Staff Accountant II

Summary

LifeStance Health is a mental health practice group focused on helping individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. The Staff Accountant II will support the month-end close process, prepare journal entries, variance analyses, and balance sheet reconciliations, and assist with audits, accounting procedures, and ad-hoc projects. The role also collaborates with teams across and outside the Accounting Department.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts
• Prepare journal entries, flux/variance analyses, and balance sheet reconciliations during month end close process
• Assist in implementing and documenting accounting procedures
• Collaborate with other teams outside of the Accounting Department
• Answer financial and accounting questions by researching and interpreting data
• Assist with annual internal and external audits including preparation of required schedules, providing requested backup, and walking auditors through processes
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance
• Other projects as necessary

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 2+ years accounting experience
• Working knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong computer skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel
• An eye for process improvement, ability to challenge the status quo, and identify improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think critically, take ownership, and see a process/project through to the end
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Adaptability, responsiveness to change, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
• Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• 2+ years accounting experience
• Working knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong computer skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel
• An eye for process improvement, ability to challenge the status quo, and identify improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think critically, take ownership, and see a process/project through to the end
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Adaptability, responsiveness to change, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
• Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k retirement savings with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual bonus potential
• Remote work