Senior Government Accounting & Reporting Analyst

Hybrid Work Environment
- Must reside in Hawaii**

Full-time

Exempt

Hybrid Work Environment
- Must reside in Hawaii**

Pay Range: $68,000 to $133,000

Note:

Individuals typically begin between the minimum to middle of the pay range

Performs advanced accounting and financial functions to support HMSA programs with a concentration on government plans. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to), the following:

• Independently manage complex accounting processes, reporting activities, reconciliations, audits, and cross-functional projects.
• Serves as a subject matter resource for government program accounting and reporting, provides day-to-day guidance and training.
• Prepare complex journal entries and reconciliations, analyze financial transactions to ensure accuracy, and report findings to management.
• Monitor enrollment, utilization, and costs of contracted providers and government health plans.
• Provide necessary information to facilitate negotiations with contracted providers and ensure that the cost of those contracts falls within the expected government health plans' budgets.
• Monitor all incoming payments (i.e., capitation) and other settlements according to the provider or government contract terms, as well as HMSA operating expenses and premium billing, reconciliation, and collections.
• Initiate and track payments to vendors, hospitals, government entities and others in accordance with contract terms.
• Assume ownership of Micro Strategy reports and periodically run reports for various teams.
• Ensure that government plans' financial transactions are being coordinated and reported properly to impacted departments (primarily Underwriting and F/A)

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Project Management
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects and assignments with formatted output, narrative and data interpretation.
• Financial
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated ability to prepare financial analyses and cost-benefit studies with design requirements, output format and analysis of results.
• Accounting
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated ability to properly record financial transactions and prepare financial statements.
• Presentation
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong oral and written skills for presentation to Executive staff.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point
• Database manipulation software familiarity or relevant experience with data entry

• Ensure proper recording and reporting of various financial transactions for the Association and government lines of business. Communicate with other F&A staff and internal departments to record and reconcile the following:
• Prepare and post accruals for various general ledger accounts on a monthly basis. Develop estimates for accruals as needed by using source documentation and settlements amounts. Resolve discrepancies with appropriate staff/departments timely.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex accounting issues, unusual transactions, and significant reconciliation variances.
• Lead accounting activities associated with government programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Programs, and other assigned initiatives.
• Maintaining various schedules and ledgers for the Association's general ledger accounts, including special reserves, state risk sharing receivables, etc.
• Create and run ad-hoc system reports to summarize transactions in the general ledger. Perform research and initiate adjustments if errors are identified.
• Design, develop, and implement standard plans or…