Staff Accountant

**Staff Accountant – Healthcare Finance** ----------------------------------------- **Location:** Remote – Covina, California **Employment Type:** Full\-Time Contract **Schedule:** Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week **Pay Rate:** $30–$35 per hour, depending on experience ### **About the Role** We are seeking a detail\-oriented Staff Accountant to support daily accounting, financial reporting, and reconciliation activities within a mission\-driven healthcare environment. This remote contract position combines traditional corporate accounting responsibilities with healthcare\-specific functions, including medical claims coordination, capitation revenue reconciliation, and regulatory reporting. The ideal candidate is highly organized, accurate, and comfortable managing multiple financial priorities independently in a fast\-paced, compliance\-focused environment. ### **Key Responsibilities** * Coordinate with an external claims processor to support the accurate and timely payment of out\-of\-facility medical expenses. * Review corporate and clinical invoices, determine the appropriate processing method, and code expenses to the correct programs and accounts. * Reconcile monthly federal and state capitation payments against active member eligibility and enrollment records. * Partner with the enrollment team to research and resolve discrepancies between participant records and financial data. * Audit employee expense reports for compliance with company travel, entertainment, and reimbursement policies. * Prepare draft financial statements and supporting schedules for quarterly regulatory reporting. * Assist with journal entries, account reconciliations, financial data entry, and month\-end close activities. * Gather financial data and provide analytical support during the annual budgeting process. * Participate in monthly budget\-to\-actual reviews and investigate significant variances. * Maintain accurate, complete, and audit\-ready financial documentation. * Protect confidential financial, employee, and participant information. * Perform additional accounting and administrative duties as assigned. ### **Required Qualifications** Candidates must meet at least one of the following requirements: * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or * At least two years of relevant corporate accounting experience. Additional requirements: * Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. * Experience with reconciliations, journal entries, invoice coding, and financial data entry. * Strong organizational and time\-management skills. * Ability to work independently while meeting deadlines. * Availability to work 40 hours per week in a fully remote environment. * Flexibility to work occasional evenings, weekends, or overtime during month\-end close or periods of increased volume. ### **Preferred Qualifications** * Previous accounting experience within healthcare, medical claims, government\-funded programs, or another regulated industry. * Familiarity with capitation payments, member eligibility reconciliation, or medical claims processing. * Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. * Experience using ERP or accounting software. * Ability to manage competing priorities with minimal supervision. ### **Work Arrangement** This is a full\-time, 100% remote contract position. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, eight hours per day. Candidates must have a dependable remote work environment and be available for additional hours when business or month\-end requirements demand them. \#Workwolf