Senior Accountant

Colonial Group; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a Senior Accountant in Irvine, CA for a hybrid/full-time role. The position supports monthly close, GAAP compliance, and preparation of financial statements, reports, and analyses for management and external reporting.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 3–5 years of accounting experience, preferably in healthcare. Advanced Excel skills are required to perform detailed analyses and reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience (public or private).
• Healthcare experience preferred; strong GAAP knowledge and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly close process and ensure month-end tasks are completed accurately and on time.
• Review month-end tasks performed by others and post month-end journal entries as part of close.
• Analyze Income Statements to ensure GAAP adherence and completeness of financial activity.
• Provide financial support to business units and prepare monthly financial packages with variance analysis and explanations for variances.
• Reconcile and analyze accounts and prepare reconciliations to support financial statements.
• Identify issues and raise them to accounting management promptly.
• Identify process improvements and assist with creating and implementing internal controls.
• Research accounting treatments to validate transactions.
• Support lender reporting, 1099 reporting, sales & use tax and other external reporting.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other departments to obtain timely information for projects.
• Support expansion, including geographic expansion and mergers and acquisitions.
• Monthly review of prepaids, accruals, and posting of month-end information; ensure accuracy of revenues, payables, prepaids, expenses and accruals.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Position Summary:

Reporting to Assistant Controller/Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for supporting the maintenance of the Company’s financial records, including preparation, entry and/or review of appropriate general ledger entries and reconciliations, maintenance of the general ledger system, and assistance with preparing and reviewing financial statements.This role will require a self-motivated, positive, collaborative individual with the ability to take ownership of responsibilities. The candidate will also prepare various analyses to support external audit and reporting requirements, and other ad hoc management reporting/projects as needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• Management of monthly closing process including ensuring month-end close schedule tasks are completed accurately and timely.
• Reviewing month-end tasks performed by other Accountants and A/P staff for completeness and accuracy, and preparation and posting of month-end journal entries as part of the closing cycle.
• Analysis of Income Statement(s) to include review of amounts recorded in the general ledger to ensure adherence to GAAP and completeness of financial activity.
• Provide financial support to business units and prepare monthly financial packages with monthly reporting and variance analysis including explanation for variances from budget and prior periods.
• Reconcile and analyze accounts to include preparation of reconciliations that support/control financial statement accounts.
• Must be able to identify issues and raise them to the attention of accounting management in a timely manner.
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• Identify process improvements and assist with creating and implementing policies and procedures for internal controls
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• Research accounting treatment to validate accounting transactions
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• Help ensure timely and quality compliance for lender reporting, 1099 reporting, sales & use tax and any other compliance or other external reporting as required.
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• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments, including obtaining timely information for various projects
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• Support ongoing expansion of the business, including matters associated with geographic expansion, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
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• Monthly review of prepaids, accruals, and posting of month end information; ensure accuracy of revenues, payables, prepaids, expenses and accruals within financial statements.

Knowledge, Education, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/accounting related field of study
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• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience working in the accounting field. Experience can be a combination of public accounting and private industry experience.
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• Experience with accounting in a healthcare setting preferred.
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• Strong knowledge of GAAP
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• Advanced MS Excel skills
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• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

Employment Status: Full-Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Work Location: Hybrid schedule (Irvine, CA)

Compensation: Pay Range: $70,000 - 115,000/annually