Government Accounting & Reporting Analyst

HMSA is hiring a Government Accounting & Reporting Analyst to record, reconcile, and report financial transactions for the Association and its government lines of business. The role supports financial reporting, data quality, audits, project work, and analyses of government program costs and performance.

What you'll do:

• Ensure proper recording and reporting of various financial transactions for the Association and government lines of business. Communicate with other F&A staff and internal departments to record and reconcile the following:
• Prepare and post accruals for various general ledger accounts on a monthly basis. Develop estimates for accruals as needed by using source documentation and settlements amounts. Resolve discrepancies with appropriate staff/departments timely
• Record and analyze accounting transactions for various contracts or programs (such as Federal Programs, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.). Communicate effectively with other departments to gather this information. Provides assistance and performs research for various external and internal audits
• Maintaining various schedules and ledgers for the Association's general ledger accounts, including special reserves, state risk sharing receivables, etc
• Create and run ad-hoc system reports to summarize transactions in the general ledger. Perform research and initiate adjustments if errors are identified
• Assist in supporting other accounting analysts as needed
• Assist Senior Analyst and Supervisor to design, develop, and implement standard plan or provider financial and operational reports in response to customer requirements and business needs:
• Assist in implementing financial internal controls and risk management; facilitate definition of data and other information requirements
• Define efficient data assembly methods
• Maintain documentation supporting reporting methodologies, assumptions, and processes
• Works to understand and analyze financial data.t
• Support Senior Analyst and Supervisor by participating in various projects:

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree and one year of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects and assignments with formatted output, narrative and data interpretation
• Demonstrated ability to prepare financial analyses and cost-benefit studies with design requirements, output format and analysis of results
• Demonstrated ability to properly record financial transactions and prepare financial statements
• Strong oral and written skills for presentation to Executive staff
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Database manipulation software familiarity or relevant experience with data entry

Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangement