Accountant

North Central Health Care • Wausau, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accountant is responsible for analyzing, recording, reconciling, validating, and maintaining financial information for North Central Health Care to support accurate financial reporting and organizational decision-making. This role participates in month-end and year-end close activities, financial reconciliations, grant reporting, audit preparation, and internal control processes. The Accountant also serves as a resource to departments throughout the organization by assisting with financial problem-solving, interpreting financial data, and supporting compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. The position works collaboratively with accounting staff, Patient Financial Services, operational departments, and leadership to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting while supporting the mission and operational goals of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• More than 1 year of accounting or finance experience
• Experience with general ledger functions, reconciliations, and month-end/year-end close processes
• Experience utilizing accounting systems and financial reporting tools

Nice To Haves

• More than 1 year in healthcare accounting
• Experience with grant reporting and audit preparation
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, spreadsheets, and financial analysis tools
• Experience working with healthcare financial software systems such as MIP, Cerner, Net Health, PointClickCare, Matrix, Tier, UKG, or similar systems

Responsibilities

• Analyze, reconcile, and maintain general ledger accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Participate in month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Prepare and maintain bank reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations.
• Interpret fiscal and accounting records to support accurate financial statements, reports, and statistical analysis.
• Assist with annual audit preparation by analyzing financial data, preparing supporting documentation, and recording adjustments as needed.
• Record and reconcile financial information from multiple organizational systems and departments.
• Prepare and maintain grant reporting and supporting financial documentation.
• Manage accounting functions related to fixed assets, depreciation, construction-in-progress, and write-offs.
• Assist with maintaining and improving accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with departments throughout the organization to correct financial errors and improve reporting accuracy.
• Serve as a resource to accounting staff and operational departments regarding accounting procedures and financial processes.
• Assist with resident trust accounting, fund transfers, and related reconciliations as assigned.
• Support compliance with federal, state, organizational, and audit requirements.
• Assist with preparation of required financial filings, reports, and documentation.
• Serve as backup support for accounting functions including accounts payable, payroll, cashiering, and other accounting operations as needed.
• Participate in training and mentoring activities for new or existing staff.
• Develop and maintain documentation for accounting procedures and workflows.
• Complete special projects, ad hoc reporting requests, and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PTO
• paid holidays
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• on-site bistro and cafeteria
• pharmacy
• newly updated facility
• life insurance
• accident insurance
• hospital insurance
• employee assistance program
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) - hybrid defined benefit plan with 100% employer match on employee contribution of 7.2%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level