EGID Accountant II

Job Description

Location: 4345 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Salary: $27.50 per hour

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The accountant is responsible for managing financial transactions, preparing financial statements, reconciling accounts, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, security, and other relevant regulations, and maintaining accurate financial records. This role coordinates with various departments to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and provides financial insights to support organizational decision‑making.

• Prepare financial statements monthly within the first fifteen working days of the month, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant standards. Accumulate information, prepare journal entries, and reconcile documentation.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations, OMES Policy OMES-002, OHCA Security training, and EGID's confidentiality agreement. Undergo annual HIPAA training and quarterly SEAT training and review the OMES Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Compliance Program.
• Accurately determine cash available and cash needs for transfers between accounts. Prepare necessary paperwork and enter transfer information into relevant systems by set daily deadlines, ensuring 95% accuracy.
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and treasury statements using People Soft reports, Treasury statements and internal bank reports by the 15th of each month.
• Respond to email and meeting requests within four hours of receipt. Maintain an updated calendar for all appointments, meetings, and periods of non‑availability. Provide timely and professional responses to internal and external inquiries.
• Maintain and utilize the Unclaimed Property Database for all stale checks. Process and maintain all letters, payments and images. Reconcile payments with Lead Accountant and Treasury monthly.
• Receive, process and maintain all incoming invoices for review, payment and pre‑encumbrance. Verify encumbrance of funds, timely payment, accuracy and appropriateness of invoice. Work with other teams and divisions to ensure proper and timely routing of approvals and payments process. Work with external vendors to ensure accurate information and receipt of all payments. Maintain purchase requests and approvals through internal tracking software, requesting and providing quotes, managing approval process and routing approved requests to appropriate personnel for setting up payments and orders.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Accountant position requires a strong foundation in accounting principles, financial reporting, and reconciliation processes, with the ability to prepare accurate monthly financial statements, manage cash transactions, process invoices, and maintain detailed financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices and organizational policies. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems such as People Soft is essential. The incumbent must demonstrate high integrity, attention to detail, organizational and time‑management skills, critical thinking, problem‑solving, and the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities while maintaining accuracy under established deadlines.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate effectively with internal departments, external vendors, and leadership, as well as provide responsive customer service.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• One (1) year of professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of bookkeeping for each year of the required degree.

• Knowledge of Access Databases.
• Proficiency in Excel spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Work is performed in a climate‑controlled office setting with moderate noise levels. The position requires sitting, speaking, standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms. The role involves extended periods of sitting and daily use of computers and phones. Employees must be willing to complete all job‑related travel…