Accountant

Humana Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking an Accountant 2 to join the Accounting Team for the Medicaid line of business in Louisville, KY. You will help with month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and budgeting activities, partnering across teams.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving as you contribute to forecasts and financial reporting. Hybrid work with in-office two days weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a finance-related area.
• 1+ year of accounting/finance experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries from data warehouse, including query-based or coded data pulls.
• Record, analyze, and report accounting transactions per policies.
• Support designated provider and vendor payment processes.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and reviewing results against budget.
• Present financial results, insights, and variance explanations to market partners.
• Support state reporting requirements, audit requests, and other business needs.
• Assist with IT-related projects.

Skills

Excel

Accounting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SQL

Coding

Job description

Become a part of our caring community Humana is looking for an Accountant 2 to join our Accounting Team supporting the Medicaid line of business. You will play an important part in the month-end close process for multiple Medicaid plans, completing work according to Humana's close schedule. You will report to the Lead Accountant, General Accounting with responsibilities including preparing journal entries, reconciling ledger accounts, reviewing financial results against budget or forecast, and contributing to the forecasting process. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys analyzing complex financial data, solving problems, and partnering across teams. You will work with moderately complex accounting issues that require critical thinking and the ability to evaluate multiple factors. If you are a proactive problem-solver who enjoys combining accounting, analysis, and collaboration, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries using data from the data warehouse, including query-based or coded data pulls.
• Record, analyze, and report accounting transactions while ensuring records are accurate, complete, and compliant with accounting policies and principles.
• Support designated provider and vendor payment processes.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and reviewing financial results against budget.
• Help prepare and present financial results, key insights, and variance explanations to market partners.
• Support state reporting requirements, audit requests, and other business needs.
• Assist with IT-related projects.
• Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a finance-related area.
• 1 or more years of experience in accounting, finance
• Demonstrated experience in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior SQL or coding experience.
• Health insurance or Medicaid experience.
• Experience as an IT programmer Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or active pursuit of CPA certification.

Additional Information

Location: Louisville, KY priority

Workstyle: Hybrid office, required to come into office 2 days per week on Tue/Wed.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm EST

Reporting structure: In this role you will report to an Accounting Lead.

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$65,000 - $88,600 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.