Senior Accountant

Datavant; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 89,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our accounting and finance team. The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, leadership in a high-volume environment, and collaboration across departments to support Datavant’s mission in health data solutions.

The successful candidate will manage journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close, while driving process improvements and cross-training teammates in a fast-growing healthtech company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a related accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance.
• Experience with ERP systems and month-end close processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and upload journal entries for balance sheet and expense accounts.
• Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and validate reconciling items.
• Lead monthly accruals and posting of operating expenses and vendor liabilities.
• Collaborate with AP to resolve discrepancies and strengthen internal controls.
• Monitor accruals vs. actuals and provide spending insights to partners.
• Perform monthly detailed variance analyses.
• Cross-train and back up other accounting staff.
• Support month-end close and journal review with Accounting Manager.
• Coordinate accounting deliverables for planning, interim and year-end audits.
• Identify process improvements for efficiency and productivity.
• Assist with M&A accounting activities.
• Conduct ad hoc account analyses as needed.

Skills

5+ years exp

US GAAP

SOX

Excel pivot tables

NetSuite

Coupa

Month-end close

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

BS degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Coupa

Job description

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. Guided by our mission to make the world’s health data secure, accessible and actionable, we provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem – including providers, health plans, researchers, and life sciences companies. From fulfilling a single patient’s request for their medical records to powering the AI revolution in healthcare, Datavanters are building the future of how data is connected and used to improve health.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a driven and highly collaborative team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare.

Datavant is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant with strong analytical and leadership skills. The ideal candidate has prior large company/high transaction volume experience, pays attention to detail, and has the ability to thrive in a frequently changing environment with a high growth company. This is a high visibility role and will work directly with our Accounting and Finance team and leaders across the company. In this role, your work will be instrumental in helping Datavant realize its critical mission to transform healthcare.

If you are passionate about helping to build a high performing finance function in a growth-oriented healthtech business with a deeply compelling mission, this is the job for you.

You Will:

• Prepare/upload journal entries for balance sheet and expense accounts

• Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that all reconciling items are valid and accounted properly

• Lead the preparation, review, and posting of monthly accruals, including operating expenses, vendor liabilities, and recurring journal entries

• Partner with the AP team to resolve discrepancies, improve workflows, and strengthen internal controls

• Monitor invoice accruals versus actuals and provide insights to business partners on spending patterns

• Perform monthly detailed variance analysis

• Cross train and backup other accounting staff

• Assist Accounting Manager with month-end close/journal entry review

• Participate in coordination of accounting deliverables related to planning, interim and year end audit process

• Identify and participate in improvement of current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity

• Assist with M&A accounting related activities

• Ad hoc account analysis as needed to support business

You Will Bring to the Table:

• 5 years’ experience in related position

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX

• Advanced skills in Excel including pivot tables and Google sheets

• Experience and understanding of accounting and ERP systems, NetSuite preferred

• Experience with accrual accounting and Accounts Payable systems and process flows, Coupa preferred

• Strong familiarity with month-end close and general ledger processes

• Large company, high transaction volume experience

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a deadline driven environment

• Observant and detail oriented

• Self-directed and highly responsive

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong work ethic. Collaborative working style with colleagues across the organization while confident to make and own critical decisions

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

At Datavant our total rewards strategy powers a high-growth, high-performance, health technology company that rewards our employees for transforming health care through creating industry-defining data logistics products and services.

The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job.

The estimated total cash compensation range for this role is:

$89,000—$105,000 USD

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related medical conditions, and/or religion.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

Datavant is committed to a work environment free from job discrimination. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. To learn more about our commitment, please review our EEO Commitment Statement here https://www.datavant.com/eeo-commitment-statement . Know Your Rights https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal , explore the resources available through the EEOC for more information regarding your legal rights and protections. In addition, Datavant does not and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay.

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