Senior Accountant

virtahealth; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Virta Health is seeking an experienced accountant to join its remote-first finance team. You will prepare journal entries, analyses, and reconciliations, while driving automation and AI-enabled improvements to the monthly close and reporting processes.

You will analyze financial statements, assist with audits and reviews, and help document internal controls in a fast-growing, privacy-conscious environment. This role emphasizes accuracy, leadership, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 3–4 years of experience with public or private accounting mix.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience in revenue recognition, inventory, stock-based compensation, debt/equity financing, business combinations or investments.
• Experience leveraging automation, AI tools, or advanced technology to improve accounting processes, reporting, reconciliations, or close efficiency.
• Ability to read and analyze financial statements/reports.
• Comfort with ambiguity and lack of formally defined processes.
• Public company exposure preferred (Audit or industry).
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Comfort working in a fully remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, analyses and account reconciliations.
• Help maintain and improve month-end close processes, including monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI-enabled tools, and process improvements to reduce manual work and accelerate the close.
• Respond to information requests and assist with audits and quarterly reviews.
• Analyze financial statements and GL accounts to monitor fluctuations and ensure consistency.
• Prepare operational and ad hoc reporting for financial statement areas.
• Identify areas of financial risk and implement controls.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Remote work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Automation tools

AI tools

Job description

Virta Health is on a mission to transform type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse diabetes and obesity in one billion people.

The ideal candidate is passionate about process improvement and excited to leverage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to help build a more efficient and scalable accounting function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, analyses and account reconciliations

• Help maintain and improve month-end close processes, including monthly balance sheet reconciliations

• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI-enabled tools, and process improvements to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and accelerate the month-end close process.

• Respond to information requests and assist with the annual financial statement audit and quarterly financial statement reviews

• Analyze financial statements and GL accounts to ensure monthly, quarterly and annual fluctuations are in line with expectations and documented

• Prepare operational and ad hoc reporting for additional analysis associated with financial statement areas assigned

• Identify areas of financial risk and implement controls to mitigate those risks.

• Help to identify, monitor and document internal control procedures.

• Ensure compliance with GAAP

• Assist accounting leadership as needed

• Desire to become an exceptional accountant and leader through career development and technical excellence

90 Day Plan

Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:

• Take ownership of preparing financial statement areas assigned to you (potential areas may include cost of goods sold, inventory, stockbased compensation, equity, operating expenses, accruals, prepaids, administrative fees, deferred commissions, intercompany and others)

• Identify at least one opportunity to streamline an accounting process through automation, AI-enabled tools, or workflow improvements that enhance efficiency and support a faster close.

• Establish strong working relationships cross functionally

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• 3-4 years of experience preferably with a public accounting/private accounting mix

• CPA preferred

• Experience with one or more complex areas of accounting including but not limited to revenue recognition, inventory, stock-based compensation, debt/equity financing, business combinations or investments

• Experience leveraging automation, AI tools, or advanced technology solutions to improve accounting processes, reporting, reconciliations, or close efficiency preferred.

• Ability to read and analyze financial statements/reports

• Comfort with ambiguity and lack of formally defined processes

• Public company exposure preferred (either through Audit or industry background)

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Highly organized and detail oriented

• Comfort working in a fully remote setting

Values-driven culture

Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:

• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally

• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same

• You prioritize positive impact over busy work

• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience

• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information

• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma

• You take risks and rapidly iterate

Virta has a location based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $77,000 to $105,000. Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers.

As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.

As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco.

Clinical roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, HI, RI

Corporate roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, AR, DE, HI, ME, MS, NM, OK, SD, VT, WI.