Supervisor, Accounting

Health Partners is hiring an Accounting Supervisor. The Supervisor, Accountant is responsible for leading accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting activities for assigned Health Partners and accounting functions. This role oversees and supports month-end and year-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement review, variance analysis, audit support, and related financial reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), organizational policy, and internal control expectations.

In addition to technical accounting responsibilities, this position provides day-to-day leadership for accounting staff by assigning and prioritizing work, reviewing deliverables, journal entries and accounting reconciliations, coaching performance, supporting development, and ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality or accuracy. The Supervisor, Accountant partners with finance leadership and other cross-functional teams to resolve accounting issues, strengthen processes, improve documentation, and support automation, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of four years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and variance analyses.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, train, or provide work direction to accounting staff or project teams.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of GAAP, accounting theory and practices, internal controls, and applicable accounting policies, rules, and procedures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to independently research, investigate, resolve, and clearly communicate accounting issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard accounting, ERP, reporting, and collaboration tools; ability to use system queries, downloads, pivots, lookups, and reconciliations to analyze financial data.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, delegate work, balance workloads, and meet close and reporting deadlines in a complex environment.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting information to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to protect confidential information and maintain appropriate judgment when handling financial, employee, and organizational data.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Experience in healthcare or similarly complex and regulated accounting environments.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion or similar ERP systems, including general ledger, subledgers, reporting, workflow approvals, and system interfaces.
• Experience supporting payroll accounting, benefits accounting, allocations, cash, fixed assets, grants, or other complex accounting functions.
• Experience supporting external audits, internal audits, technical accounting research, and process documentation.

• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, standard work, automation opportunities, or reporting enhancements.

Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant professional credential preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data validation.
• Ability to use data and reporting tools to monitor close status, identify trends, explain variances, and support decision-making.
• Ability to coach staff through complex accounting issues, reinforce accountability, and build consistent practices across the team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

(55%) – Financial Accounting, Close & Reporting

• Review, prepare, approve journal entries to the general ledger with complete and appropriate supporting documentation in accordance with GAAP and organizational policy.
• Lead or participate in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring work is completed accurately, timely, and with appropriate review and escalation.
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, interim, and annual financial statements, account analyses, and supporting schedules for assigned entities, departments, or accounting functions.
• Perform and review balance sheet, income statement, bank, subsystem, and intercompany reconciliations; research reconciling items and prepare correcting entries as needed.
• Complete variance analysis, identify drivers, trends, and risks, and communicate findings and recommendations to finance leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records, reports, files, and documentation to support financial reporting, audit requirements, and knowledge transfer.

(20%) – Leadership, Work Direction & Team Development

• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight for assigned accounting staff, including assigning work,…