The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., (the largest physician group in Northern California, with more than 9,000 physicians) provides professional medical services to over 4 million Northern California Kaiser Permanente members.

　　Our position will enable you to work with extraordinary people in a place that values agility and innovation in a national leading integrated health care delivery system, the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in Northern California. Just as our quality of care is unmatched, so are our healthcare careers.

　　We are seeking a Senior Manager of Accounting & Financial Reporting to lead and manage the efficient delivery of quality financial results for the following functions:

　　· Monthly financial close, including reconciliations, preparation of the reporting package and presentation materials for leadership, and provision of financial inputs used in forecasting.

　　· Annual external financial statement audit.

　　· Accounting policies and procedures aligned with evolving accounting practices.

　　· Technical accounting research, evaluation and solutions.

　　· System and process improvements in each function.

　　The senior manager has a team of nine professionals. The successful candidate is highly organized, has quick prioritization and solutioning skills, and easily nurtures engagement with others to achieve the improved results and enhanced insights from team work. This is a hands-on role, which means completing deliverables alongside the team by understanding the work, digging into the details, coaching along the way, and making connections to the other work, and sometimes working on assignments independent from the team.

　　The job will have a mix of in-office and at-home work schedule. Headquarters are in Oakland and will be moving to Pleasanton in 2024.

　　Our ideal candidate has eight or more years of progressive GAAP financial accounting experience in both public accounting and private accounting, including a minimum of five years in managing and coaching a team of professionals, including CPAs.

　　Job Summary:

　　This managing level employee is responsible for providing guidance for financial system design and implementation, conducting complex accounting activities, and communicating financial results and other information to internal and external stakeholders while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

　　Essential Responsibilities:

　　Pursues professional growth and provides developmental opportunities for others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; hiring, training, and developing talent for growth opportunities; delegating tasks and decisions; fostering open dialogue amongst departments; strategically evaluating talent for succession planning; setting performance management guidelines and expectations across units; and working closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.

　　Manages designated units by translating business plans into tactical action items; communicating goals and objectives; ensuring all policies and procedures are followed; overseeing the completion of work assignments; assuming responsibility for decision making; aligning team efforts; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; incorporating resources, costs, and forecasts into unit plans; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; partnering with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies; and influencing units to operate in alignment with business objectives.

　　Supports financial transactions by preparing complex accounting activities and reconciliations leading to a complete set of accurate financial statements (e.g. journal entries, estimates, disbursements) in accordance with GAAP and company policies; reviewing and approving complex accounting activities prepared by others; and making recommendations.

　　Conducts external reporting of Company financial information by completing, reviewing, and interpreting reports and analyses for statutory reporting to external agencies (e.g. IRS, Census Bureau, NAIC, FTC); identifying needs for new design for reports; maintaining relationships and working with external parties to resolve issues; and ensuring reporting requirements are met.

　　Supports financial analyses by reviewing operational statistics to explain financial results, inform decision-making and take action to pursue efficiencies and quality financial outcomes; ensuring ad hoc request for analysis are completed; establishing data gathering methods; and providing expertise in data origination.

　　Communicates financial results by developing and presenting conclusions about areas of accountability to appropriate levels of management in verbal and written form; documenting positions and processes in support of process improvement, knowledge retention, and audit requirements; and provides consulting services to individuals without finance training.

　　Participates in finance system design, implementations, enhancements, and continuous improvements by reviewing flow of transactions through source systems; validating ongoing configuration decisions; reviewing systems in area of expertise to ensure that new systems, upgrades, and other system maintenance activities do not impact operations, financial statements, or leadership decision making.

　　Monitors Company financial information by completing, reviewing, and interpreting standard and/or ad hoc reports (e.g., balance sheets, income statements, volume reporting, trade spending reports); evaluating validity of assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses in conformity with GAAP and Company accounting policies; making recommendations; and communicating financial reporting to stakeholders and senior leadership.

　　Meets requirements of policies and procedures to remain compliant (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, KP-NCO, POR) and ensures staff is compliant.

　　Supports internal and external audits by communicating with auditors; being the point of contact for auditors; ensuring appropriate documents are completed; and escalating issues as appropriate.

　　Minimum Qualifications:

　　Minimum two (2) years supervisory experience.

　　Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business, or related field AND Minimum eight (8) years accounting or related business experience. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

　　Additional Requirements:

　　COMPANY: KAISER

　　TITLE: Senior Manager, Accounting

　　LOCATION: Oakland, California

　　REQNUMBER: 1246748

　　External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.