Assistant Controller

Arcadia • Boston, MA

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all, believing in a better healthcare world powered by data. Their platform transforms complex, diverse data into a unified foundation for health, helping organizations deliver better care, boost revenue, and lower costs. The company is a team of fiercely driven individuals committed to making healthcare more sustainable. Arcadia is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead day-to-day accounting operations in a private equity-backed environment focused on scaling the accounting operating model through automation and standardization for the next phase of company growth. This role ensures the integrity of financial reporting, strong internal controls, and disciplined close processes while supporting technical accounting matters and value creation initiatives. Arcadia.io helps innovative providers and payers across the country transform healthcare to reduce cost while improving patient health by aggregating large amounts of disparate data, applying algorithms to identify opportunities to provide better patient care, and making those opportunities actionable by physicians at the point of care in near-real time. They are passionate about helping their customers drive meaningful outcomes, are growing fast, and have emerged as a market leader in the highly competitive population health management software market, recognized by industry analysts KLAS, IDC, Forrester, and Chilmark for their leadership.

Requirements

• Active CPA required
• 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
• Continuous improvement / operational excellence mindset
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and revenue recognition
• Demonstrated comfort with technology and automation; experience improving processes using ERP features, workflow tools, or automation/AI to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff, including outsourced accounting support (offshore) including training, review and performance management
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience auditing SaaS, healthcare, and/or PE-backed companies preferred

Responsibilities

• Own general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury management
• Manage three direct reports: Senior Accountant, Payroll Manager, and AP Manager
• Lead and coordinate work delivered by outsourced accounting support (offshore), ensuring clear task assignment, quality standards, and on-time completion
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations
• Maintain strong internal controls and documentation standards
• Leverage NetSuite capabilities and adjacent tools to automate recurring journal entries, allocations, accruals, and close tasks
• Identify high-ROI opportunities for workflow automation
• Comfort using AI tools responsibly to accelerate drafting memos, variance narratives, process documentation, analytical work and building agentic process automations
• Support M&A transactions, including due diligence support and acquisition accounting
• Research and document technical accounting positions under US GAAP for complex or non-routine transactions
• Draft clear, audit-ready accounting memos and partner with external auditors on complex matters
• Evaluate proposed business initiatives or contractual arrangements to determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Assist with post-acquisition integration for tuck-in acquisitions from an accounting and reporting perspective
• Identify and implement scalable accounting processes by improving system utilization and automation
• Oversee daily cash positioning and liquidity management
• Partner with FP&A on cash flow forecasting
• Maintain controls over banking activity and disbursements
• Lead coordination of annual financial statement audit
• Prepare external GAAP financial statements, disclosures and supporting schedules
• Support annual tax compliance and advisor coordination

Benefits

• A high-impact accounting role in a mission-driven healthcare company
• Be a part of a mission driven company that is transforming the healthcare industry by changing the way patients receive care
• A hybrid work environment at a company with personality and heart
• Employee driven programs and initiatives for personal and professional development
• Become a member of the talented, energized, diverse and purpose-driven Arcadian Community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees