Accountant, Consultant
Ascendiun
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- Location
- Long Beach, CA
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 16
- 3 days ago
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About the company
Ascendiun
Hospital & health care · 2 to 10 employees
What you'll do
- Lead day-to-day accounting and reporting activities, resolve complex technical accounting matters, and provide review, guidance, and oversight to the team.
What you need
- Requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field
- Requires at least 8 years of experience in accounting or public accounting
- Requires comprehensive and current understanding of U.S. GAAP, including the ability to interpret authoritative guidance and apply judgment to complex or non-routine accounting matters
- Demonstrated ability to research and apply accounting standards to specific facts and circumstances and document the analysis, alternatives considered, rationale, and conclusion in a clear, concise, and well-supported accounting memorandum
- Ability to support the preparation of financial statements, including gathering support, coordinating inputs, reviewing schedules, and drafting audited financial statement disclosures that are accurate, complete, and aligned with applicable accounting standard requirements
- Possesses excellent collaboration and oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical accounting matters clearly to leadership, auditors, and cross-functional business partners
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prepare and review documentation that is accurate, complete, well-supported, and audit-ready
- Ability to prioritize work to meet internal and external deadlines
- Experience supporting audits, financial statement preparation, disclosure drafting, controls, or accounting policy implementation preferred
- CPA license or public accounting experience preferred
- Oracle or Workday ERP experience preferred
Key skills
technical accounting expertisesound judgment
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The Corporate Financial Accounting and Reporting team is responsible for the accurate recording, analysis, and reporting of financial information for Blue Shield of California. The Accountant Consultant will report to the Accounting Manager and serve as a trusted extension of the manager, helping translate priorities into execution, lead day-to-day accounting and reporting activities, resolve complex technical accounting matters, and provide review, guidance, and oversight to the team. This role carries expanded responsibilities and requires strong technical accounting expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to operate with greater independence than a Senior Accountant role.