Sr. Accountant

 Summary of Position 

This pivotal and exciting time in Teladoc history offers an excellent growth opportunity for a senior-level Accountant who’s eager for new challenges and the chance to make a difference. In this role you’ll function at the heart of our Finance department, ensuring the integrity of Teladoc accounting data and leading a variety of accounting initiatives. 

We’re looking for an energized and motivated accounting leader with a strong and varied background that includes experience at both a public company and a major accounting firm. If you have a passion for numbers (especially numbers that get bigger every day) this is your chance to take your career to the next level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Accurately prepare complex accruals, journal entries, balance sheet and P&L reconciliations as part of the monthly, quarterly and annual close process.

• Maintain and balance accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions.

• Assist with ongoing account reconciliation and specific projects, ensuring that general ledger accounts are resolved and reconciled.

• Pursue business issues that impact the general ledger and evaluate the situation for acceptable solutions.

• Propose accounting solutions to management and other affected departments as required.

• Work with business partners to generate various accruals for cross-functional departments and overall corporate accounting activities

• Ensure SOX compliance by monitoring accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.

• Prepare schedules and documentation for external audit and various ad hoc and special projects 

• Identify and implement process improvements to help reduce time to close and improve upon accuracy of underlying accounting records. 

• Continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Teladoc’s accounting processes 

• Effectively interact with senior management, external auditors, and various internal departments. 

The time spent on each responsibility reflects an estimate and is subject to change dependent on business needs. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

No 

Qualifications Expected for Position 

• CA with 6+ years accounting experience.

• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Corporate accounting and GL close experience.

• Excellent knowledge of accounting principles and practices (U.S .GAAP), internal controls, GL account analyses and financial statement reconciliations.

• The ability to research and apply fundamental accounting theories and concepts under US GAAP. 

• Familiarity with accounting and financial reporting systems.

• Demonstrable experience analyzing and interpreting accounting transactions and financial issues. 

• Strong project management and organizational skills 

Required license or credential needed to perform job: N/A 

The above qualifications, knowledge, experience, and/or background are expected but not required for this role.