Project Accountant

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About Moda
Founded in Oregon in 1955, Moda is proud to be a company of real people committed to quality. Today, like then, we're focused on building a better future for healthcare. That starts by offering outstanding coverage to our members, compassionate support to our community, and comprehensive benefits to our employees. It keeps going by connecting with neighbors to create healthy spaces and places, together. Moda values diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We aim to demonstrate our commitment to diversity through all our business practices and invite applications from candidates that share our commitment to this diversity. Our diverse experiences and perspectives help us become a stronger organization. Let's be better together.

Position Summary
As a Project Accountant in Moda's Accounting department, you will support accounting management with various non-recurring projects and initiatives. You will also be responsible for assigned portions of the monthly and quarterly close process, ensuring alignment with standard close procedures and the rest of the financial accounting and finance teams. This role requires developing a foundational knowledge of all Moda entities to effectively tackle future accounting projects. This role is well suited for someone with a strong accounting background who seeks an individual contributor role with frequent team interaction and exposure to management, focused heavily on project-based work. Success in this role requires a flexible mindset with a team-first attitude, as you will serve as a resource for various areas within the financial accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams. This is a full-time hybrid position based in Portland, Oregon.

Pay Range
$64,394.27- $80,498.01 annually.
Actual pay is based on qualifications. Applicants who do not exceed the minimum qualifications will only be eligible for the low end of the pay range.

Please fill out an application on our company page, linked below, to be considered for this position.
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Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy, Life, & Disability
• 401K- Matching
• FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO and Company Paid Holidays

Required Skills, Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; accounting preferred.
• 2 years public accounting or GL accounting experience; CPA preferred but not required.
• Strong understanding of accounting concepts, including GAAP; SAP understanding preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including understanding of T-Accounts, and ability to work through difficult accounting scenarios.
• Experience with various forms of financial reporting, including preparation of financials, footnotes and both electronic and hard copy tie outs.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a group as well as drive and maintain individual ownership.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet strict deadlines, as well as ability to maintain flexibility to shift priorities and reprioritize.
• Strong time-management and organization skills; ability to move multiple work streams forward at once and actively prioritize projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Use of pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and other moderately difficult Excel functions required.
• Willingness to work additional hours when necessary.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and project a professional business image with both internal and external parties.

Primary Functions:

• Collaborate with accounting and finance management on the preparation and execution of organization-wide projects in various areas, including documenting accounting processes, end-to-end business processes, assessing and improving reports through automation, developing internal controls, conducting regulatory compliance research and analysis, and troubleshooting and enhancing account reconciliations.
• Perform assigned monthly close tasks, such as journal entries and various accompanying analyses.
• Perform assigned areas of FP&A function, including monthly budget vs actual analysis, financial statement proformas, reconciliation of actuarial vs accounting data, and Risk-Based Capital (RBC) forecasting.
• Contribute to Moda's Model Audit Rule (MAR) compliance, including preparing monthly controls, working with other stakeholders towards MAR compliance such as reviewing process narratives and control testing with Internal Audit.
• Perform assigned areas of quarterly financial reporting.
• Support income tax related matters, including Prepared by Client (PBC) documents for Moda's tax return and provision work, corresponding with tax preparers various filing matters, and preparing annual tax provision entries and reconciliations.
• Conduct technical research as required and apply findings to Moda's entities.
• Prepare technical accounting memos complete with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) or Statutory Statement of Accounting Principle (SSAP) research, T-Accounts, and journal entries (JE).
• Develop expertise in financial accounting and reporting intricacies of Moda's regulated entities, becoming a resource on the General Ledger (GL) team regarding state regulators and auditors.
• Cross trains to learn various accounting roles on GL team to provide coverage for consolidation, executive reporting, and other key functions.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure financial statements and analyses are accurately completed, understanding key sources of data, such as key reports and spreadsheets.
• Prepare various schedules, including standalone entity financial statements, supporting the annual external audit.
• Stay informed of current accounting issues, including both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP).
• Exhibit ownership over key responsibilities, improve operations, and streamline work processes for efficiency.
• Perform other duties or projects as assigned.

Contact with Others & Working Conditions

• Office environment with extensive close PC and keyboard work, constant sitting, and phone work. Must be able to navigate multiple screens. Work in excess of 40 hours per week, including evenings and occasional weekends, to meet business need.
• Internally with the accounting department and other teams. Externally with auditors, state regulators, and various plan partners, requiring meeting attendance and participation.

Together, we can be more. We can be better.
Moda Health seeks to allow equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law. This is applicable to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absences, compensation, and training.

For more information regarding accommodations, please direct your questions to Kristy Nehler & Danielle Baker via our humanresources@modahealth.com email.