Senior Financial Accountant - Carelon
Elevance Health

Senior Financial Accountant - Carelon

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of a posted Elevance Health PulsePoint location.

Hybrid Workplace Strategy: 1-2 days in office per week

The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for supporting the closing, reconciling, analysis, and reporting of the general ledger.

How you will make an impact:

• Completes highly complex account reconciliation.
• Prepares internal and external monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and analysis.
• Verifies the integrity of monthly results by completing various analyses and interpreting the data.
• Work on a team of six accountants through weekly and monthly accounting cycles and take responsibility for results.
• Handle external audit requests and deliver appropriate documentation within allotted time frames.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a BA/BS in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 2 years previous accounting experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, & Experiences:

• CPA, CMA, or MBA
• 5 years previous work experience with month-end close processes, account reconciliation, and statutory accounting principles.
• Extensive familiarity with Peoplesoft or equivalent G/L systems
• Excellent reconciliation, communication, time management, problem-solving, meticulous attention to detail, and a proven track record working on teams.
• Advanced MS Excel skills

If this job is assigned to any Government Business Division entity, the applicant and incumbent fall under a `sensitive position' work designation and may be subject to additional requirements beyond those associates outside Government Business Divisions. Requirements include but are not limited to more stringent and frequent background checks and/or government clearances, segregation of duties principles, role-specific training, monitoring of daily job functions, and sensitive data handling instructions. Associates in these jobs must follow the specific policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. as stated by the Government Business Division in which they are employed.

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