Accounting Specialist

Accounting Specialist

Chanda Center for Health

Denver Metro

Organization type:
Nonprofit

Type of role:
Full-time

Job Category:
Finance

Hourly: $25 - $30

POSITION TITLE:

Accounting Specialist

SUPERVISOR:
Senior Director of Accounting & Finance

STATUS:
Full-Time with benefits (32 hours per week), Non-Exempt

About the Chanda Center for Health

The Chanda Center for Health (CCFH/the Center) is a non-profit organization in Lakewood, Colorado, with a mission to improve the health and wellness of people living with long-term disabilities and reduce their associated healthcare costs. We believe that individuals with long-term disabilities have the right to create their own healthcare path, live independently, and be active members of the community.

Position Summary

The Center is hiring a full-time Accounting Specialist (32 hours/week, with benefits) to support its financial operations, including medical billing. Bridging accounting and development, this role handles day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, gift processing, donor records, and grant financial tracking and reporting. The Accounting Specialist also partners with the team on the Center's medical billing, focusing on claims processing, payment posting, and reconciling billing activity with the Center's financial records.

Success in this position requires strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills, along with clear communication and a high level of discretion with financial, donor, and participant health information. The Accounting Specialist plays a vital role in ensuring the Center's resources are well managed, and its supporters are well stewarded in service of our mission to improve access to integrative health services for people with long-term disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Process accounts payable and receivable, maintain vendor records, and record deposits, including participant service revenue, grants, and contributions
• Process company card and expense activity, ensuring timely receipts, coding, and approvals
• Prepare and complete monthly reconciliations
• Process payroll and complete payroll journal entries
• Maintain the fixed asset register and record monthly depreciation, prepaid expenses, and other recurring journal entries
• Support month-end and year-end close, the annual audit, and 1099 preparation

Grants & Development Support

• Process and record all donations, pledges, in-kind gifts, and event revenue in Donor Perfect, and send timely, accurate gift acknowledgments and tax receipts
• Track restricted and unrestricted funds, record releases from restriction, and monitor grant spending to ensure compliance with funder requirements

Medical Billing Support

• Partner with the Billing Coordinator to prepare and submit claims to Medicaid, Medicare, and other payers
• Review claims for accuracy before submission, verifying services against EHR documentation
• Post Medicaid and other payer payments and remittances, and invoice participants for private pay, self-pay, and Discount Program services
• Monitor claims and accounts receivable aging, follow up on unpaid, denied, or rejected claims, and help submit corrected claims and appeals
• Reconcile monthly billing activity and payments with the general ledger
• Stay current on Colorado Medicaid billing rules and payer requirements

Reporting & Compliance

• Assist with annual budget preparation and monthly budget-to-actual reporting
• Maintain organized financial and development records in accordance with the Center's policies and nonprofit best practices
• Handle participant, donor, and financial information in compliance with HIPAA and the Center's confidentiality policies

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in…