Accounting Clerk

Employment Status:         Regular, Salary, Non-exempt
Hours per week:                40 
Reports to:                         CFO
Location:                             Nashville, TN

Our Mission

Siloam Health's mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Our patients come from more than 80 countries and speak over 50 languages. Siloam's approach to medical care provides a unique, interdisciplinary model of whole-person health care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual determinants of health. Our staff is anchored by a multicultural primary care team that serves alongside roughly 300 volunteer interpreters, doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical specialists each year to provide comprehensive health care to Nashville's most vulnerable.

• 100% Employer paid medical and dental insurance
  
• 100% Employer paid life and disability
• Simple IRA with employer match up to 3%
• HSA with up to $1,300 match by employer or FSA
• Low-cost vision insurance
• 3 weeks of PTO in the first year
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible schedule
• Limited weekends
• Consistent schedule
• Diverse team and patient population
• Mission leave
• Extended Illness Benefit
  

What You'll Do

The Accounting Clerk is a detail-minded, action-oriented team member who assists the Chief Financial Officer in promoting Siloam's fiscal integrity and sustainability through sound day-to-day financial management. The Accounting Clerk will perform a variety of duties related to financial preparation and reporting including accounts payable and accounts receivable transaction processing, general ledger adjustments and analysis, grant/donor reporting, budget analysis, as well as other accounting and financial-related responsibilities.

Accounts Payable

• Code vendor invoices and enter into QuickBooks
• Assist in resolving billing discrepancies and process vendor's payments
• Code and enter credit card receipts into QuickBooks and assemble statement for payment
• Maintain financial filing system
• Process Vendor's payments according to their preferred payment method

Accounts Receivable

• Prepare grant invoices according to contracts
• Prepare and make bank deposits
• Prepare occasional invoices for medical record copies and other miscellaneous charges
• Reconcile CRM to accounting records
• Record donor contributions in QuickBooks according to various collection methods

Reporting

• Perform significant analyses and tracking of earned revenue, charitable contributions, expenses, budgets, and other data using Microsoft Excel
• Perform analyses of balance sheet, expense accounts, and dashboard preparation

• Prepare monthly restricted grant expense report

Other

• General ledger monitoring and preparation of journal entries
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit cards
• Assist in payroll processing as needed
• Assist with monthly budget tracking and expense analysis as well as other tasks
• File Charitable Solicitations Registrations and renewals
• Assist with annual budget preparation and financial audit
• Provide administrative support to the CFO as needed
• Participate in on-going quality improvement (QI) activities within the roles defined above
• Other duties as assigned

Who We Are Looking For

We value having an experienced team to provide administrative support for both clinics, as we work together towards the Siloam Health Vision: Our neighbors from all nations are empowered to lead physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy lives and to feel at home in our community. 

Qualifications

• Passionate about Christian ministry to the underserved and in full agreement with Siloam’s mission and core values
• Willingness to serve persons with limited access to healthcare and who are from different cultures and faith beliefs
• Ability to lead a staff dedicated to sharing the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care
• Ability to work well in a team setting
• Strong understanding of how to develop a holistic medical program
• Computer literacy and familiarity with MS Office products as well as electronic medical records preferred
• Adherence to OSHA and confidentiality requirements

Education and Experience

• Associate Degree in Accounting (Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required)
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• 1-2 years related experience and demonstrated understanding of the basics of accrual basis of accounting required (debits and credits)
• Experience in processing general ledger transactions in accounting software, QuickBooks, or other accounting software is necessary
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is also essential for this role. You must be able to use MS Excel/Word to edit text documents, create templates, and automate the creation of tables of content. Proficiency in MS Excel, able to run and create functions, pivot tables, and charts. Plus, you can make slideshows in PowerPoint as needed.