ABOUT US
 
Birdsong Hearing Benefits™ LLC, is a hearing benefits manager that views hearing care as total care. We provide Medicare Advantage, including all lines of business in government programs, along with commercial solutions for the most under-utilized supplemental benefit: Hearing.
 
We are looking for dedicated, talented, and passionate individuals who want to join us in helping people awaken to the full sound of life. We are driven by the following values:
 
- People focused, realizing it is all about our consumers and each other.
- Collaborative with a strong team spirit, happy to work together to achieve greater results.
- Intuitive and creative, generating ideas and solutions to transform the hearing care ecosystem.
- Full of grit, wanting to work hard to achieve success.
- A growth mentality, eager to adapt and be flexible in an ever-changing environment

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Coordinating accounting functions and programs.


• Preparing financial analyses and reports.


• Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.


• Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.


• Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.


• Assisting with annual audit preparations


• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.


• Preparing federal, state, local, and special tax returns.


• Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.


• Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements and Must Have Criteria

• Leadership and Operational Endurance: Success for this role must have at least 5-10 years of experience with demonstrated success as a member in finance with significant health care, provider, TPA, health plan, or medical device operational accountability.


• Deep Healthcare/Health Plan/TPA with Preferred Hearing Aid Domain Expertise: Mission-oriented and energetic, the person must have a demonstrated track record of success in the US healthcare sector with a passion for finances. The ideal candidate should have experience in a health plan finance department and/or within supplemental benefits.


• Interpersonal, Communication, and Relational Building Skills: Ability to relate to and effectively work with a diverse group of individuals, groups, and people collaboratively and diplomatically. Proven ability to engage internal and external constituencies. The person must possess an uncanny ability to handle and to resolve conflict in a productive and direct manner. Excellent oral and written communications are a must. The person must also exude high energy with a positive manner and a can-do attitude and excellent judgment.

Other Personal Characteristics and Experience

• Ability to simultaneously balance and adjust to multiple changing priorities and make decisions with speed and accuracy.


• A true team player who takes a collaborative approach with leadership and peers and other colleagues. Someone who is able and willing to regularly debate constructively, build consensus, and ultimately align around common objectives. A direct communicator who can foster the same among his/her level peers.


• High level of proficiency and demonstrated effectiveness in problem-solving, and implementing new programs related to increased departmental and organizational operating efficiency.


• Understanding of the US Managed Care Market including government programs and commercial.


• Impeccable values, ethical standards, and a strong moral compass with integrity.


• Business savvy and exceptional financial acumen.

Successful candidates for the Senior Accountant role will possess the following:

• At least five to 10 years of financial/accounting experience


• A solid financial team player with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus.


• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.


• Experience working on the financing, due diligence, and integration relative to mergers and acquisitions is a plus.


• Effectively interact with customers to understand their needs and explain data.


• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in person and via telephone with members, employer groups, brokers, physicians, and physician office staff using strong dialogue and customer service competencies.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with non-technical administrators.

EDUCATION

• A Bachelor’s degree is required. Preference degree in Accounting or Finance.