Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Overview
We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and technically strong accountant to manage full-cycle accounting for a multi-entity environment, including health plans, TPAs, and captive insurance structures. This role is responsible for maintaining GAAP-compliant (and where applicable, statutory/SAP-aware) books, preparing accurate and timely financial statements, ensuring all accounting records are audit-ready, and managing and completing the yearly audit.

The ideal candidate understands the nuances of insurance accounting, healthcare claims activity, and TPA/captive structures , and can independently support external audits with minimal direction.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Audit Readiness

• Prepare and maintain GAAP-compliant financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow) across multiple entities.
• Ensure all accounting records, schedules, and supporting documentation are complete, reconciled, and audit-ready.
• Coordinate and serve as primary contact for external auditors, including preparation of workpapers, schedules, and audit support documentation.
• Investigate and resolve audit findings, reconciling discrepancies and ensuring minimal year-end adjustments

Insurance / Captive Accounting

• Record and analyze insurance-specific transactions, including premium revenue and claims liabilities.
• Maintain accurate accounting for premium recognition, unearned premium reserves, and claims accruals.
• Support intercompany transactions and consolidation adjustments
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks (GAAP and, where relevant, statutory/SAP considerations for insurance entities).

General Ledger & Close Process

• Own month-end and year-end close across multiple entities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Maintain and reconcile all key accounts (cash, receivables, payables, intercompany, reserves, prepaid expenses).
• Analyze financial results, identify variances, and escalate issues proactively.

Compliance & Internal Controls

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable insurance and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and improve internal controls over financial reporting and claims-related financial data.
• Support regulatory reporting, premium tax filings, and other insurance-related compliance requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4–8+ years of accounting experience (insurance, TPA, healthcare finance, or public accounting preferred)
• CPA or CPA-track strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of GAAP (required) (experience with insurance or statutory/SAP frameworks a plus)
• Experience supporting audited financial statements (required)
• Experience working in multi-entity or consolidated environments. (required)
• Advanced Excel skills; NetSuite or similar ERP experience preferred

Key Skills

• Deep understanding of insurance accounting (premiums, claims, reserves)
• Ability to manage high-volume transactional data tied to claims and healthcare activity
• Strong reconciliation skills across complex systems (TPA platforms vs. GL)
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to produce clean, audit-ready financials
• Strong communication skills for working with auditors, actuaries, and leadership teams

Work Environment

• In-Person, Scottsdale, AZ ( Scottsdale Rd./Acoma)
• Full Time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you hold a bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance?
• Are you currently a CPA or actively pursuing CPA certification?
• How many years of professional accounting experience do you have?
• Do you have experience working in the insurance industry?
• Do you have experience working for a Third-Party Administrator (TPA)?
• Do you have experience working in a multi-entity or consolidated financial environment?
• If yes, approximately how many entities were included in the consolidation process?
• How many years of experience do you have working under GAAP?
• Have you directly supported the preparation of audited financial statements?

Work Location: In person