Payroll Bookkeeper

Payroll Bookkeeper
Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Position Summary: This position is responsible to develop and maintain in a confidential manner the bookkeeping records necessary to properly account for the transactions of the business and to safeguard the assets by following company procedures. Preparing accurate and timely accounting transactions and reports is critical.
Job duties are determined by the center and may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain files and documentation for payroll, accounts payable, and patient trust.
• Safeguard all cash transactions.
• Deposit all cash receipts intact each day after reconciling money to the original documentation.
• Maintain petty cash funds for healthcare and patient trust.
• Track FMLA and other leave time. As well as maintain documentation for all leaves.
• Oversee employee benefits, benefits enrollment, and ongoing benefits questions from employees.
• Determine that all disbursements have proper authorization, receiving and documentation.
• Classify and record all disbursements for entry to general ledger.
• Assist administrator to ensure timely payments which maximize cash management.
• Maintain accurate checkbook balance including reconciling book to bank balance at least monthly and report weekly cash transactions.
• Match categories of revenue to expense classification exercising consistent and specific judgment.
• Classify and record all expenses of operations in the period incurred by the accrual method.
• Maintain current aging of accounts payable.
• Verify liability for invoices recorded and paid.
• Maintain, record and document transactions for personnel and payroll systems.
• Submit in a timely fashion personnel action forms after proper authorization, maintaining historical record in personnel file.
• Verify and record time and benefits to be paid to each employee and submit for payment biweekly.
• Maintain all personnel and payroll reports and records in an organized and confidential manner.
• Make timely payments to appropriate parties for amounts withheld from employee's wages. (For example, payroll taxes, garnishments, NHCPAC, savings plans, etc.).
• Account for all transactions in Patient Trust Fund.
• Be familiar with and follow all company and facility policies and procedures.
• Meet all reporting requirements and deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent and formal classroom bookkeeping education
Experience: 2 years of experience preferred
NHC offers a comprehensive benefit package for full time employment including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) with generous company match, paid time off and the opportunity to work for a leader in senior care since 1971.
About NHC Farragut: Our campus is home to a 100-bed post-acute Health Care Center, an 84-apartment Assisted Living Center and the 60-bed Cavette Hill Assisted Living & Memory Care Center. Our campus has a walking trail, courtyards with gazebos and recreational amenities like a putting green.
NHC Farragut is located at 120 Cavette Hill Lane, Knoxville, TN 37934
EOE