Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Oversees the tracking, reporting, and processing of Payroll. Provides leadership to Payroll Specialists including problem solving. Maintains payroll accounting journals in Workday. Tracks remote workers outside of Montana to ensure proper tax setup. Maintains manager provider bonus accruals. Reconciles / audits payroll balance sheet accounts. Reconciles benefits and deductions. Reconciles payroll taxes and annual payroll reports. Reports payroll statistics to management and federal and state governments. Assists the accounts payable team with processing and reporting.

Develops and maintains financial records, including preparation of journal entries, preparation and review of monthly financial statements and related reports, reconciliation of accounts and gathering and reporting of financial data. Supports the implementation of activities related to the annual external finance audit and any independent third party or regulatory audits.

Demonstrates the ability to deal with pressure to meet deadlines, to be accurate, and to handle constantly changing situations. Demonstrates the ability to deal with a variety of people, deal with stressful situations, and handle conflict.

Will perform all job duties or job tasks as assigned. Will follow and adhere to all requirements, regulations and procedures of any licensing board or agency. Must comply with all Benefis Health system organization policies and procedures.

Education/License/Experience Requirements:

• 2 years of accounting-related work experience and 2 years of finance/accounting education.

• An equivalent combination of accounting education and relevant work experience will be considered.