Senior Accountant

Champion Health Plan; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Health Plan is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to support our finance and accounting team in Long Beach, California. The role involves daily accounting operations, account reconciliations, month-end closes, and financial reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a strong accounting foundation, looking to learn more about the healthcare sector and help improve processes within a growing company.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of accounting, bookkeeping, or finance experience.
• Experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, and accounts payable.
• Comfortable working in a growing company with evolving processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records and support the general ledger.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Support key parts of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.

Skills

Strong attention to detail

Organizational skills

Strong Excel skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Bill.com

Job description

Champion Health Plan is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our growing finance and accounting team. This role will support day-to-day accounting operations, account reconciliations, month-end close, accounts payable, and financial reporting support.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with details, solving problems, and building strong accounting processes. Healthcare experience is helpful, but not required. We are looking for someone with a solid accounting foundation who is eager to learn the healthcare industry and grow with the company.

Key Responsibilities

1. General Accounting & Reconciliations

• Maintain accurate financial records and support the general ledger
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts such as prepaid expenses, accruals, credit cards, fixed assets, accounts payable, and commissions
• Review transactions for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification
• Research and resolve account discrepancies in a timely manner
• Maintain clear documentation and support for accounting entries, reconciliations, and account balances
• Help ensure financial records are organized and audit-ready

2. Month-End Close & Reporting Support

• Support key parts of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
• Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules
• Review account activity and investigate unusual variances
• Assist with financial reporting and internal analysis
• Partner with the finance team to improve the accuracy and timeliness of close
• Support audit requests, reporting schedules, and other finance-related projects as needed
• Help identify opportunities to improve accounting processes as the company grows
• Support accounts payable processes, including invoice review, coding, approvals, and payment support
• Reconcile AP-related accounts and help resolve vendor or payment discrepancies
• Assist with commission-related reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Work with internal teams to validate information, resolve questions, and ensure transactions are recorded accurately
• Help maintain organized vendor, payment, and reconciliation records
• Participate in special projects that support finance operations, reporting, and process improvements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2–5 years of accounting, bookkeeping, or finance experience
• Experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, accounts payable, or month-end close
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with financial data
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow issues through to resolution
• Organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Comfortable working in a growing company where processes may continue to evolve

Preferred, But Not Required

• Experience in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry
• Experience with accounting systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Bill.com, Ramp, or similar tools
• Familiarity with accrual accounting, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, or commission reconciliations
• Interest in learning healthcare finance and health plan operations

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is someone who is detail-oriented, curious, and dependable. You do not need to know healthcare accounting on day one. We are looking for someone with good accounting fundamentals, strong follow-through, and a willingness to learn.

This person should be comfortable asking questions, investigating discrepancies, and helping build better processes as the company grows.