Senior Accounting Clerk

HHS Admin Services

Salary: $2868 - $3328 /month ( DOE) with Excellent Benefits Yamhill County

Job # HS19-062

Recruitment Closes October 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Our Community

Yamhill County has approximately 102,000 residents and is a very desirable place to live in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine country. Yamhill County is home to Linfield College and Chemeketa Community College in McMinnville and George Fox University and Portland Community College in Newberg. Yamhill County is centrally located in the Willamette Valley, within close proximity to the Oregon Coast, the Portland and Salem metropolitan areas, and the Oregon Cascade Mountains. Wide varieties of indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities are available. We have the benefits, appeal and superior quality of life found in a small town community, while enjoying active social and cultural lifestyles found in larger metropolitan areas.

The Senior Accounting Clerk

There is one regular full-time position available on the HHS Administrative Services Team. Duties will include some or all of the following: collect/enter claim information, post insurance/patients payments, manage accounts, submit claims and follow up on unpaid and rejected claims, answer patient inquires on account, maintain complex spreadsheets and databases, reconcile fiscal documents, analyze and prepare complex reports including payroll, budgets, and general ledger, training/monitoring lower classification staff, and other duties as assigned. This is an advanced, journey-level classification in the accounting series.

The Benefits

Health coverage - Group medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for the entire family. For the 2019-20 plan year, the County pays 99% of the monthly premium and employees pay 1% ($15.90 per month) for the Base Plan. With this plan, employees are eligible for a $100 a month contribution into an HRA VEBA account. Buy-up plans are also available.

Retirement - PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) contribution is 100% employer funded, which includes both contribution to PERS pension and IAP accounts (IAP contribution is 6% of salary).

Short-Term Disability – 100% County paid

Life insurance - $6,000 for employee/$2,000 for spouse and children – 100% County Paid.

Vacation/Sick Leave - Flexible Earned Time (FET) is a combination of vacation and sick leave. To start, you will earn 12.38 hours per month and future accruals increase based on years of service. After a year of service and depending on FET balance, employees may sell-back up to 40 hours of FET per year.

The Qualifications

The position requires a high school diploma/GED and knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel in addition to four years’ experience equivalent to an Accounting Clerk II. Experience in medical insurance billing and/or accounts payable is required. Working knowledge of fund accounting is desired. Coursework in bookkeeping and accounting may be substituted for experience. Specialized training, college, or business school training is preferable. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work will be considered. Will be subject to successful completion of a background check.

Yamhill County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and values diversity.