Senior Accountant

Sheboygan County - Health & Human Services is a proud 2026 Gold recipient of Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, awarded for our commitment to employee mental health and well-being. Learn more about the Bell Seal /best employers.

It is our imperative to remain an inclusive workplace. Sheboygan County is committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining a culturally diverse workforce that represents our community. Sheboygan County Health and Human Services also strives to be a trauma informed organization which fully realizes the prevalence of trauma, recognizes the effects of trauma, and responds with trauma informed policies and practices, and we are looking for staff who will help us champion this journey.

YOU become our top priority. You will not only enjoy a dynamic work environment but a variety of perks including but not limited to the following:

• Generous benefits package
• Time off: 15 vacation days, sick time and 10 paid holidays
• Other perks:
  Referral program, Wisconsin Retirement System, education discount and more!

The Senior Accountant performs advanced professional accounting and financial functions in support of the Health and Human Services Department. This position provides technical accounting expertise, financial analysis, and grant oversight to ensure accurate financial reporting, budget compliance, and adherence to applicable federal, state, and County requirements. The Senior Accountant serves as a key resource to management and program staff by supporting budget development, monitoring grant‑funded activities, coordinating audits, and maintaining financial and billing systems to ensure the effective stewardship of public funds.

2027

• Perform complex professional accounting and financial functions to support Health and Human Services (HHS) financial operations, reporting, budgeting, and compliance in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) requirements, and County policies.
• Monitor and review departmental financial activity to ensure expenditures and revenues remain within approved budgets; assist departments in understanding financial status, trends, variances, and funding constraints.
• Identify emerging financial issues, revenue shortfalls, expenditure overruns, or compliance risks and advise management on options for resolution and corrective action.
• Complete month‑end and year‑end closing activities, including preparation and review of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial statements, schedules, and statistical reports for management, auditors, granting agencies, and committees.
• Serve as a technical accounting resource to managers, supervisors, and program staff by providing guidance on budgeting, financial system use, grant requirements, billing practices, and applicable fiscal policies.
• Manage grant‑related financial activity for HHS programs, including development and monitoring of grant budgets; preparation, submission, and reconciliation of monthly, quarterly, and annual grant financial reports; and ensuring only eligible costs are charged to grant awards.
• Prepare and coordinate required state and federal grant reports, including Wisconsin Medicaid Cost Reporting (WIMCR), Single Audit schedules, and other specialized funding reports; respond to information requests from granting agencies.
• Participate in and support internal and external audits, including preparation of work papers, schedules,…