Senior Accountant

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Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant maintains strong internal controls, ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and adheres to established accounting policies and procedures. This role analyzes and summarizes financial transactions from multiple internal sources to produce accurate and timely financial reports that support decision‑making for internal and external stakeholders. The position plays a key role in the month‑end close process, financial statement preparation, and ongoing support of the accounting team’s reporting deadlines and requirements.

• Prepare detailed journal entries across multiple areas, including claims, medical expenses, pharmacy, revenue, and administrative expenses.
• Record accruals for incurred expenses that have not yet been invoiced, ensuring accurate period‑end financial results.
• Support accounts receivable accuracy in close partnership with accounting operations to maintain integrity of customer and payer balances.
• Record subsidiary financial activity and investment‑related entries, ensuring proper classification and alignment with GAAP.
• Partner with finance to prepare monthly financial reporting schedules and deliverables.
• Maintain and update spreadsheets used in the month‑end close process, ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile and analyze financial data for management review, highlighting key trends, issues, and opportunities.
• Review classification and capitalization of fixed assets to ensure compliance with company policy and accounting standards.
• Monitor prepaid expenses and maintain related amortization schedules to ensure accurate expense recognition.
• Review accounts payable coding and transactions prior to system entry to ensure proper account, department, and cost center allocation.
• Prepare monthly expense reports and analyze budget versus actual results, providing insights into variances.
• Maintain financial reporting schedules and supporting documentation to support internal and external reporting requirements.
• Perform account reconciliations and explain variances, ensuring that general ledger balances are accurate and well supported.
• Support audit processes, including GAAP and statutory audits, by preparing schedules, documentation, and explanations as needed.
• Assist with regulatory and tax reporting requirements by gathering data, preparing schedules, and supporting filings.
• Prepare internal payment requests and related documentation in accordance with company policies and controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in healthcare, insurance, or similar industries.
• Strong understanding of GAAP principles and their application to financial reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with financial statement preparation, variance analysis, and month‑end close processes.
• Proficiency in preparing complex journal entries, including those related to medical expenses, revenue, accruals, subsidiaries, and investments.
• Demonstrated experience in general ledger management, account reconciliations, and balance sheet review.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including working with large datasets, complex formulas, and financial models.
• Experience using accounting systems to record, track, and report financial transactions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide meaningful insights.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving abilities with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage deadlines, prioritize multiple tasks, and support a structured month‑end close process.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with finance, accounting operations, and other teams.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

• Experience working in healthcare, insurance, or other complex, highly regulated industries.
• Background in environments with healthcare or insurance‑driven financial structures and data.
• Exposure to audit support, including GAAP and statutory audits.
• Experience with…