Senior Accountant - Hybrid - Orange County, CA

Alignment Healthcare•Orange, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Alignment Health is seeking a Senior Accountant to be responsible for the accounting and reporting functions of this healthcare services organization. This position reports directly to the Sr. Manager, Accounting and requires the employee to be a leading team member of the department. The employee will ensure that accounting work is performed in a timely and efficient manner; financial reporting is accurate and complete using consistent methodologies in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and state specific Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), as applicable; required filings are made accurately and within prescribed deadlines; and other management reporting requirements are completed and delivered on time. This is a hybrid position located in Orange County, CA.

Requirements

Five (5) years of progressive accounting experience related to the areas described above in General Responsibilities.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required.
Strong knowledge of GAAP and month-end close processes.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, etc).
Advanced proficiency in general ledger accounting using systems such as Microsoft Dynamics, Peoplesoft, Oracle, or SAP.
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
Has a “can do” attitude and seeks excellence in their performance.
Performs self-review of work to ensure accuracy prior to the Director of Accounting review.
Exceptional workpaper documentation skills, including tick and tie-out documentation from source to final presentation).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be deadline and results oriented.
Must be a fast learner and efficiency oriented.
Works well in a team environment and is a self-starter and self-sufficient with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Big 4 Accounting Experience is a plus!
CPA license strongly preferred ; will consider non-licensed candidates with comparable work experience in complex accounting environments.

Responsibilities

Monthly financial close for the Company and its subsidiaries, including monitoring and preparation of month-end accruals, preparation and/or review of journal entries, and identification and correction of incorrect account coding.
Educate users who routinely make errors coding their invoices when approving for payment.
Address ad hoc requests including reconciling schedules, reviewing invoices and employee expense reports (Concur).
Preparation and/or review of account reconciliations.
Actual to Budget/Forecast variance analysis.
Assist with the preparation of the month-end internal financial statement for executive management.
Assist with preparation of annual financial statements and footnotes for assigned subsidiary(ies), including preparation of fully cross-referenced workpapers supporting the financial statements and footnotes.
Financial analysis and trend identification.
Review of contracts for accounting applicability.
Regulatory financial reporting (DOI/DMHC, if required for the entities assigned) including preparation of external regulatory financial statements including footnotes in a timely manner.
Monitoring of TNE and RBC for compliance with regulatory agencies.
Monitoring investments and timely renewal for regulatory purposes.
Reviewing expenses and performing monthly allocations for their assigned health plan.
Special projects and other responsibilities, as assigned.