Financial Accountant

Sidecar Health is redefining health insurance. Our mission is to make excellent healthcare affordable and attainable for everyone. We know that to accomplish this lofty mission, we need driven people who will make things happen.

The passionate people who make up Sidecar Health’s team come from all over, with backgrounds as tech leaders, policy makers, healthcare professionals, and beyond. And they all have one thing in common—the desire to fix a broken system and make it more personalized, affordable, and transparent.

If you want to use your talents to transform healthcare in the United States, come join us!

About The Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Finance Operations, the Financial Accountant will leverage their education and professional experience to perform a variety of routine and non-routine accounting and analytical functions within the Finance Department. This role requires a detail-oriented and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to contribute to the team’s success.

• Support accounts payable and act as a liaison for vendors to reconcile billing discrepancies
• Support the accounts receivable invoicing and collections process
• Prepare and book journal entries
• Assist with vendor and broker management, including commissions processing
• Maintain balance sheet accounts, including preparation of monthly reconciliations
• Monitor and process employee expenses
• Assist with the month-end close process
• Prepare and analyze monthly cash expenditures and reconciliations
• Support the accounting team by ensuring backup documentation is properly filed and organized
• Assist with ad-hoc tasks or project-related responsibilities as needed to support the Finance Department
• Walk through and document significant accounting processes and related internal controls to support the development of accounting policies and procedures

• 2+ years of experience in an accounting role
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
• Knowledge of US GAAP financial statements and internal controls
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• A drive to learn quickly, be creative, and win as a team
• Ability to meet hard deadlines
• Insurance or healthcare experience is a plus

• Competitive salary, bonus opportunity, and equity package  
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• A 401k retirement plan
• Paid vacation and company holidays
• Opportunity to make an impact at a rapidly growing mission-driven company transforming healthcare in the U.S.

Sidecar Health is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.