Staff Accountant

Equality Health is an integrated, holistic, and tech-enabled healthcare delivery system focused on improving the health and wellness of diverse populations. Founded in 2015, Equality Health aims to improve access to value-based care for people who have long struggled with navigating the traditional U.S. healthcare system. The company supports over 800,000 members and more than 4,000 practice sites, scaling rapidly with the support of General Atlantic to expand geographically, innovate technologically, and develop new products.

This hybrid role requires you to be based within commuting distance to Headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.

About The Role

Our ideal candidate is professional, capable of managing and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment, and extremely self-motivated. The Staff Accountant will assist with various accounting processes, including month-end closing, bank account reconciliation, general ledger reconciliations, fixed asset management, and journal entries. This role also manages transactional, operational, and strategic aspects of accounts payable, including expense management, corporate credit card reconciliations, and vendor relations. The position supports multi-entity and multi-location operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end accounting close activities including journal entries, account reconciliations, and other reporting schedules and data analysis.
• Prepare journal entries accurately and timely in accordance with the close calendar.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and research reconciling items throughout the month.
• Research month-end variance to budget as needed.
• Assist with year-end closing and audit requests.
• Maintain internal control policies and procedures.
• Manage the full expense management process from receipt of invoices to payment.
• Ensure expense compliance including all receipts are attached, transactions are within policy, approval obtained, and complete reconciliations.
• Responsible for IRS 1099 compliance and reporting.
• Manage vendor relations and build effective partnerships.
• Partner with Leadership to identify and implement process improvements.
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices.
• Verify expenses are charged to the correct legal entity, account, department, and location.
• Ensure on-time month-end closing of AP including AP accruals and all related account reconciliations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (preferred), Finance, or related field.
• 1 to 3 years of related experience with proven accounting and Excel skills.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks.
• High degree of attention to detail.
• Strong analytic abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous, entrepreneurial environment.
• Results orientation with excellent follow-through.
• Ability to self-manage workflow and deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents; clear writer and facilitator.
• Superb personal organization skills and acute attention to detail.
• Team player: demonstrates maturity, growth mindset, flexibility, strong work ethic, and ability to build relationships across multiple audiences.
• Willingness to offer and respond positively to feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current eligibility or desire to obtain eligibility to sit for the CPA exam.
• Experience working with computerized financial accounting systems, preferably Intacct and/or Ramp.