Position: Accounting Clerk

Department: Accounting Department

Reports to: Hospital Administrator

JOB SUMMARY:

Performs a variety of duties related to keeping accounts and records in

Accounting Department of hospital.

Organizational Status:

Reports directly to Hospital Administrator or her designate.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adds total posted by other workers on accounts receivable ledgers,

using adding machine and balances figures with amounts shown on
charge slips and cash receipts.
• Classifies accounts receivable according to categories, such as
insurance accounts, collection accounts and private accounts to identify
specific sources of income.
• Compiles expenditures for each department as directed.
• Compares entries on accounts payable ledgers with invoices received
from the vendors to verify accuracy of posting.
• Types checks for payment of bills and submits checks to supervisor for
signature.
• Files check stub with accounts payable record and post data and
amount of check to account ledger.
• Post receipts and disbursement of funds to appropriate hospital
accounts.
• Balances register with cash receipts.
• Verifies the posting of various accounting entries.
• Computes hours worked from employees’ timecards and records payroll
information on payroll forms.
• Prepare type of checks.
• Keeps a personnel record pertaining to vacation and sick leave, wage
and salary information and performance and promotion.
• Prepares administrative reports as directed.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND WORK AIDS

 Adding machines, calculating machine, cash receipts slips, checks, payroll
records.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from a college or university with a degree in Accounting or

any related courses.
• Atleast 1-2 years work experience in related accounting.
• Must have high aptitude to comprehend principles of bookkeeping and
accounting, and to answer questions regarding pay checks, financial
statements and various statistical data.
• Excellent communication skills, detail-oriented, flexible and analytic.

SIGNOFF & APPROVAL:

Immediate supervisor: ____________________________ Date: ___________

Employee: _____________________________________ Date: ___________