Accounting Technician

Position Summary

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)
COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada's highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

We are home to Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center, Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Care Center, and Transplant Center. We are a Pathway Designated facility by ANCC, and we are on our journey to Magnet status.

Job Summary:
Performs a variety of paraprofessional accounting duties in accordance with UMC standards, policies and procedures. Incumbents receive, review, evaluate and code financial documents; maintain financial logs and records; reconcile standard financial reports and accounts; assist vendors and staff in researching basic cash receipt, payment or billing problems/procedures; and, perform clerical duties.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:
Equivalent to graduation from high school and three (3) years of accounting or financial office experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
None required.

Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements

1. At least Three years of experience with accounts payable process
2. Experience in SAP, specifically AP module
3. HEMM and/or AllScripts experience
4. Two years of Healthcare experience
5. Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:
Office theories and principles; patient rights; department and hospital safety principles and practices; generally accepted accounting principles (G.A.A.P.); filing procedures and file maintenance; business arithmetic; record keeping principles and practices; practices of reviewing financial documents for completeness and accuracy; infection control policies and procedures; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; patient rights; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.

Skill in:
Performing technical, specialized, complex or difficult financial office support duties; reading and explaining rules, policies and procedures; applying customer service techniques; coding, classifying, recording, retrieving and verifying routine information; processing invoices and payments; reconciling accounts; maintaining accurate financial records and preparing accurate and timely reports; using initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines; writing financial reports; using computers and related software applications; using office equipment such as copiers, phones, facsimiles and adding machines; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; exchanging or conveying information and receiving work direction; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or an negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
Closing Date/Time: 5/21/2023 5:00 PM Pacific