We Are IH: A rewarding career of 21 years and accounting

August 10, 2023

Natasha poses for a picture in the Stoyoma Mountain area. Behind her is the site of a famous plane crash. The area has a lot geocaches to discover, which is one of her hobbies.

Name: Natasha Nel
Job Title: Accounts Receivable - Accounting Assistant
Years of Service: 21
Worksite: Lansdowne Centre
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: T'Kemlups
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For Natasha Nel, over 20 years with Interior Health in Accounts Receivable has added up to a rewarding career.

“I like puzzles and troubleshooting, learning new tools to help me and others with our work, and learning new software as I use quite a few different ones for my work,” said Natasha, who was born in Saskatoon and spent the majority of her childhood in Burnaby.

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A wide-ranging valley. — Natasha highlighted this great viewpoint from Kenna Cartwright Nature Park in Kamloops where you can look down the three valleys (W, N, E).

In Natasha’s position, she generates revenue for Interior Health and collects payments. She said a common way she’s introduced to someone is “we don’t know what she does, but it’s important.”

A key part of her job is posting revenue into the general ledger (GL) at the end of each reporting period and compiling the associated reports. She reconciles clearing accounts, submits reports to the Ministry of Health, provides revenue reports for managers and Financial Services, and performs troubleshooting.

However, her career with Interior Health has not always been by the numbers; she’s also had the opportunity to assist with emergency response.

One of my proudest moments was at the 2017 Evacuation Centre Medical Clinic,” she said. “I was privileged to be part of the clinical team helping evacuated residents and volunteers get the medical help they needed.

-- Natasha Nel

Natasha is excited to see what the future brings for Interior Health. She said there’s a lot happening and some of these things will impact her work.

A woman standing in the forest poses for a picture while looking through an opening in a wooden wall. — Natasha geocaching at Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area.

Natasha’s passions outside of work

Natasha describers herself as “inquisitive, a life-long learner, adventurous and helpful.”

She enjoys geocaching and photography, hobbies she says go very well together. Geocaching involves using GPS devices to find hidden caches or objects.

“I enjoy going out and finding new places that I didn’t know existed until someone placed a geocache there,” Natasha said. “I have done long day trips for ‘one’ cache and had fun solving puzzle caches. I have done small training sessions for Beavers/Scouts groups on how to geocache.

“My favourite type of photography is scenery or candid shots of people (not posed). I take lots of pictures when I'm out with international students that I host on behalf of Thompson Rivers University so they have a record of activities we did.”