Senior Corporate Accountant - Help at Home

Help at Home is the leading national provider of in-home personal care services, where our mission is to enable individuals to live with independence and dignity at home. Our team supports 66,000 clients monthly with the help of 53,000 compassionate caregivers across 12 states. We’re looking for people who care about others, who are willing to listen, lean in and make impactful change. Each role at Help at Home can have a positive impact in supporting our caregivers and clients. If you are someone who leads with passion and integrity and are looking to join a rapidly growing, industry leading team, Help at Home may be a good fit for you.

Job Summary:

The Senior Corporate Accountant will focus on areas such as revenue, accounts receivables, payroll, allowance for implied price concession, and analytical procedures. The group is responsible for understanding the outputs from the Company’s various billing systems to accurately report actual and estimated revenue.  The Senior Accountant reports to the Corporate Accounting Manager and is a growth focused learner with emphasis on judgmental and potential complex matters.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform as an independent contributor in the Company’s core accounting group, focused on an accurate, timely and predictable close process.
• Work independently and critically think through complex and judgmental matters.
• Work with existing third-party resources to complete close processes in-house.
• Partner with the Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, Accounting Manager and other appropriate parties on the implementation and execution of internal controls over financial reporting with an objective of building a SOX-compliant accounting department.
• Execute controls, including account reconciliations, and support inquiries from third-party auditors.
• Proactively communicate risks, opportunities, challenges and regular updates on progress to accounting group management.
• Actively participate in ongoing company-wide projects and process improvement workstreams, assessing the impact on the accounting organization and participating in the team’s involvement with these projects.
• Leverage experience with best practices to raise the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall accounting function.
• Support the strategic financial and operational initiatives of the company.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required, CPA preferred not required.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in day-to-day accounting; may be either a mix of corporate accounting and national public accounting experience or all corporate accounting.
• Experience with SOX compliance required.
• Level-appropriate understanding of US GAAP.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel.

Required Skills and Abilities: 

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work with senior management.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage large amounts of data accurately and efficiently.
• Strong team player who collaborates well with others.
• Adapts well to change and comfortable with ambiguity in a new and evolving role critical to the Company’s future success.

Office:

• Remote and office based in Brooklyn, New York 
• Location: This position offers a flexible remote/hybrid work arrangement for candidates that are able to travel into the NY as needed. 

Physical Requirements:

• Majority (90%) of work is conducted indoors in air-conditioned or well-ventilated facilities.
• The employee is generally subjected to long periods spent sitting, typing, or looking at a computer screen.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.

Help At Home is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.

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