Accounting Assistant
Full Time: 80 Hours per pay period. Monday-Friday: 8:0 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Accounting/Data Processing Department
Compile and review employee time and payroll data. Track and enter deductions. Prepare paychecks accurately and timely. Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting and payroll records. Check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to payroll and accounts payable data recorded by others. Process and perform Accounts Payable duties timely and accurately. Work as a management assistant, providing informational support for evaluation and resolution of problems and formulation of policies and procedures. Accurately complete specific work projects as assigned. Exercise initiative and judgment in making decisions within the scope of assigned duty.
Position Qualifications, Education, Experience:
Education/training: Associate degree in accounting or equivalent education preferred.
Experience: Minimum of two years as an office employee in a setting with demonstrated progressive administrative or accounting experience required.
Computer Skills: Must be proficient in operating computer software with ability to operate electronic mail (Outlook), spreadsheets (Excel), Time and Attendance (ADP), word processing (Word), electronic document storage (Powerflow) and software for time badge/security system.
Skills Required
- Minimum of two years as an office employee with progressive administrative or accounting experience
- Proficiency with computer software, email, spreadsheets, word processing, electronic document storage, and time and attendance systems
- Associate degree in accounting or equivalent education
What We Do
Sparta Community Hospital is a critical access, full-service acute-care facility serving Sparta and nearby southwestern Illinois communities. It provides surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, diagnostics and emergency medicine, helping residents access essential care close to home. The hospital district’s mission is to improve community wellness by providing and coordinating compassionate, value-based health services, while keeping a wide range of care available locally to patients across its service area.
