Accounting Manager

The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market. The range is subject to change.

We are currently hiring an Accounting Manager to join our team!

What You Will Be Doing:

Under general supervision, the Accounting Manager is responsible for planning and directing accounting activities directed by the Controller. The Accounting Manager ensures the organizations financial records remain accurate while meeting reporting deadlines while managing key day-to-day operations. They work collaboratively to establish and refine internal controls and guidelines for preparing transactions that comply with industry standards—e.g., generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Work is moderately varied and complex and requires a moderate degree of discretion and independent judgment. Includes A/P, A/R, and Payroll.

Our Vision:

Continuously improve the health of our community.

Our Mission:

We provide healthcare value and advance wellness through community partnerships.

Essential Functions:

• Establish and Monitor Financial Systems: Accounting managers create, monitor, and evaluate financial systems within the organization. They collect, analyze, verify, and report financial information to document the Health Plans financial performance and position the organization to make well-informed financial decisions.
• Meet Financial Objectives: Accounting managers recommends forecasting requirements, assists in annual budgeting, and projecting expenditures to prepare periodic statements and meet financial regulatory requirements. They analyze general ledger variances and suggest corrective action for management's approval to meet annual accounting financial objectives.
• Achieve Operational Objectives: The manager will develop action plans, audit operations, and propose efficiency improvements. The accounting managers leads the accounting team to provide accurate, timely data and recommendations.
• Monitor Revenue and Expenses: The accounting manager ensures companies' financial wellbeing by tracking revenue and expenses, consolidating and analyzing financial data, preparing special reports, maintaining internal controls and other best practices, and reporting activity to internal and external customers.
• Lead Accounting Staff: Included in the accounting manager's purview is recruiting, hiring, and supervising accounting staff. They also conduct performance evaluations, coordinate training programs, and identify training needs.
• Implements and maintains monthly and year-end finance calendar to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of close.
• Implements and maintains internal controls, and accounting policies and procedures for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Assists Controller with managing external audit relationships and processes.
• Promotes and maintains and ensures that direct reports promote and maintain an environment that supports HPSJ’s strategy, vision, mission, and values.

What You Bring:

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Required

• Strong knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, auditing and cost control principles, theory, and regulations, including accrual base accounting, organizational auditing, and fixed asset accounting.
• In-depth knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
• Financial acumen: Interprets and applies understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Very strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze financial data and trends, and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Manages complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Decision quality: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Strategic mindset: Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently; organizes people and resources to solve problems and identify opportunities.
• Plans and aligns: Plans and prioritizes work for self and others to meet commitments aligned with organization goals.
• Ensures accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Very strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals at all levels both inside and outside of HPSJ.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally, effectively, and persuasively both orally and in writing to diverse individuals and groups inside and outside of the organization.
• Persuades: Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Situational adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Being resilient: Rebounds from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Strong knowledge of change management theory, with ability to anticipate and implement effectively.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and support HPSJ’s vision, mission, values and strategy, integrate into management practices, and foster their manifestation among staff.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff in a manner that maximizes employee performance and business results.
• Advanced Word and Excel skills, including the ability to create complex formulas and pivot tables.
• Ability to speak and be understood in English.
• Ability to handle confidential information with appropriate discretion.

What You Have:

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related; and
• At least five years progressively responsible accounting experience; and
• Four years of supervisory experience in accounting; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred

• Master’s Degree.
• Healthcare or managed care experience in an HMO, hospital or related.

Experience working with Medi-Cal or other state sponsored programs.

Licenses, Certifications

Required

Preferred

What You Will Get:

HPSJ Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Robust and affordable health/dental/vision with choices in providers
• Generous paid time off (starting at 3 weeks of PTO, 4 paid floating holidays including employee’s birthday, and 9 paid holidays)
• CalPERS retirement pension program, automatic employer-paid retirements contributions, in addition to voluntary defined contribution plan
• Two flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employer-Paid Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer-Paid Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Life Assistance Program
• Health Advocacy
• Supplemental medical, legal, identity theft protection
• Access to exclusive discount mall
• Education and training reimbursement in addition to employer-paid elective learning courses.
• A chance to work for an organization that is mission-driven – our members and community are at the core of everything we do.
• A shorter commute ­– if you’re commuting from the Central Valley to the Bay Area.
• Visibility and variety – you have a chance to work with people at all levels of the organization, and work on diverse projects.

We are an equal opportunity employer and diversity is one of our core values. We believe that differences including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and other characteristics, will help us create a strong organization that is sensitive to the needs of those we serve. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and merit.

HPSJ provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on color, race, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin (including language use) or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, political affiliation or any other characteristic made unlawful by applicable Federal, State or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has these characteristics, or is associated with anyone who has or is perceived to have these characteristics.

Important Notice: This job description is not a contract between HPSJ and the employee performing the job. The duties listed in the job description may be changed at the discretion of HPSJ, and HPSJ may request the employee to perform duties that are not listed on the job description.