience: 2 years professional experience working in office setting using Generally Accepted Accounting principles. Experience using a variety of computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) a must. Accounting or finance experience is required.

Preferred: Associate’s Degree plus of three or more years of experience in accounting and non-profit or grant funded finances is highly preferred. Experience with tribal organizations and/or not-for-profit agency is desired.

Supervisory Authority: None

Travel: In and out of state travel may be required in the fulfillment of job requirements and training.

Equal Employment: Except for Indian Preference, consideration will be made without regard to any non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, politics, disabilities, marital status, age, membership, or non-membership in any employee organization.

Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants or employees with disabilities, except when so doing would impose an undue hardship on the SPTHB.

Conditions of Employment: 1. Full-time grant funded appointment (Subject to grant continuation); 2. Applicants must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license; 3. Climbing, walking, standing, bending, and occasionally long hours. 4. In and/or Out-of-State travel may be required.