Senior Accountant

Somatus - Revolutionizing Kidney Care; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized healthcare coverage

Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)

Professional Development and Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Benefits

Community engagement opportunities

Job summary

A leading healthcare firm located in McLean, Virginia, is seeking a Senior Accountant to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records while adhering to U.S. GAAP. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, 3-4 years of experience, and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include preparing journal entries, conducting variance analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Enjoy flexible healthcare coverage and a supportive work environment focused on your professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3 - 4+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.
• Big 4 public accounting experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Perform variance and flux analysis, communicate to management.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of internal controls.

Skills

ASC 606 Revenue Recognition

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)

Procurement/vendor onboarding platforms (ZIP preferred)

Job description

Overview

As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.
• Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

The Senior Accountant is a critical individual contributor responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the Company’s financial records and reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This role goes beyond transactional accounting and is designed for a high-performing professional who can own complex accounting areas, apply technical judgment, and drive continuous improvement across close, reporting, and control processes. A successful Senior Accountant is intellectually curious, detail-oriented, and capable of operating independently while partnering cross-functionally with Finance, FP&A, Operations, HR/Payroll, and external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for key balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and year‑end close processes and continuous improvement of close processes.
• Perform variance and flux analysis, investigate drivers of change, and clearly communicate explanations to management. Responsible for invoice creation, submission, and monitoring of the Company’s receivables aging.
• Write, modify and generate general ledger reports as needed.
• Participates in the development and documentation of formal accounting policies, procedures, and technical accounting memorandums to support audit and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with FP&A and Reporting teams on ERP enhancements, reporting optimization, and close efficiency initiatives.
• Assist with implementation and monitoring of internal controls to mitigate fraud risk and ensure SOX compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 3 - 4+ years of progressive accounting experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA certification strongly preferred
• Big 4 public accounting experience highly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• ASC 606 Revenue Recognition
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
• Experience with procurement/vendor onboarding/spend management platforms (ZIP preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, data analysis); ability to work with large data sets
• High intellectual curiosity and ability to think critically beyond transactional processing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet communicated and expected deadlines
• Able to leverage the work of others and add value, absorbing feedback, and carrying a task to competition
• Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, business partners, leadership, co-workers, clients, and others courteously and professionally.
• Ability to delegate, develop teammates, and expand the capacity of the team

Other Duties

Our job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.