Accountant III

About the role

Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) at our Portland, Medford, Fargo, Burlington, Vancouver, Renton, Boise, Lewiston, Spokane or Salt Lake City offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of that location.

Responsibilities

• Prepares required monthly journal entries on a timely basis to record appropriate accruals and reclass transactions as appropriate.
• Maintains and reconciles various balance sheet accounts on a timely basis and ensures their accuracy by preparing all necessary documentation for reconciling journal entries.
• Accurately prepares components of basic corporate and subsidiary financial statements.
• Gathers, validates, and summarizes accounting or statistical data.
• Prepares and analyzes administrative cost and budget reports, including the investigation of budget variances, at various levels such as department, division, line of business, and activity categories.
• Responsible for miscellaneous invoicing - research and identify transactions, coordinate reimbursement as necessary.
• Prepare marketing incentive worksheets for monthly journal entry and payroll as requested.
• Provides internal and external auditors with consolidated reconciliations, schedules and adjustments, including explanations and answering questions necessary to complete the annual audit.
• Investigates any unusual transactions or activities.
• Coordinates with other Company departments to resolve inaccuracies.
• Maintains and reconciles various balance sheet accounts (FEP, Medicare, ITS, Membership billing & reconciliation system, etc.) on a timely basis and ensures their accuracy by preparing all necessary documentation for reconciling journal entries, including recommendations for process improvement.
• Supports department in re-forecasts and budgeting for assigned accounting functions.
• Works closely with internal and external auditors to ensure the timely completion of audits, resolving questions or audit issues as they arise.
• Reviews and analyzes administrative cost and budget reports, including variances to budgets and forecasts, while providing insights and implications for current and future operation.
• Supports Accountants I and II in their routine job functions.
• Prepares ad-hoc analyses as requested.
• Reviews and analyzes cost allocations in compliance with CAS, development of policies and procedures in support of company's internal controls, account and report reconciliations, and development internal and external accounting reports, including audit schedules and support.
• Works closely with internal and external auditors to ensure the timely completion of audits, resolving questions or audit issues as they arise.

Qualifications

• The Accountant III will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPA, CMA or MBA preferred.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to think analytically and to make sound judgments from analysis.
• Ability to plan and organize own work.
• Ability to work flexible hours during periods of heavy workloads.
• Thorough knowledge of PC and mainframe software and systems as currently used by the Company.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment with all levels of staff and management.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with stakeholders.

Pay

Salary range: $59,000.00 – $97,000.00
Bonus target: 5%

Schedule

Hybrid role (3 days/week in office)