Senior Accountant

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting day-to-day financial operations across a multi-entity organization, with a focus on treasury management, intercompany accounting, corporate expense administration, and internal financial reporting. This hands-on role serves as a key operational resource within the finance function, ensuring accurate financial information, effective cash management, and consistent accounting processes across multiple legal entities.

Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), external accounting partners, and internal accounting staff, the Senior Accountant will oversee critical financial activities, review routine bookkeeping, and support the development of standardized accounting procedures. The role also involves navigating organizational changes, including entity restructuring, banking platform transitions, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate is a self-directed accounting professional with strong technical judgment, experience managing multiple entities, and the ability to balance recurring responsibilities with evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Treasury and Cash Management

• Monitor daily cash positions, bank balances, and account activity across multiple legal entities to support effective liquidity management.
• Coordinate intercompany cash movements, account sweeps, and other treasury activities in accordance with established procedures and banking requirements.
• Maintain compliance with deposit account control agreements (DACAs), banking arrangements, and related internal controls.
• Support transitions to new banking and corporate card platforms, including account setup, user access, system controls, and QuickBooks integration.
• Serve as a primary internal contact for banking relationships in coordination with the CFO.
• Monitor banking transactions, investigate discrepancies, and resolve cash management issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate treasury records and supporting documentation to facilitate financial oversight and reporting.

Intercompany Accounting and Entity Management

• Manage intercompany transactions and recurring management fee allocations across multiple legal entities.
• Ensure intercompany charges are accurately calculated, documented, recorded, and allocated in accordance with established methodologies.
• Monitor intercompany balances and coordinate with internal accounting staff and external CPA partners to resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate entity-level accounting records and supporting schedules.
• Support entity restructuring initiatives, accounting process standardization, and changes to financial systems or organizational structures.
• Apply sound accounting judgment to complex or nonroutine transactions that require more than routine bookkeeping.

Corporate Purchase Card and Expense Administration

• Administer the corporate purchase card program, including the issuance of physical and virtual cards, employee and department assignments, and spending limits.
• Maintain accurate cardholder records and ensure appropriate access controls are in place.
• Review transaction coding, expense classifications, and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Manage the monthly expense reporting cycle and follow up on missing receipts, incomplete submissions, or improperly coded transactions.
• Enforce expense documentation standards and company policies regarding corporate spending.
• Coordinate with employees, department leaders, and banking or card platform providers to resolve expense-related issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve expense management workflows, reporting accuracy, and internal controls.

Internal Reporting and Financial Analysis

• Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly internal financial reporting packages to support management visibility and decision-making.
• Compile financial data, supporting schedules, and operational reports across multiple legal entities.
• Assist the CFO with budget preparation, expense tracking, variance analysis, and financial forecasting.
• Investigate significant variances and unusual transactions, providing clear explanations and actionable insights.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses and reports to support operational planning and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate with external CPA partners to provide supporting schedules, documentation, and requested information for month-end close and audit activities.
• Maintain consistent reporting practices and improve the accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness of internal financial information.

Accounting Oversight and General Ledger Support

• Review bookkeeping entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation prepared by the staff accountant.
• Provide guidance and coaching to improve accounting accuracy, consistency, and adherence to established procedures.
• Perform technical accounting work and review nonroutine transactions requiring greater judgment or analysis.
• Support general ledger accuracy by reviewing account classifications, journal entries, and transaction documentation as needed.
• Coordinate with external CPA partners on accounting questions, adjustments, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close activities as needed, including journal entries, reconciliations, and close schedules.
• Help maintain organized accounting records and ensure financial information is complete and readily accessible.

Process Improvement and Special Projects

• Support the standardization and documentation of accounting procedures across legal entities.
• Participate in banking, corporate card, accounting system, and workflow transitions.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, strengthen financial controls, and reduce manual processes.
• Assist with annual insurance renewals by gathering financial information, coordinating documentation, and supporting required analyses.
• Contribute to entity restructuring, audit preparation, and other finance-related initiatives as assigned.
• Adapt to changing business requirements while maintaining the accuracy and timeliness of recurring accounting responsibilities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including general ledger accounting and full-cycle accounting responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing accounting activities across multiple legal entities.
• Working knowledge of intercompany transactions, management fee allocations, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Practical experience with treasury and banking operations, including online banking platforms, cash positioning, and bank account management.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks or a comparable accounting or ERP system.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyze financial data and prepare detailed reporting schedules.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while managing competing priorities and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with executives, external accounting partners, banking representatives, and internal staff.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and sound financial judgment.
• Ability to adapt to evolving processes, system implementations, and organizational changes.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA designation or progress toward CPA certification.
• Experience in healthcare finance, particularly behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, or multi-site healthcare operations.
• Familiarity with healthcare revenue cycles, payer mix, and provider cost structures.
• Hands-on month-end close experience, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of close schedules.
• Treasury management experience involving cash forecasting, liquidity management, banking relationships, account sweeps, and DACAs.
• Experience supporting external audits or working in a private-equity-backed, acquisition, or transaction-oriented environment.
• Experience administering corporate purchasing cards and expense management platforms.
• Previous experience reviewing, coaching, or supervising the work of accounting staff.
• Experience supporting accounting system implementations, entity restructuring, and financial process standardization.