[Remote] Accounting Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Equity Staffing Group is currently staffing an Accounting Consultant for a remote position with a Fortune 500 organization. The Accounting Consultant is responsible for leading critical revenue and membership accounting functions across complex healthcare arrangements, ensuring compliance with revenue recognition standards and providing leadership to accountants supporting revenue and close activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assigned portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely execution
• Review and approve complex journal entries
• Ensure alignment of revenue and membership across RAM, ECAP, and UHC reporting
• Own oversight of high‑risk reconciliations, including revenue, AR, eliminations, and intercompany accounts
• Review variance analyses, challenge assumptions, and ensure timely issue resolution
• Ensure compliance with SOX and internal control standards; maintain high‑quality, audit‑ready documentation
• Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external audit inquiries related to revenue and close activity
• Review and approve key reporting deliverables
• Partner with FP&A on forecasting, trend analysis, and variance explanations
• Act as a subject‑matter expert for healthcare revenue and membership accounting

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
• Prior experience leading or reviewing complex close areas
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Accounting and finance systems experience - PeopleSoft, SmartView / Essbase

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