Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

Job Category: Finance Requisition Number: ACCOU010324

Posted: June 10, 2026

Full-Time

Hybrid

Salary Range: $97,073.60 USD to $135,449.60 USD

Rockford, IL 61114, USA

Job Description

Job Purpose:

The Manager, Accounting is responsible for overseeing the accounting function for OrthoIllinois and its affiliates. This position manages and coaches the staff, and otherwise coordinates efforts to ensure the team consistently meets accuracy and timeliness expectations, as well as strives for efficiencies.

Leadership Philosophy:

We believe that leadership is a privilege, one that carries the responsibility to inspire out teams to achieve the vision, how respect for those we serve, and coach our teams and individuals for growth and development. We place our people first and respect their inherent knowledge and talents by empowering them to share their ideas and make decisions that achieve high quality care and service to the patients we serve.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages/coordinates the monthly financial close process to meet deadlines in an organized manner
• Reviews monthly journal entries, reports, and account balance reconciliations to help ensure accurate financial statements
• Calls out actionable items and/or makes recommendations as it relates to our financial performance, based on analysis of trends and variances
• Owner of the Month-End Accounting checklist, including the tracking of changes that need special attention in the monthly accounting
• Manages the team's efforts to reconcile daily deposits
• Oversee the preparation of quarterly reporting packages
• Monitors Fixed Asset reporting and the Annual CAM reconciliation process
• Assists with the coordination of year-end audits, compilations, and tax return preparation
• Assists in the preparation and review of the annual budget
• Will assume a shared administrator role within the financial reporting system, Prophix, which will require gaining a high level of knowledge and proficiency
• Within Prophix, administers inputs and updates on a monthly basis and validates that financial results tie out to the general ledger
• Assists the Director of Finance in preparing documents and interpreting complicated financial information for managers, executives, and stakeholders
• Leads the team's efforts to maintain and update our accounting policies, procedures and controls
• Continuously evaluating our processes and/or evolving business model to look for opportunities to drive efficiencies or protect assets, recommending changes, and then leading the effort to carry out the changes
• Overseeing the department's efforts to maintain positive working relationships with business partners, including involvement in quarterly budget variance reviews as well as annual budget discussions
• Supervision of the team including: providing ongoing coaching and performance feedback, assisting with recruitment and training, and manage scheduling, timecards, and PTO requests

Competencies:

• Leadership: We lead out teams toward achievement of our mission, vision and values by demonstrating key values.
• People Development and Management: We inspire and engage with our people for growth and development and achievement as a team.
• Communications and Interpersonal Relations: We communicate honestly and act courageously to build connections with our teams and each other.
• Business and Project Management: We are leaders in understanding key metrics and initiatives that help us achieve our goals.
• Service: We build relationships, keeping our patients at the center of all we do.
• Continuous Improvement: We never tire in our quest for excellence and continuously seek opportunities to improve.

Organizational Culture:

All OrthoIllinois employees focus on service by putting the mission, vision, and value statements into practice and using the guiding principles of Compassion, Respect, Trust, Integrity, Innovation, Education Fiscal Responsibility, Practice Independence, Accountability, and Empowerment to direct their interactions and decision making. Employees promote and model the service standards to create lasting impressions, extraordinary moments, exceptional on-stage experiences, and meaningful and compassionate connections.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related field from an accredited college or university, required
• CPA preferred
• Minimum six years previous Accounting or Finance experience required
• Two years managing a team preferred
• Ability to understand and optimize processes
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft and Google Suites

Environmental/Working Conditions:

Working environment is in an office/clinic setting.

Physical/Mental Demands:

Stand and sit for extended periods of time

Requires lifting, carrying and/or moving objects in a manner consistent with most office environments (generally, no more than 10 pounds on a frequent basis and 20 pounds on an occasional basis)

Possess full range of motion in shoulders and arms, including reaching above or below the shoulder.

Finger dexterity for typing on a keyboard and using a mouse for extended periods of time; ability to twist hands or wrists repetitively

Vision (e.g., depth perception, color vision, strong vision up close); hearing (e.g., high pitch sounds, soft or distant sounds)

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

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