Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SCAN Health Plan is hiring a Senior Accountant to support accurate, timely accounting across monthly general ledger close, account analysis and reconciliations, and financial reporting. The role also supports audits and tax processes, expense accruals, process improvements, and other general accounting functions.
Responsibilities
- The primary responsibility of this Senior Accountant is to ensure timely and accurate accounting for monthly general ledger close, account analysis, financial analysis, account reconciliations, and various schedule preparations or the quarter-end, interim, and year end-related to financial, governmental, and tax audits as required, and other tasks as assigned
- Responsible for maintaining accounting records and reconciliations with proper supporting documentation in accordance with company’s policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This includes ensuring the assigned accounts are reviewed, reconciled, and submitted for manager’s review and sign-off on a timely basis. Reconciling variances, if any, must be diligently researched and well documented to follow-up or recorded within the timeline and due date
- Review and validate the departmental Expenditure Tracking Reports. This process includes ensuring completeness of the supporting documentation provided, that supporting details/invoices can substantiate the accrual amounts, and/or communicating with the Tracking report preparers as necessary and preparing the appropriate monthly expense accrual entries
- Prepare and record general ledger journal entries in accordance with the company’s chart of accounts and in conjunction with budgeted departments and accounts, which includes journalizing entries for bank activities, accruals, adjustments, reclasses, prepaid and leases amortization, goodwill and fixed assets depreciation, intercompany billing and settlement, elimination, allocation and others
- Participate in the monthly close meetings for accrual discussions, progress status and timeline updates with FP&A, management, and other members in the finance team. This includes the research and analytic support of financial fluctuation and trend analyses with explanation for variances to budget and/or prior periods before penciling down as part of the monthly closing process to ensure reasonableness and completeness
- Assist the interim and year-end audit process and tax process, consisting of schedules preparation, organization, and review of supporting documentation for audit and tax, in addition to filing the annual escheatment or Unclaimed Property and Business Personal Property
- Participate in special projects and ad hoc analysis, as needed, including automation and efforts to streamline and improve reporting processes
- Assist with the development of new and review of existing policies and procedures, which includes identifying control and process inefficiencies to propose enhancements to the current process or striving for continuous improvement
- Cross-train with other members of the accounting department regarding other general accounting functions to serve as a mentor, resource and a back-up for those functions
- Act as Subject Matter Expert with respect to general accounting and expense accruals and maintain a professional and technical knowledge by attending education workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
- Actively support the achievement of SCAN’s Vision and Goals
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
- 5-7 years of related accounting work experience
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP and analytical skills to support the account reconciliations, balance sheet and administrative expense analysis process
- Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting relating to ASC842 leases, business personal property, and fixed assets policies, procedures, and regulations
- Must be detail oriented and able to multi-task, prioritize and problem-solve in a fast-paced work environment and be able to work under tight deadlines
- Must have clear, crisp and concise communication skills as the position will be interfacing with various levels of management across the organization
- Advanced knowledge of Excel with pivot tables, VLOOKUP's and complex formulas required
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Teams) is required
- CPA preferred
- Ideally minimum of 2 years with a Big 4 CPA firm and 2 years in Private Industry preferred
- Experience in a health plan or healthcare environment is a plus
- Experience within a healthcare, CMS or Medicare environment, preferred
- Experience implementing or utilizing AI Accounting tools is a plus
- Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion, SAP Concur, SQL is highly desired
Benefits
- Work Mode: Mostly Remote
- An annual employee bonus program
- Robust Wellness Program
- Generous paid-time-off (PTO)
- Eleven paid holidays per year, plus 1 floating holiday, plus 1 birthday holiday
- Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match and contribution
- Robust employee recognition program
- Tuition reimbursement
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