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Sr. Accountant - General Accounting

Evolent Health

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Location: Posted: Nov 14, 2021

Job Description

Finance & Accounting Sr. Accountant - General Accounting Remote, United States APPLY

It’s Time For A Change...

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent Health has a bold mission to change the health of the nation by changing the way health care is delivered. We bring our whole selves to work and we’re driven to make a difference every day, from the work we do in our roles to the charitable endeavors we support. We believe in starting by listening, communicating with candor, fostering inclusion, and owning the opportunity. We respect and celebrate individual talents and team wins. Whether we’re wearing scrubs, jeans, or our finest work-from-home chic, we have fun, work hard, and make time to help others.

Are we growing? Absolutely. We have seen about 30% average growth over the last three years. Are we recognized? Definitely. We were named one of “Becker’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and are proud to be recognized as a leader in driving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. Evolent achieved a 100% score on the 2020 Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, making us one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ employees. We were also named on the Best Companies for Women to Advance List 2020 by Parity.org and we publish an annual Diversity Report to share our progress on how we’re building an equitable workplace and performing on various metrics. If you’re looking for a place where your work can be personally and professionally rewarding, don’t just join a company with a mission. Join a mission with a company behind it.
What You’ll Be Doing:

The Senior Accountant will be assisting the day-to-day accounting activities and month-end financial reporting requirements, while being actively involved in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial processes. The position requires strong knowledge of accounting principles and accounting functions from both a detailed and big-picture perspective. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for booking transactions and preparing financials for JV entities. The Senior Accountant will also be involved in analyzing certain transactions to ensure proper journal entries are recorded, and take an active role in monthly close, and preparation of monthly financial statements. The Senior Accountant will be heavily involved in the quarterly financial audits and be required to perform financial analyses and other ad hoc projects when necessary.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting with the right mix of technical accounting, general ledger accounting, financial analysis, and communication skills to enable him/her to communicate effectively with functional departments and collaborate with staff at all levels across various functions. He/she will be an enthusiastic team player who is detail-oriented with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities:

  • Active involvement in day to day operational accounting activities
  • Assists in the preparation of financial reports for internal and external use
  • Prepares monthly and quarterly reconciliations
  • Interprets financial transactions and resolves accounting discrepancies
  • Develops and implements processes with focus on automation, scalability, and efficiency
  • Takes an active role in month / quarter / year-end closing processes to include maintaining and communicating closing schedules with reporting units
  • Performs financial analysis of accounting data and transactions to identify significant fluctuations for review and accuracy
  • Supports the quarterly and annual financial audit process with external audit teams
  • Continuously identifies / implements work process improvements to streamline accounting methods and increase the productivity of the corporate accounting team
  • Performs special projects and studies on accounting and control matters as requested
  • Assists with the consolidation of the subsidiaries and preparation of the financial statements

The Experience You’ll Need (Required):

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance required
  • Minimum of 4-5 years’ experience in financial reporting and/or general accounting
  • Requires excellent analytical ability, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and in teams
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP
  • Good oral and written communication skills required
  • Possesses Intermediate Excel skills
  • Excellent time management, planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and act with a sense of urgency
  • Ability to work with competing priorities under tight deadlines

Finishing Touches (Preferred):

  • CPA and/or Public Accounting experience
  • Financial reporting experience

Technical requirements:

Currently, Evolent employees work remotely temporarily due to COVID-19. As such, we require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 MBPS and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. These at-home technical requirements are subject to change with any scheduled re-opening of our office locations.

Evolent Health is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. Evolent Health maintains a drug-free workplace.

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About Evolent Health

Evolent Health is a population health management services organization (MSO) that integrates the technology, tools and on-the-ground resources to support health systems in executing on their population health and care transformation objectives.

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