Staff, Compliance

Job Description

Staff Accountant, Compliance | Welltower™ Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Welltower, located in the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Welltower is a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate by creating vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. This Staff Accountant, Compliance position is crucial for supporting the organization’s SOX compliance efforts by conducting reviews of financial SOX controls, ensuring audit readiness, and facilitating effective communication between control owners and audit teams. The role upholds and maintains compliance standards, educates operating partners on best practices, and provides actionable feedback to improve documentation and processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Team: Reports to a supervisor; collaborates with operating partners, functional accounting teams, internal audit, and external auditors.
• Mission: Support SOX compliance by reviewing financial controls, educating operating partners, and ensuring audit readiness before formal audits.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite

What You’ll Actually Do
• Validate: Conduct financial and operational reviews of selected processes and controls at in-scope operators or within corporate functions to ensure they meet auditor effectiveness standards.
• Analyze: Perform analytical reviews of operational and financial data, interpreting management explanations against expected results to identify areas for improvement.
• Communicate: Serve as a liaison between control owners and auditors, facilitating clear, efficient, and effective communication in both directions.
• Support: Coordinate with internal and external audit teams to address questions, provide necessary documentation, and resolve any issues promptly.
• Improve: Participate in the planning, design, implementation, and review of new processes and controls as the organization’s financial processes evolve or new operators are onboarded, ensuring scalability and efficiency.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Experience: One to three years of work experience. Prior experience in public accounting or internal audit is preferred.
• Skills: Interpersonal communication, strong written communication skills, analytical thinking, attention to detail, professional attitude, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Bonus: Professional certification (CPA, CMA, CIA) preferred or a strong desire to pursue one. Experience with Yardi, OneStream, Blackline, or other audit compliance software and tools is a plus.