Accounting Assistant

About the role

Accounting Assistant Opportunity: The Accounting Assistant provides essential support to the Accounting Department by performing a variety of accounting, bookkeeping, and cash-related functions. This role is responsible for processing and recording financial transactions, preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, invoicing, maintaining financial records, and supporting cash application activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with organizational policies and internal control standards. Nestled in the heart of Central Wisconsin, North Central Health Care (NCHC) is a healthcare organization formed over fifty years ago as a partnership between three Central Wisconsin counties - Langlade, Lincoln, and Marathon. NCHC employs more than 600 professionals in diverse roles across a variety of care and work environments. We provide passionate and high-quality care for individuals and families within the fields of mental health treatment, addiction services, long term care, short term care, physical therapy, crisis stabilization and so much more. We have amazing employees who provide exceptional care and want to add to our team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, calculate, and enter journal entries related to payroll accruals, contractual allowances, health insurance, allocations, accounts payable cash disbursements, and other financial activities
• Process and reconcile miscellaneous accounts receivable billings, including client rent, contracted services, grants, catered services, county allocations, and other program revenue
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations for assigned accounts
• Research outstanding or uncleared transactions and assist with resolution
• Assist with year-end audit preparation, including confirmations and documentation support
• Research and report unclaimed property to the State of Wisconsin annually
• Receive, receipt, and apply payments in multiple forms (cash, check, credit card, ACH) to client accounts across multiple internal systems
• Process self-pay transactions accurately and timely
• Maintain daily cash logs and spreadsheets