We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to guide financial operations for a multi-entity healthcare organization in Newport Beach, California. This role is responsible for delivering reliable financial insight, strengthening controls, and ensuring accurate reporting across core accounting activities. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. Responsibilities: • Direct day-to-day accounting operations across payables, payroll, cash activity, provider compensation, and key balance sheet reconciliations. • Prepare timely financial reporting for leadership, translating results into clear insights that support business decisions. • Lead the monthly and periodic close cycle, including reconciliation between practice management data and the accounting records. • Coordinate with outside accounting partners on quarterly financial compilation work, tax support, and execution of approved tax planning strategies. • Establish, document, and refine accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to reduce risk and improve consistency. • Oversee recurring financial statements for affiliated entities, ensuring reporting is complete, accurate, and aligned with generally accepted accounting principles. • Manage the annual budgeting and forecasting process, analyzing variances and explaining key factors that influence performance. • Evaluate financial and operational trends to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improved business outcomes. • Partner with external auditors during the annual audit and provide schedules, documentation, and other required support. • Supervise general ledger administration, including system setup oversight, user testing for enhancements, and related accounting projects as needed.

• Strong experience in senior-level accounting or controllership roles, preferably within a healthcare or multi-entity environment. • Demonstrated expertise in account reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger management. • Hands-on experience leading month-end close and producing accurate financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze data, build reports, and support forecasting activities. • Working knowledge of enterprise accounting systems such as NetSuite, Oracle, or SAP. • Proven ability to develop internal controls, maintain accounting documentation, and support audit and tax-related processes. • Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to present financial information to executive stakeholders.

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Newport Beach, CA
onsite
Permanent / Full Time
80000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to guide financial operations for a multi-entity healthcare organization in Newport Beach, California. This role is responsible for delivering reliable financial insight, strengthening controls, and ensuring accurate reporting across core accounting activities. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. Responsibilities: • Direct day-to-day accounting operations across payables, payroll, cash activity, provider compensation, and key balance sheet reconciliations. • Prepare timely financial reporting for leadership, translating results into clear insights that support business decisions. • Lead the monthly and periodic close cycle, including reconciliation between practice management data and the accounting records. • Coordinate with outside accounting partners on quarterly financial compilation work, tax support, and execution of approved tax planning strategies. • Establish, document, and refine accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to reduce risk and improve consistency. • Oversee recurring financial statements for affiliated entities, ensuring reporting is complete, accurate, and aligned with generally accepted accounting principles. • Manage the annual budgeting and forecasting process, analyzing variances and explaining key factors that influence performance. • Evaluate financial and operational trends to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improved business outcomes. • Partner with external auditors during the annual audit and provide schedules, documentation, and other required support. • Supervise general ledger administration, including system setup oversight, user testing for enhancements, and related accounting projects as needed.
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