Accountant I/II/III

Overview

This role involves performing accounting work in support of accurate financial recording, reconciliation, and financial statement preparation. Work is performed under limited supervision and includes preparing and entering journal entries into the General Ledger system, analyzing and reconciling transactions, and supporting financial planning, payroll processing, and balance sheet account analysis.

This position may be eligible for telework with supervisor approval and upon successful completion of a training/trial period. Teleworkers must have a reliable and adequate internet connection with a minimum 20Mbps internet speed. If the minimum internet speed is not met or the connection is unstable, work must be performed onsite. Teleworkers using a personal virtual desktop must be assigned a TCRHCC laptop and must use a VPN to connect to internal resources to conduct their work off-site.

Remote work must allow for a distraction-free work schedule and ensure that work product and the organization’s financial information remain confidential.

Navajo Preference Employment Act (Hiring Preference)

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, this organization has an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act.

Hiring preference applies as follows:

• Preference: Applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference.
• Secondary preference: Applicants who meet the necessary qualifications and are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and meet residency requirements, will be given secondary preference.
• Tertiary preference: Applicants who meet the necessary qualifications and are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

Responsibilities

Accountant I – Essential Functions

• General Ledger and Journal Entries: Prepare and enter standardized journal entries into the GL system.
• Reconciliation: Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations; research outstanding checks; reconcile subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
• Payroll and Accounts Payable Support: Assist with biweekly payroll production; verify timesheet accuracy; monitor vendor payment vouchers for correct GL coding.
• Reporting and Data Entry: Upload GL and statistical data into budgeting systems to generate management reports; maintain advanced Excel spreadsheets for financial projects.
• Audit Assistance: Gather and organize documentation for internal and external auditors during annual financial reviews.
• Professional Development: Participate in meetings and workshops to gather and maintain knowledge needed for job functions.
• Regulatory Research: Perform compliance research and monitor legislation or regulatory restrictions regarding hospital funding and healthcare financial reporting.
• Healthcare Compliance and Safety:
  • Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty, including items such as face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.
  • Complete donning and doffing tasks using safe acceptable methods and discard of used PPE accordingly (see CDC website for most current updates).
  • Complete task training for routine cleaning and decontamination processes for surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to support patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Other duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Accountant II – Essential Functions (in addition to Accountant I)

• General Ledger Analysis: Independently analyze GL accounts to ensure correct postings and that month-end/year-end balances accurately reflect the organization’s financial status.
• Banking and Cash Management: Manage complete bank reconciliations; investigate and resolve issues related to bank anomalies and targeted balance calculations.
• Compliance and Tax Filing: Prepare and file payroll-related taxes, benefits, and deductions; ensure legal deadlines are met for year-end tasks such as distribution of W-2s.
• Audit Coordination: Serve as a liaison for external auditors; prepare detailed schedules and provide high-level documentation to support annual financial audits.
• Quality Control: Audit account coding for vendor payment vouchers and payroll entries; identify miscoded entries and ensure staff correct them promptly.

Accountant III – Essential Functions (in addition to Accountant I/II)

• High-Level Reporting: Direct the preparation of month-end/year-end financial statements; assist the accounting management team and/or act as a financial internal reviewer for auditor workpapers before external submission.
• Systems Optimization: Identify inefficiencies in the organization’s ERP or payroll systems and propose technical solutions; participate and/or lead financial software implementation.
• Executive Partnership: Review monthly budget forecasts with Finance management and provide data-driven recommendations and strategic insights for upcoming fiscal periods.
• Tax and Filing Oversight: Oversee or review complex local, state, and federal corporate tax filings, sales taxes, or grant tracking.
• Healthcare Compliance and Safety: Complete PPE and donning/doffing and routine cleaning/decontamination training requirements as described for Accountant I.
• Other duties: Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Necessary Qualifications

Education (Accountant I/II/III)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Healthcare Administration

Experience

• Accountant I: 0 – 2 years of professional experience with minimum education requirement. Demonstrate working knowledge of accounting functions in basic bookkeeping, data entry, accounts payable/receivable, and simple bank reconciliations.
• Accountant II: 2 to 5 years of progressive professional experience. Demonstrate working knowledge of general accounting principles, including managing the general ledger, preparation of month-end closing, variance analysis, and preparing basic financial statements.
• Accountant III: 5 to 8 years of advanced technical or supervisory experience. Demonstrate working knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis, compiling complex corporate financial statements, managing internal audit compliance, tax filings and/or system implementations.

Other Skills and Abilities

• A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. Employment references must address and indicate success in:
  • Positive working relationships with others
  • High ethical standards and no history of complaints
  • Reliable and dependable attendance
  • Strong analytical and accounting skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high difficulty
• Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewers and the organization that the applicant can perform essential functions.
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references demonstrating a record of satisfactory performance and ability to perform essential functions.
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating qualification to be employed.
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information.

Mental and Physical Effort

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Physical: Ability to sit for prolonged periods; frequently walk; occasionally stand, drive, bend, climb, kneel, crouch, twist, maintain balance, and reach. Must be able to occasionally lift, push, and pull over 100 lbs. Sensory requirements include prolonged far vision, near vision, color vision, depth perception, seeing fine details, hearing normal speech and overhead pages, and frequent telephone use. Ability to use hands for prolonged keyboard use, frequent simple grasping, and occasional firm grasping and fine manipulation.
• Mental: Ability to use good judgment, prioritize projects, and coordinate multiple assignments while meeting internal and external deadlines. Ability to coordinate a variety of issues while being frequently interrupted. Ability to handle prolonged concentration, high stress, flexibility, multiple priorities in stressful situations, occasional decisions under high pressure, coping with anger/fear/hostility calmly, managing altercations, working alone, high patience, adapting to shift work, and working in areas close and crowded. Must frequently accept a flexible schedule to meet unit needs.
• Environmental: May be exposed frequently to extremes in temperature or humidity; on occasion to infectious diseases, chemical agents, dust, fumes, gases, hazardous or moving equipment, unprotected heights, and/or loud noises.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits details are not provided in the source description.

Location

Telework eligibility exists with supervisor approval and upon successful completion of a training/trial period. If minimum internet speed is not met or internet is unstable, work must be performed onsite.