Senior Accountant

Molina Healthcare; Remote; USD 83,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Accounting professional in Madison, WI to provide senior-level support for general accounting activities. Responsibilities include preparing journal entries, analyzing financial reports, and maintaining compliance with GAAP. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of accounting experience and a Bachelor's degree in accounting or business. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills are essential. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $83,252 - $128,519 annually.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and compensation package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work in a team setting with effective verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and enter journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
• Analyze monthly financial reports and maintain compliance with statutory financial statements.
• Support the annual audit process by preparing requested schedules.

Skills

Critical-thinking

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables)

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary

Provides senior level support for general accounting activities including management of accounts and records, transaction recording, financial data analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial statement/accounting schedule reporting and auditing.

Essential Job Duties

• Prepares and enters journal entries, including General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and statutory reporting entries.
• Prepares income and balance sheet statements, consolidated statements, and other various accounting statements and reports.
• Analyzes monthly financial reports and records.
• Maintains transactions in applicable financial system(s) by recording journal entries in accordance with GAAP, and reconciles all balance sheet accounts to identify errors in posting or coding.
• Ensures accuracy of cash balances by reconciling bank account balances to bank statements.
• Maintains compliance by completing quarterly and annual statutory financial statements timely, accurately and in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP).
• Maintains integrity of control processes/procedures by completing recording of accounting transactions.
• Supports the annual audit process by preparing schedules requested by auditors.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of accounting experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business.
• Critical-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products, key skills in Excel (VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)/applicable software program(s) proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

Pay Range: $83,252 - $128,519 / ANNUAL

*Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.