Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

ACCOUNTANT

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc., a federally qualified community health center located in Durham, NC is recruiting for an Accountant. Durham is known as the Bull City, the City of Medicine, the Tastiest Town in the South, and the Startup Capital of the South. It's a two-hour drive from the beach, a three-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is North Carolina's fourth largest city by population.

Along the East Coast, Durham is located conveniently along I-85. For those outside of driving distance, travel to and from is made easy as the City and County of Durham co-own the top-ranked Raleigh-Durham International Airport that services more than 45 nonstop destinations.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Performs professional accounting work, including the analysis and reporting of accounting transactions in the General Ledger. Processes accounts payable; assists in maintaining the general ledger; generating reports; monitoring internal controls; verifying coding; and reconciling cash, accounts receivables, and accounts payables. Maintains Chart of Accounts and Fixed Assets. General Ledger and Reporting.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY:

Considerable knowledge of accounting procedures, and ability to maintain detailed accounting system. Efficient use of numerous software applications:
General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Excel, Word, Windows, and Payroll. The ability to correspond effectively with vendors and employees.

EDUCATION AND PREVIOUS

WORK EXPERIENCE:

B.S. Degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting/Finance and two years of experience required.

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. (LCHC), mission is to provide primary and preventive health care in a courteous, professional, and personalized manner.

Key requirements for any position are our "Core Values":

* Courtesy

* Respect

* Quality

* Accessibility

* Teamwork

* Continuous Improvement

* Accountability

LCHC provides comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to our patients regardless of ability to pay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide health care to all members of our community, including low income, uninsured patients and diverse communities. We screen potential employees to first ensure alignment with our key requirements followed by the requisite position skills set. In doing so staff must be committed to the mission who do their best to live and work the characteristics of our core values as we strive to care for ever increasing members of the communities we serve.

Understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences.