Accountant

About the role The Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity, accuracy and completeness of financial records for QueensCare and its affiliated entities. This role ensures that all financial transactions are properly recorded, verified, reconciled, consolidated, and reported in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), internal controls, and organizational policies. The Accountant supports the full accounting cycle, including timely and accurate month‑end and year‑end close processes, preparation of financial statements, account reconciliations, and audit readiness. This role plays a key part in ensuring financial transparency, regulatory compliance, and consistency across multiple entities and reporting structures. What you'll do ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Determines priorities and methods of completing daily workload to ensure that all responsibilities are carried out in a timely manner. Prepares assets, liability, and net asset account entries by compiling and analyzing account information. Performs month‑end and year‑end close activities and ensures the close process is completed accurately and on time. Analyzes, amortizes, and reconciles prepaid expenses and maintains fixed asset lapsing schedules to include additions, disposals, and related depreciation information. Maintains and reconciles general ledger and subsidiary accounts, including preparation of trial balances and timely bank reconciliations. Prepares financial statements and reports (including statements of financial position, activities, and cash flows) by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing financial data and trends. Investigates and resolves discrepancies through account analysis and application of accounting policies and regulations and provides guidance on accounting procedures as needed. Compiles data for preparation of federal, state, local, and special tax returns for various reporting agencies. Assists with preparing and monitoring budgets. Prepares financial analyses and produces timely and accurate financial statements and regulatory reports. Prepares schedules for audit support and provides requested audit documentation. Coordinates accounting projects and initiatives with finance teams or with other departments. Complies with legal, GAAP, GAAS and other requirements. Maintains financial security by following internal controls. Develops and maintains partnerships with vendors, Finance staff, and other employees, including managers and supervisors. Communicates and collaborates effectively, both verbally and in writing, across multiple diverse departments, management levels, vendors, and other non‑financial departments. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree from a 4‑year college or university in Accounting. CPA license (active or in progress) required. EXPERIENCE 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience (general ledger, month‑end close, reconciliations, and reporting). Experience supporting audits and preparing schedules and documentation for internal and external requests. Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and formula‑based analysis. Hands‑on experience preparing and posting journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and researching/resolving variances. Experience supporting month‑end close and assisting with financial statement preparation and management reporting. Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll accounting processes is preferred. KNOWLEDGE Knowledge of GAAP and other accounting and reporting standards. Experience with an ERP/accounting system (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle, SAP) is preferred. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks. SKILLS Demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and education for job functions. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with accounting/ERP systems. Ability to read and interpret documents, such as policies and procedures, benefits information, benefit surveys, board minutes, routine mail, simple contracts, and instruction manuals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Thinks critically to navigate business issues. Exercises independent judgment to analyze all relevant factual and objective information to make informed decisions. Ability to make decisions and execute timely to produce a positive outcome. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to exercise common sense in carrying out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and in other daily situations that arise. Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to work effectively in a team‑based environment. Demonstrates a self‑directed mature, disciplined and tactful approach to fulfilling job duties. Positive work ethic and organizational skills with high attention to detail. Acts with integrity in dealing with customers and colleagues, takes responsibility for mistakes and achievements; treats others in a respectful manner. Demonstrates ability and flexibility to work in other areas of the organization as needed. Ability to organize and prioritize work without supervision. The pay range for this role is: 85,000 - 93,000 USD per year (Los Angeles) #J-18808-Ljbffr