Senior Accountant

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The Company:

AlohaCare is a local, non-profit health plan serving the Medicaid and Medicare dual eligible population. We provide comprehensive managed care to qualifying health plan members through well-established partnerships with quality health care providers and community-governed health centers. Our mission is to serve individuals and communities in the true spirit of aloha by ensuring and advocating access to quality health care for all. This is accomplished with emphasis on prevention and primary care through community health centers that founded us and continue to guide us as well as with others that share our commitment. As Hawaii’s third-largest health plan, AlohaCare offers comprehensive prevention, primary and specialty care coverage in order to successfully build a healthy Hawaii.

The Culture:

AlohaCare employees share a passion for helping Hawaii’s most underserved communities. This passion for helping and caring for others is internalized and applied to our employees through a supportive and positive work environment, healthy work/life balance, continuous communication, and a generous benefits package.

AlohaCare’s leadership empowers and engages its employees through frequent diversity, recognition, community, and educational events and programs. AlohaCare has a strong commitment to support Hawaii’s families and reinforces a healthy work/home balance for its employees. Because AlohaCare values honesty, respect, and trust with both our internal and external customers, we encourage open-door, two-way communication through daily interactions, employee events and quarterly all-staff meetings. AlohaCare’s comprehensive benefits package includes low-cost medical, dental, drug and vision insurance, PTO program, 401k employer contribution, referral bonus and pretax transportation and parking program.

These employee-focused efforts contribute to a friendly, team-oriented culture which is positively reflected into the communities we serve.

The Opportunity:

The Sr. Accountant assists with leading the accounting operations of the company’s accounting department, reconciling accounts, budget management, cash flow, and management of accounts payable system.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accounting Department Support
  • Contribute to daily operations, month-end and year-end financial processes
  • Handle assigned account reconciliations and JE postings.
• Assistant Controller Assistance
  • Manage Cash flow, Bank Transfers and other assigned tasks
• Accounts Payable and Cards
  • Provide support for Accounts payable when necessary
  • Administer Corporate Card Program
  • Administrator of Expense and Invoice management system
• Fiscal Management
  • Standardize fiscal files and records
  • Assist with monthly close and claims payment re-issuance
• Budgeting and Analysis
  • Support annual budgets and reconcile FTE’s
  • Analyze budget vs actual and address discrepancies monthly reviewing for new spend trend
• Spend Management and Audits
  • Support financial and regulatory audits
• Process Improvements
  • Implement process improvements and policies
• Reporting and Projects
  • Prepare reports and undertake special projects as assigned
• Team Collaboration and Office Duties
  • Attend meetings and assist with office tasks
• Responsible to maintain AlohaCare’s confidential information in accordance with AlohaCare policies, and state and federal laws, rules and regulations regarding confidentiality. Employees have access to AlohaCare data based on the data classification assigned to this job title.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Accounting, Business Administration, Health Care Administration, or related field.
• 2-4 years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in accounts payable, bank and general reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and budget management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Excellent computer skills and able to learn new systems efficiently
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Programs; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Demonstrated strong skills in providing solutions and/or troubleshooting complex accounting issues.
• Achieves results, builds trust, communicates effectively; customer and quality focused.
• Ability to multi-task, organize, adapt to changing priorities, manage a diversity of high priority projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Requires operation of general office equipment to include PC, fax/copy machine and ACD Mitel Phones.

Preferred Requirements

• CPA or MBA
• Proven experience with Access, and Microsoft Dynamics GP or NetSuite
• Experience in not-for-profit, managed care organization, hospital, medical office, or equivalent
• Experience with Concur Expense and Invoice Management System

Mental, Physical and Environmental Demands:

• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• Inside working conditions
• No environmental hazards
• Requires operation of general office equipment to include PC

Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000 annually

AlohaCare is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants in accordance with sound practices and federal and state laws. Our policy prohibits discrimination and harassment because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, arrest and court record, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, credit history, citizenship status, military/veterans’ status, or other characteristics protected under applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and/or executive orders.