Senior Financial Accountant

Position Overview

Join our team as an Accounting Professional responsible for maintaining robust internal controls, leading a dynamic team, and ensuring precise financial reporting and compliance. This role plays a key part in driving process improvements and supporting our mission and core values. Location: In person

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a system of internal control to establish an effective and efficient operation, ensure compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations, minimize errors and fraud, and produce reliable financial and operational reports for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Be a team leader by fostering collaboration, adopting best practices, and mentoring and developing accounting staff in a compassionate and positive manner.
• Develop desk procedures for the role and assist in reviewing procedures for other accountants.
• Maintain GL systems, including the setup of new A/P Vendors, accounts, ledgers, etc., ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and regulatory or funder requirements.
• Prepare accurate and timely reporting of the general ledger by reviewing and posting journal entries; handling financial reporting and analysis including monthly consolidation, variance analysis, board packages, and department spend-down reports; assessing and creating JEs for accruals; managing fixed assets and depreciation schedules; processing prepaid amortization; and overseeing intercompany transfers, allocations, eliminations, investment gains & losses, and various balance sheet reconciliations while driving the closing process with the team.
• Own the preparation of financial and government reporting, including 1099s, Medicaid and Medicare Cost Reports, 990, quarterly compliance reporting (e.g., PBJ filings), and serve as the point of contact with auditors on financial and benefit plan audits.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and implement enhancements to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Perform detailed reviews over assigned payroll areas and step in to process payroll accurately during absences.
• Learn other areas sufficiently to provide backup support when needed.
• Support Kin On’s mission, vision, strategy, and core values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor degree in accounting
• Experience Required: Three years of accounting experience, with a strong preference for experience in financial consolidation, variance analysis, and excellent reconciliation skills
• Requirements: Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States
• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting processes and practices for healthcare and non-profits, or willingness to acquire industry-specific knowledge quickly
• Demonstrated experience in proactively identifying and implementing process improvements
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet organizational needs
• Customer service focus with the ability to build credibility and confidence with peers, leaders, and staff
• Willingness to invest in the success and development of staff while sharing credit where it is due
• A positive demeanor that encourages self and others to embrace change and supports the best interests of Kin On
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong listening, clear verbal and written skills, and the ability to think on one’s feet
• Strong project management, organizational skills, business acumen, and critical thinking with high attention to detail
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently to complete tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to work within a diverse workforce

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience Required: One year of accounting leadership experience is preferred; informal department mentorship may be considered in lieu of direct staff management
• Preference for candidates with experience in the healthcare industry, non-profits, or external audit
• Experience with PCC financial system is a plus, but not required
• Experience with Paychex or Attendance on Demand (AOD) is a plus
• Bilingual in Chinese is preferred, but not required

Benefits & Perks

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance