Bluestem Communities is hiring a Payroll Accounting Assistant to join our team!
Join our team and enjoy outstanding benefits!
At Bluestem Communities, we value our full-time team members and offer a benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being. As a full-time employee you can enjoy the following benefits:
Health and insurance
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)
- AFLAC products
- Voluntary life insurance
Financial wellness
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Gradifi student loan payment program
- Payactiv: Early access to earned wages
Company-paid benefits
- Group term life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Time off and perks
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidays
- Bluestem Wellness Center membership
- Meal discounts at our dining locations
Our benefits are designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Explore the full range of benefits and learn more about how Bluestem Communities can be the right fit for you—visit our Careers page today!
Position Overview:
Responsible for Bluestem Payroll, Accounts payable processing for Kidron Inc. and some Bluestem AP functions
Essential Job Functions:
- Process payroll for Bluestem
- Approve PAF’s, enter salaried hours, record Relias job class changes
- Maintain various payroll-related records
- Process Kidron invoices-code and send out to department heads
- Process and pay Kidron, Inc. and Hickory Homes invoices
- Prepare deposits for Kidron campus
- Assist in the AP process for Bluestem
Other duties from time-to-time
- Assist HR with reports as needed
Qualifications and Experience:
- Must be at least eighteen [18] years of age
- Prefer two years’ experience with payroll processing
- Must have training or willingness to train as HUD Occupancy Specialist
- Must have a working knowledge of Excel
- Must be proficient at Keyboard and 10-key
- Must have a basic knowledge of accounting principles
- Must have excellent organizational skills
- Must have the ability to multi-task
Physical Requirements:
Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. Requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls.
Skills Required
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Two years of payroll processing experience
- Training or willingness to train as a HUD Occupancy Specialist
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency with keyboarding and 10-key data entry
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to multitask
What We Do
Bluestem Communities is a non-profit organization that operates a family of retirement communities, programs, and services dedicated to serving seniors. Its mission is to positively impact quality of life by promoting lifelong wellness, purpose, choice, genuine connection, and personalized care with Christian compassion.









