Assistant Staff Accountant (Hybrid - San Diego, CA)

Summary: American Specialty Health is seeking an Assistant Staff Accountant to join their Finance department. The role involves providing administrative support, preparing journal entries, conducting bank reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting and compliance tasks. Responsibilities: - Supports unclaimed property compliance, and compiles and analyzes financial information for entry into general ledger and reporting in the financial statements - Tracks unclaimed property Microsoft office inbox and ensures mail is addressed timely, tracked, and saved - Update Excel tracking of unclaimed property responses received and the tracking matrix - Creating check requests with related and relevant support and route for approval - Communicating with external practitioners and members to follow up with any related questions via email or telephone - Preparing due diligence letters, as needed, including sending to the mailroom, scanning, and saving electronically - Preparing state unclaimed property reporting and remittance including all relevant supporting documentation - Maintaining records of annual unclaimed property and working closely with our outsourced vendor for reporting and due diligence - Applies principles of accounting and maintain the financial records in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, Company policies, and internal controls - Adheres to corporate policy with respect to HIPAA and PHI - Meets departmental performance standards and timelines - Prepares monthly bank reconciliations - Assists in setting up and maintaining account analyses and reconciling all assigned balance sheet accounts monthly - Prepares journal entries and posts to the financial system - Assists in preparing 6-month trended income statement and balance sheets and analyzing variances that exceed scope and providing explanations of variances to management - Assists in reviewing all expense accounts on monthly basis for reasonableness, making proposals for corrections and additional accruals, where necessary - Supports General Ledger Team in preparation of ad hoc reports and reconciliations - Participates in annual financial audits, regulatory audits, and ad hoc health plan audits - Assists in performing and reporting on financial statement analyses - Assist the General Ledger Team with organizational projects as assigned - Completes ad hoc projects as assigned Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's degree in accounting or bachelor's degree with a concentration or minor in accounting - Entry-level experience in accounting industry is preferred - Proficient in MS Office including advanced experience with Excel and Word. Experience using X3 and Sage - Entry-level position – Require good fundamental knowledge of accounting, general ledger, and financial statements - Good analytical, quantitative, problem solving, and technical skills - Ability to comprehend, evaluate and apply government regulations and accounting guidelines Preferred Qualifications: - Entry-level experience in accounting industry is preferred Required Skills: Accounting, General Ledger, Financial Statements Important Skills: MS Office, Excel, X3, Sage Nice-to-Have Skills: Analytical Skills, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills