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GoHealth Insurance · 3 months ago

Senior Accountant, External Reporting and Technical Accounting

Illinois

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$85K/yr - $105K/yr

3+ years exp

GoHealth is a leading health insurance marketplace focused on Medicare. The Senior Accountant, External Reporting and Technical Accounting will be responsible for preparing and analyzing financial reports, assisting with SEC reporting, and providing technical accounting guidance while collaborating with various teams within the organization.

Insurance

Responsibilities

Develop a detailed understanding of the Company, its products and services, its markets and its internal organization in order to understand financial results

Assist with the Company’s financial accounting and reporting functions, including the preparation of quarterly and annual reporting (10-Qs, 10-Ks, and other SEC reporting)

Assist in the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial consolidation processes, and help identify and implement areas for improvement and increased efficiency

Record journal entries and prepare reconciliations over complex accounting areas such as share-based compensation and debt

Research new accounting and financial reporting rules and regulations, and work closely with the accounting and finance teams to understand the impacts on financial results, including how changes to financial accounting standards will impact results

Perform research on technical accounting matters and document related memos

Maintain updated documented process narratives, and/or accounting policies and procedures for areas of responsibility

Assist in the implementation of new financial accounting and reporting standards, including the development of related disclosures and implementation controls

Work directly with and assist external subject matter experts around highly technical accounting areas, as needed

Qualification

GAAPFinancial ReportingTechnical AccountingPublic Accounting ExperienceMS ExcelProcess ImprovementWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationProblem SolvingCross-functional Collaboration

Required

3+ years of public accounting, or corporate accounting experience with a focus on financial reporting, or a mix of public accounting and corporate accounting experience with a focus on financial reporting

Strong working and current knowledge of GAAP, with demonstrated ability to analytically interpret accounting guidance and understand its impacts on financial reporting, disclosures, and operational results

Very strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in writing complex technical accounting memos, process narratives, and/or accounting policies and procedures

Ability to interact with cross-functional stakeholders across different levels of the organization

Proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Adobe applications, and other professional platforms