Senior Accountant

GT Independence is a family-founded, leading national Financial Management Services (FMS) provider that supports individuals participating in self-direction programs, helping them manage their long-term care and support services at home and in community-based settings. Dedicated to promoting personal choice, independence, and quality of life, GT Independence delivers reliable, person-centered financial and administrative services that empower individuals to direct their own care. With a growing national presence, the organization continues to expand its impact through innovation, service excellence, and a strong commitment to the people and communities it serves.

The Senior Accountant serves as the primary owner of assigned balance sheet accounts, accounting processes, and month-end close responsibilities.

This role is responsible for ensuring assigned accounts and accounting activities are complete, accurate, fully supported, appropriately reconciled, and ready for management review. The Senior Accountant is expected to understand and explain account activity, investigate issues, resolve discrepancies, analyze financial results, maintain supporting documentation, and drive assigned accounting matters to completion.

Beyond preparing accounting work, the Senior Accountant acts as an account steward and process owner, providing insight into risks, trends, opportunities for improvement, and areas requiring management attention. The Senior Accountant also supports the development of Staff Accountants and contributes to a scalable, well-documented, and resilient accounting organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Account Ownership, Financial Analysis & Month-End Close

• Own assigned balance sheet accounts, reconciliations, and month-end close responsibilities.
• Ensure balances are complete, accurate, supportable, and review-ready.
• Prepare and review journal entries, supporting schedules, and account analyses.
• Coordinate with internal business partners to obtain information necessary to support accounting activities and financial reporting.
• Understand and explain account activity, significant fluctuations, unusual transactions, and key balance drivers.
• Perform monthly balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analysis and investigate significant variances.

Reconciliation Quality & Issue Resolution

• Prepare reconciliations in accordance with company standards and established deadlines.
• Maintain complete, organized, and supportable documentation.
• Identify and resolve aged reconciling items, unsupported balances, and recurring accounting issues.
• Investigate variances, exceptions, and discrepancies and determine underlying causes.
• Develop corrective action plans and escalate issues appropriately when broader involvement is required.

Ownership & Accountability

• Manage assigned accounting matters through resolution.
• Provide clear and timely status updates regarding open items, risks, action plans, owners, and target completion dates.
• Demonstrate strong follow-through and accountability for commitments and deliverables.
• Drive issues to closure and help ensure recurring issues are addressed with sustainable solutions.

Documentation, Audit Support & Knowledge Transfer

• Maintain SOPs, process documentation, and supporting materials for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Ensure documentation remains current as processes evolve.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts and processes during internal and external audits.
• Provide timely, accurate, and well-supported responses to audit requests.
• Support cross-training and knowledge transfer efforts to reduce key-person dependency and strengthen organizational resiliency.

Mentorship & Team Development

• Provide guidance, coaching, and technical support to Staff Accountants.
• Share knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned across the accounting team.
• Assist with onboarding, training, and development of newer team members.
• Review work and provide constructive feedback when requested.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, documentation, and reporting.
• Recommend and help implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and efficiency initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of a scalable and well-controlled accounting operating model.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to understand, explain, and support balance sheet and income statement activity.
• Ability to identify root causes and develop practical corrective actions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate issues, risks, recommendations, and action plans clearly and succinctly.
• Sound professional judgment regarding prioritization, escalation, and issue resolution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working within ERP and accounting systems.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business discipline.

Preferred

• CPA, CPA candidate, or demonstrated progress toward professional certification.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 4-7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience performing month-end close activities, account reconciliations, journal entry preparation, and financial analysis.
• Experience owning significant balance sheet accounts or accounting processes.
• Experience investigating accounting issues, researching discrepancies, and driving issues through resolution.
• Experience working with ERP/accounting systems and supporting audits.

Preferred

• Experience in a multi-entity environment.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or growth-oriented organization.
• Experience creating and maintaining SOPs and process documentation.
• Experience mentoring, training, or reviewing the work of junior accounting staff.
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in a typical office setting or remote/from a home office.

Annual Salary Range: $60,000 to $85,000

As an organization focused on helping both the people we serve and our employees succeed, we foster a culture where individuals can grow, thrive, and make a meaningful difference every day. Join us in our mission: "To help people live a life of their choosing regardless of age or ability."

GT Independence is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, nation origin, marital status, ancestry, hairstyle, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation or preference, or physical or mental disability.