Senior Financial Accountant

Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant

Reports To: Finance Director

Job Location: Seattle, WA

Hours/Schedule: Full-time, Exempt; Hybrid - up to 1 day/week remote; work Flexible schedule; 8-hour target workday with core team hours between 10am-4pm

Pay: $70,000 - 90,000 annually (depending on experience)

This position is responsible for financial accounting & reporting. This role will help compile financial statements, complete variance reporting, and prepare and review account reconciliations including intercompany eliminations. Additionally, this role helps design, establish, and maintain a concrete internal control system, ensure compliance with local, state, and federal financial reporting requirements, write technical accounting and policy memos, and act as an informal leader to the team.

• Maintain a system of internal control in order to establish an effective and efficient operation, to ensure compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations, to minimize errors and fraud, as well as to produce reliable financial and operational reports for senior leadership and the Board of Directors
• Be a team leader, foster collaboration and adoption of best practices, and mentor and develop other accounting staff in a compassionate and positive manner.
• Develop desk procedures for this role and help review procedures for other accountants
• Maintain GL systems, including setup of new A/P Vendors, accounts, ledgers, etc., ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory/funder requirements
• Prepare accurate and timely reporting of general ledger, including but not limited to the following activities:
• Financial reporting and analysis, including monthly consolidation and variance analysis
• Assess and create JEs for accruals
• Fixed assets and depreciation schedules
• Prepaid amortization
• Intercompany transfers, allocations, and eliminations
• Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations
• Review various balance sheet reconciliations
• Own and drive closing process with team members
• Own the preparation of financial and government reporting, including but not limited to:
• 1099s
• Medicaid and Medicare Cost Reports
• 990
• Quarterly compliance reporting (e.g. PBJ filings)
• Take point with auditors on financial audit & benefit plan audit
• Lead process improvement initiatives and identify and implement improvements in efficiency & effectiveness
• Learns other areas sufficiently to provide backup when needed
• Support Kin On’s mission, vision, strategy and core values
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in accounting
• One year of accounting leadership experience is preferred; informal department mentorship may be considered in lieu of having experience directly managing staff.
• Three years of accounting experience required, with strong preference for experience in financial consolidation, variance analysis, and excellent reconciliation skills
• Experience with PCC or MIP financial systems is a plus, but not required
• Experience with Paychex or Attendance on Demand (AOD) is a plus
• Experience in the health care industry or non-profits is a plus
• Bilingual in Chinese preferred, but not required
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting processes and practices for healthcare and non-profits, and/or willingness to acquire industry-specific knowledge quickly
• Demonstrated experience with proactively identifying and implementing process improvements
• Customer service focused, and able to build credibility and confidence with peers, leaders, and staff
• Willing to invest in the success and development of staff, with humility to share credit where it is due
• Positive demeanor, encourages self and others to embrace change, champions work that is in the best interest of Kin On, willing to help out wherever and whenever needed
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, characterized by presence, respect for others, good listening skills, clear verbal, written and thinking skills, an open mind and the ability to think on his/her feet
• Strong project management skills, effective organizational skills, business acumen, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking and analysis with high attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently with a focus on completing tasks within a timely manner
• Ability to work within a diverse workforce
  
  

Working Environment

This role interacts with a community-based organization. Work is performed within a normal office environment.

Salary : $70,000 - $90,000