You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.

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About Us
Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full-time employees (minimum of 24 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more.

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.

Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting.

Full-time Regional Accountant I/II (Billings)
Regional Healthcare Division (BILLINGS CLINIC N 27TH ST BUILDING)
req4512

Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Non-Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE: DOE/Position Level

The accountants are responsible for financial reporting, reconciling and analysis for companies affiliated with Billings Clinic and/or other unrelated entities. They're responsible for putting together monthly financial statements to be presented to boards of directors, as well as perform other professional accounting duties and act as resources in the resolution of complex accounting problems. This position works with external vendors to ensure financial statement audits, tax returns and cost reports are completed and filed in a timely manner, and is also responsible for performing a variety of financial analyses.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with the mission vision and values of Billings Clinic and department/service. Responsible for promotion of, and adherence to, the elements of Billings Clinic’s Code of Business Conduct and corporate compliance program.
• Assists with the implementation and maintenance of related financial planning/analysis and accounting compliance issues. Assures and monitors compliance with applicable legal, state and/or federal requirements and/or regulatory standards. (Resource Management, Accounting, Accounting Compliance)
• Develops and maintains the financial records for all entities, affiliations and/or other unrelated entities, including preparation of journal entries, data entry, adjustments, and preparation of monthly financial statements with analysis and reconciliation of accounts. (Resource Management, Accounting, Financial Record Maintenance)
• Responsible for systems maintenance and report generation. (Resource Management, Accounting, System Maintenance)
• Assists with independent third party and regulatory auditors in conducting audit(s), preparing tax returns(s) and cost report(s). (Resource Management, Accounting, Audits)
• Prepares quantitative and qualitative analyses and a variety of special projects. Summarizes financial information for formal presentation, including interpretation of data and supporting recommendations based on findings. Identifies the data required and the internal/external means to gather that data (i.e., proforma analysis of Billings Clinic business ventures, affiliate changes, and/or new ventures, operating budgets, RVU’s, etc.). (Resource Management, Accounting, Analyzes Data)
• Assists affiliates when needed in gathering and maintaining grant data for purposes of reporting and requesting funds. (Resource Management, Accounting, Maintains Grant Data)
• Responsible for calculation of the contractual and accounts receivable reconciliation on a monthly basis between general ledger and other information systems. Assists with the determination of the correct contractual percentages to be used to compute the related expense. (Resource Management, Accounting, Accounts Receivable Reconciliation)
• Responsible for communication with other staff and departments regarding accounting research and resolution. Make decisions initiating account adjustments. Acts as a resource to affiliate sites accounting staff to answer accounting related questions and inquiries. (Resource Management, Accounting, Problem Solving)
• Completes accurate financial questionnaires, surveys, and reports for affiliates by stipulated deadlines. (Project Management, Finance, Analyzes)
• Responsible for reconciliation of all cash and investment accounts for the facility and ensuring reconciling items are fixed by others when necessary.
• Responsible for reconciling all balance sheet accounts and ensuring financial statements presented are complete and accurate picture of the facilities financial standing at the date of the statements.
• Processes capital requests. Assigns and verifies appropriate classification of capital versus operating purchases. Distinguishes capital verses operating leases. Accounts for purchases, dispositions, and transfers including depreciation and gains/losses on sales. Componentizes construction projects determining classification of building, fixed equipment and moveable equipment and assigns appropriate lives to capitalized assets
• Works with affiliate staff to reconcile completed capital construction projects. Creates and maintains spreadsheets of fixed assets for reconciliation between general ledger and fixed asset system. Researches and resolves discrepancies.
• Acts as a financial resource for affiliate staff to assist in understanding financial information to help them make the best business decisions possible.
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge of current activity regarding legal and regulatory changes and ensure related compliance.
• Maintains application and/or system files that impact the department. Coordinates closely with Information Services and Human Resources in the design, updates, scheduling, and problem resolution.
• Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
• Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental, and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

• Accounting principles and practices
• General ledger accounting systems
• Federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements and standards
• Completes general projects which require in-depth analysis to ensure accuracy and integrity of information provided
• Performs detailed analysis which requires use of a variety of information systems
• Organizational and analytical skills requiring creativity and logic
• Work is performed under general supervision of the Manager, Regional Financial Services with assistance from Accountant Level II, Level III or analysts in accordance with established federal, state, and regulatory standards and in accordance with Billings Clinic policies and procedures
• Completes projects in accordance with skill level
• Interpersonal skills which enable incumbent to appropriately respond to a variety of requests and inquiries from Leadership, Information Services Staff, Management teams from related entities etc.
• Ability to deal with difficult or emergent situations calmly and professionally and effectively manage conflict
• Ability to present information to diverse groups of people
• Ability to extract data from accounting systems
• Basic degree of skill using Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• The nature of the outputs generated by this position have far reaching impacts that affect the current and future financial viability of Billings Clinic related entities
• Accuracy and integrity of the information provided is critical

• Accounting principles and practices
• General ledger accounting systems and others as may be required by the specific assigned job duties
• Federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements and standards
• Completes projects of a broad nature which require in-depth analysis to ensure accuracy and integrity of information provided
• Developed organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills requiring creativity, logic
• Performs detailed analysis which requires use of a variety of information systems
• Work is performed with minimal supervision of the Manager, Regional Financial Services with assistance from Accountant Level III or analysts in accordance with established federal, state, and regulatory standards and in accordance with Billings Clinic policies and procedures
• Completes projects of a broad nature while exercising independent judgment and originality
• Interpersonal skills which enable incumbent to appropriately respond to a variety of requests and inquiries from Leadership, Information Services Staff, Management teams from related entities etc.
• Ability to deal with difficult or emergent situations calmly and professionally and effectively manage conflict
• Ability to lead a variety of teams with Billings Clinic or related entity leadership teams and be comfortable presenting information to groups of Billings Clinic or related entities staff
• Ability to act as a resource to Level I staff responding to a variety of questions and assisting with problem resolution
• Ability to lead and manage projects on behalf of the regional financial services department
• Ability to extract data from accounting systems
• Intermediate degree of skill using Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
• Acts as a resource to other regional accounting staff responding to a variety of questions and assisting with problem resolution
• Assist in mentoring Level I accountants
• The nature of the outputs generated by this position have far reaching impacts that affect the current and future financial viability of Billings Clinic related entities
• Accuracy and integrity of the information provided is critical

Minimum Qualifications
Education

• 
  4 Year / Bachelor’s Degree - Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting
• Graduate Degree/MBA preferred

Experience

• One (1) to three (3) years of related work experience depending on role

Certifications and Licenses

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Preferred

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. All policies and processes are designed toward achieving fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. Employees are encouraged to discuss any concerns they have in this regard with their immediate supervisor and/or the Vice President People Resources. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, genetic information or disability.