Accountant, Experienced

Your Role

The Experienced Accountant is responsible for performing critical cash accounting activities that support the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the Company’s financial records. Reporting to the Cash Accounting Supervisor, this role manages daily cash transactions, prepares journal entries, completes account reconciliations, and helps ensure an efficient and well-controlled month-end close process. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to independently research and resolve accounting issues. This position also requires adaptability, strong systems aptitude, and the ability to communicate effectively across departments while maintaining clear, audit-ready procedures and documentation.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Prepare and post daily journal entries for cash receipts and disbursements with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness
• Review system-generated journal entries and prepare manual and accrual entries required to support an accurate month-end close
• Maintain general ledger account integrity by preparing reconciliations, analyzing variances, and resolving reconciling items with appropriate supporting documentation
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities to help ensure complete and timely financial reporting
• Prepare and submit quarterly dues receipts testing within the Archer system in accordance with established controls and deadlines
• Reconcile dues activity recorded in Facets claims systems to daily postings in the general ledger and investigate discrepancies to resolution
• Research accounting discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement or coordinate timely corrective actions
• Develop, maintain, and enhance desk-level procedures and process documentation to support operational consistency and strong internal controls
• Prepare and organize documentation to support internal and external audit requests and demonstrate compliance with control requirements
• Contribute to special projects, process improvements, and other accounting assignments as needed

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• Requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in accounting or audit
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and core accounting processes
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial applications preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze data and support reconciliations efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to learn independently and quickly apply new processes, systems, and documentation
• Strong systems aptitude, sound problem-solving skills, and effective written and verbal communication skills

ABOUT THE TEAM
About Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.

At Ascendiun, we believe in a brighter future for healthcare. As the parent to a family of four innovative healthcare companies, we’re reimagining what’s possible. Ascendiun is guided by the goal of transforming a dysfunctional American health care system into one worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable for everyone.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values:

• Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human . We strive to listen and communicate effectively, and showing empathy by understanding others’ perspectives.
• Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.