Accountant, Senior

Your Role

The Corporate Financial Accounting & Reporting team is responsible for recording and reporting financial information for Blue Shield of California and its subsidiaries. The Senior Accountant will report to the Accounting Manager and support accurate, timely financial reporting through journal entries, account reconciliations, analyses, regulatory filing support, internal control documentation, and audit-ready support. In this role, you will independently research and resolve accounting matters, maintain desk-level procedures, partner with internal departments to address issues that impact financial reporting, and support process improvements that strengthen reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires 5 years of prior relevant experience in an accounting specialization either tax, accounting and/or financial analytics
• Requires proficiency in US GAAP and experience applying accounting guidance to journal entries, reconciliations, fluctuation analyses, accruals, and financial reporting deliverables
• Requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently identify, analyze, and resolve complex accounting issues
• Requires the ability to work effectively through ambiguity, learn new concepts quickly, and translate process and system changes into desk-level procedures and consistent execution
• Requires strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate accounting matters to various levels and business departments across the organization
• Requires being highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with regulatory reporting preferred
• Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, or other related certification preferred
• ERP experience preferred