Senior Accountant

Kind Behavioral Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kind Behavioral Health seeks a Senior Accountant to lead payroll, GL management, month-end close, and internal controls in a fast-growing healthcare setting.

You will drive financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting, partnering with senior leadership to enable scalable growth while ensuring GAAP compliance and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Active CPA designation preferred.
• 5+ years of accounting experience with general ledger and month-end close.
• Public accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with Sage Intacct preferred.
• Exposure to ASC 842 lease accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Ability to build financial models and automate reports.
• Experience with Power Query and Power Pivot preferred.
• Experience presenting to C-level executives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own payroll, accounts payable, and month-end close entries and reconciliations.
• Manage General Ledger and post journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
• Complete all month-end close activities and reconciliations.
• Assist with audits and examinations with schedules and supporting documents.
• Run the bi-weekly payroll process.
• Identify opportunities to automate and scale processes.
• Document and monitor internal controls and assist with audits.
• Review business process designs to improve efficiency and compliance.
• Develop annual operating budgets and financial projections.
• Perform monthly financial variance analysis.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Sage Intacct

Power Query

Power Pivot

Financial modeling

Financial analysis

GAAP close

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Active CPA designation (preferred)

Tools

Sage Intacct

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Kind Behavioral Health is a leading provider of Applied Behavior Analysis services, dedicated to improving the lives of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (“ASD”). We provide life-changing treatment to children with ASD, providing outstanding quality care, and delivering exceptional clinical outcomes, in an environment in which all are encouraged to THINK BIG, HAVE FUN, and DO GOOD. We deliver treatment through individualized plans of care, and target socially significant behaviors, enabling the clients we serve to lead more independent, fulfilling lives.

As a rapidly growing organization, we are seeking a self-starting Senior Accountant who can solve problems in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This role will manage accounting and support operations through financial analysis, process improvement and documentation, and the implementation and maintenance of systems and controls. Reporting directly to the Controller & Director of Strategic Finance, you will help build efficient, scalable, best-in-class accounting and finance functions that support our growth, with high visibility to the CFO and senior leadership team. We take pride in a fast-paced environment where team members are empowered to make KBH better every day through transparency, autonomy, accountability, and intellectual humility.

Roles & Responsibilities

• In-depth involvement across all accounting areas with ownership of payroll, A/P, and month-end closeentries and reconciliations
• Manage General Ledger and prepare/post journal entries, ensuring all business transactions are reported in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Complete all month-end close activities, including reconciliations for all accruals, prepaids, reserves, fixed assets, leases, depreciation/amortization, and debt
• Participate in preparing schedules and supporting documents during various audits and examinations (financial statements, 401k, insurance, tax and other related compliance)
• Run the bi-weekly payroll process for the company
• Identify and prioritize areas of opportunity to automate and scale business processes, analyses, and reporting
• Document and monitor internal controls, in addition to assisting with periodic internal audit procedures
• Review key business process designs to improve expediency, efficiency, and quality while ensuring compliance with regulations and industry best practices
• Participate in the development and detailed review of annual operating budgets and financial performance projections
• Assist with financial analysis and variance analysis of monthly financial resultsDevelop and maintain a culture of transparency, collaboration, feedback, and excellence, ensuring a positive and productive work environment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• Active CPA designation preferred
• 5+ years of experience in accounting required, with strong general ledger and month-end close experience
• Desired 2+ years of experience in public accounting
• Experience working within an accounting software environment; familiarity with Sage Intacct preferred
• Experience reviewing lease agreements and understanding of accounting for lease transactions (ASC 842)
• Advanced skillset in Excel required; inclusive of data cleaning/aggregation/analysis tools, such as VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables, and commonly used financial formulas
• Demonstrated experience building financial models, automating reports, and aggregating, cleaning, and analyzing large/complex financial and operational data sets required
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power Query and Power Pivot preferred
• Experience using PowerPoint or other presentation tools to create management and Board presentations
• Prior C-Level exposure and familiarity working in a high-growth environment preferred
• Self-motivated contributor, with ability to operate independently to drive results in a fast-paced environment
• Experience learning new systems and tools and proactively looking for opportunities to create operational efficiencies with existing processes
• Background in multi-facility healthcare or other multi-business unit reporting environment preferred
• Familiarity with ABA and Autism services are a plus, though not required
• Data-based decision maker, driving recommendations through methodical analysis over gut/feel
• Demonstrated sound judgment and comfort in leading strategic decision making, project prioritization, as well as financial and human capital allocation for privately backed organizations
• Unwavering dedication to learning, professional growth and development as a priority throughout career
• Ideal candidate will highly value opportunity for professional growth and development and will have demonstrated ability to leave marked and lasting impact on organizations they’ve worked with in the past
• Demonstrated high attention to detail and track record of growing responsibility across their career

Kind Behavioral Health (KBH) is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.