Senior Accountant

Altais•Remote - CA, CA

17d•$90,860 - $153,636•Remote

About The Position

Altais is a growing, dynamic team focused on transforming healthcare. They are a collaborative, purpose-driven group passionate about improving the healthcare experience for everyone, starting with physicians. Altais supports physicians by providing smarter technology, purpose-built tools, and a team-based model of care, allowing them to focus more on patient care and less on administrative tasks. The company includes a network of physician-led organizations across California, aiming to build a stronger, more connected healthcare system.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
5 years of prior relevant experience in an accounting specialization (tax, accounting, and/or financial analytics).
Proficiency in US GAAP and experience applying accounting guidance to journal entries, reconciliations, fluctuation analyses, accruals, and financial reporting deliverables.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently identify, analyze, and resolve complex accounting issues.
Ability to work effectively through ambiguity, learn new concepts quickly, and translate process and system changes into desk-level procedures and consistent execution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate accounting matters to various levels and business departments across the organization.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.

Nice To Haves

Experience with regulatory reporting.
Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, or other related certification.
ERP experience.

Responsibilities

Own assigned journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for month-end close.
Ensure account balances are supported by appropriate documentation, and reconciling items are researched and resolved timely.
Prepare close-related reports and analyses to explain account activity, trends, fluctuations, and discrepancies.
Prepare internal reporting packages, monthly results analyses, regulatory filings, and supporting schedules, ensuring deliverables are accurate, complete, and appropriately documented.
Perform trend and fluctuation analyses using business judgment, materiality considerations, and account-specific knowledge.
Research discrepancies and complex accounting issues, prepare correcting entries when appropriate, and recommend improvements to strengthen accuracy and efficiency.
Provide auditors with schedules, supporting documentation, and responses for year-end, business-specific, and account-specific audit requests.
Maintain reconciliations, desk-level procedures, and process documentation in accordance with internal control expectations, knowledge transfer needs, and audit readiness standards.
Partner with internal departments and IT to resolve system interface and data integrity issues, support root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable process improvements.
Keep management informed of potential issues, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
Support strategic projects, new products, system implementations, and process changes by helping define accounting and reporting requirements.
Collaborate with accounting team members and business partners to resolve account-related matters and support accurate financial reporting.