Senior Manager, Accounting

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As a Senior Manager of Accounting, you will demonstrate your expertise as a strategic leader, and system thinker who can drive our financial operations to new heights while simultaneously leading and growing the team’s skills, abilities, and expertise. This impactful role will provide consultation and technical expertise for Premera Blue Cross and its subsidiaries, a $5 billion group of companies.

This is a mission-critical role, and we are looking for someone with the leadership skills and foresight to help shape the future of accounting for Premera.

We are a team that embraces a culture of integrity, open communication, and bold thinking.  If you are looking for a challenging opportunity where you can continue to learn, grow, and make a lasting impact, come join us!

The ideal fit is a leader that:

• Is an effective change agent, adept at fostering and developing a resilient accounting team that adapts to the ever-changing industry.
• Provides expert accounting and financial management support which helps us quantify ROI on initiative, operate efficiently, and make more informed business decisions.
• Sees opportunities for improvements in efficiency, capacity, accuracy, and automation, thoughtfully leveraging data, technology, and partners from design to implementation. 

What you will do:
Provide strategic insights and direction to the organization:

• Serve as a key advisor and subject matter expert within the Company on a wide variety of complex technical accounting and financial reporting matters.
• Collaborate extensively with stakeholders across the organization to support the and influence execution of Premera’s strategic initiatives.
• Leverage expertise in accounting and health plan knowledge to inform change and process improvements.

Provide financial management and accounting expertise:

• Oversee and ensure financial accuracy for critical aspects of the Company’s accounting function, including billing, GL, cost accounting, fixed assets accounting, consolidation, and revenue recognition. 
• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting, including the completion of month-end-close processes and reconciliations, ensuring accurate data management and faster decision-making.
• Research and recommend solutions for GAAP, statutory accounting transactions, and reporting requirements.

Increase operational efficiency and ensure compliance adherence:

• Proactively evaluate opportunities to drive efficiencies and effectiveness in accounting and operational processes/systems and the accounting close process.
• Recommend, develop, and maintain financial data