Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non-profit health care organization whose mission is to provide exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. We provide integrated health care services including medical, dental and behavioral health through our 22 outpatient health centers. We deliver care with our strong "Hospitality" culture. Our organization has over 800 employees and serves more than 81,500 patients annually in the Pikes Peak and East Central regions of Colorado. Our service area covers 14 counties, from the front range to the Kansas border, with locations throughout Colorado Springs, Fountain, Flagler, Divide, Limon and Strasburg. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).

Compensation (Pay): $21.01 to $30.46/hourly, based on experience.

Summary of Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD
• 403(b) Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Perks Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program

https://www.peakvista.org/resources/benefits-summary

Job Summary: Accounting Specialists support processes that provide for accurate reporting, recording, and reconciliation of financial statements and supplemental data, ensuring that accounting processes and specific entries are correct for all prepared by the Finance Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares daily transactions including cash receipts and incoming mail logs.
• Prepares bond amortization journal entries and reconciliation.
• Prepares monthly insured cash sweep (ICS) and investment fair market value adjustment entries
• Ensures that supplemental ledgers such as Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll are reconciled and confirmed prior to recording entries in the financial statements.
• Prepares audit workpapers, ensuring accuracy and compliance with various external requirements in conjunction with the Senior Accountants to the Controller.
• Reconciles, analyzes, and prepares assigned journal entries to ensure transactions are accurate and properly recorded.
• Balances and agrees data with external systems for all assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts, following GAAP, GAAS, and FASB standards.
• Ensures supplemental accounting ledgers are recorded correctly, with thorough and accurate documentation, and posted in the correct time period.
• Identifies and trends any areas of concern and brings to the attention of management for resolution and assurance of financial statement integrity.
• Ensures financial information is prepared in accordance with GAAP, GAAS, FASB and other standards.
• Ensures supporting documentation and the logic of entries are defensible prior to sharing the information outside the Finance Department. Reports and resolves any high-risk accounting areas to ensure the integrity of the accounting records.
• Promotes and demonstrates the mission, vision, and Core Values of Peak Vista.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with all departments, the management team, medical staff, and leadership.
• Embraces cultural diversity amongst ourselves and our community.
• Responsible for the human, financial, and material resources as well as data and information entrusted to us.
• Strives to deliver the best outcomes and highest quality service.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to the Compliance Plan and conflict of interest requirements.
• Enhances the effectiveness and productivity of the department by contributing to, and participating in, departmental performance improvement goals.
• Other duties as assigned

Supervision Exercised: None

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent education. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or a closely related field preferred.

Work Experience:

One year of experience in Accounting, Accounts Payable, or Accounts Receivable required.

Computer Skills:

Intermediate: Ability to access the intra/internet to manage timecard, review policies and procedures, and read company communications; use e-mail to communicate with co-workers, leadership, and other departments; use and create a variety of templates, complex tables, merges; manage table data, sort and filter merges, and also perform basic work with existing Macros; customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports; work with multiple worksheets, filter data, use integrate functions, and manipulate databases; customize templates and the PowerPoint environment, and to make a presentation interactive by using hyperlinks and action buttons

Certificates and Licenses: None

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OSHA risk level/work environmental hazards: This position has been categorized as OSHA Level Three. See Exposure Control Plan for details.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
 

*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**PVCHC participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s I-9 to data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration Records. To learn more, visit: everify.com