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Accountant Sr - CRIS

Carle Health

United States, Illinois, Champaign

3310 Fields South Drive (Show on map)

Feb 21, 2025

Overview

The Sr Accountant CRIS is responsible for managing the financial operations of the organization, ensuring its financial health and sustainability. This role oversees all financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and compliance requirements. The Senior Accountant reports to the Carle Corporate Manager of Finance/Reporting Grants and Corporate Entities. This position also works closely with the Executive Director and CRIS Health Aging Board of Directors to develop and implement financial strategies that support the organization's mission and goals.

Qualifications

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Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Responsibilities

Candidates should possess strong communication, organizational, analytical, technology and problem-solving skills including effective knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Uniform Guidance codes. The position requires a high degree of professional collaboration in a team environment including project management skills. Must have the ability to analyze workflows, implement process improvements and complete tasks under stress with frequent interruptions. Must be able to create new reports in various mediums. Candidates will be proven self-starters that take initiative and work independently with little supervision.

Serve as "mini-controller" and financial liaison for CRIS Healthy Aging to include the preparation and presentation of monthly financial and operating reports.

Reconcile and prepare monthly and periodic grant billing report submissions through the various funding agencies in various prescribed formats.

Prepare grant budgets in coordination with each grant manager as required.

Prepare assigned sub-ledger to general ledger and other Balance Sheet reconciliations to substantiate account balances.

Perform budget variance and other analysis to identify and communicate developing trends and financial issues to management.

Assist leadership with budget development and oversight.

Provide leadership with information and analysis vital to the decision-making process.

Coordinate and perform assigned audit activities with internal and external auditors in conjunction with Corporate Consolidated audits.

Maintains, reconciles or assists in ensuring the accuracy of banking and cash transactions.

Performs specialized functional accounting, cash management tasks, receivables tasks, inter-company reconciliation, etc.

Responsible for one or more of the following "specialty" duties: annual budget development, user computer system administration and/or report writing, grant billing and oversight, compile information necessary for federal and state income tax return preparation, and fixed asset tracking. May also assist with non-assigned specialty areas.

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.

Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $29.22per hour - $50.26per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.