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About the Organization:
MetaStar is a nonprofit quality improvement organization with more than 50 years of experience helping to improve the quality of health care in Wisconsin communities and beyond. Our success is grounded in our longstanding reputation for excellence, and high customer satisfaction.
Position Description:
We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead our financial operations and reporting functions. In this key leadership role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, providing financial insights that support strategic decision-making and organizational performance. You will oversee accounting and financial reporting activities, lead and develop finance team members, strengthen internal controls and business processes, and collaborate across the organization to advance MetaStar's mission and strategic goals.
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Qualifications/Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
- Experience: Demonstrated success in senior-level accounting and financial management roles, with a minimum of five years of leadership experience, particularly with a financial background in government contracting, nonprofit organizations, healthcare, or similarly regulated environments.
- Leadership Skills:Proven leadership and people management skills, including the ability to build trust, collaborate effectively, make sound decisions, navigate conflict, communicate clearly, and lead continuous improvement and change initiatives within a positive team environment.
- Finance Skills: Financial acumen, extensive knowledge of financial requirements including GAAP, GAAS, Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), knowledge of adequate accounting system requirements, standard operating procedures and policy governance. The ability to automate resource planning and tie this information into budget and project work is highly preferred.
- Computer Skills: Proficiency in MS Office applications including Outlook, Teams, Word and PowerPoint. High level of expertise in MS Excel and Deltek Costpoint, or other project general ledger system. Previous experience using AI tools such as MS Copilot, and payroll systems such as Paychex Flex.
- Other Skills: Effective time management skills to prioritize activities, ability to work simultaneously on multiple tasks, strength in strategic thinking, analytical and creative problem solving, ability to develop professional relationships with customers and partners, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, ability to handle sensitive/confidential information, and excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. Staff resource planning experience preferred
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MetaStar is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, marital status, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other characteristics protected by law.