Director of Accounting

Ribbon Health is seeking a Director of Accounting to help build our growing finance team. In this role, you will have full ownership of general ledger activities, financial statement preparation and monthly management reporting. You will develop and maintain standards and procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. A key responsibility will be to build a high-performing accounting team by recruiting and hiring multiple direct reports. Lastly, you will drive continuous improvement by constantly evaluating the systems and processes required to support a rapidly growing company.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Finance with regular exposure to Ribbon’s executive leadership team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong working knowledge of the latest GAAP standards (including ASC 606), internal controls, and experience working with external auditors. Key to success in this position is excellent business acumen, strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, demonstrated leadership ability, and a healthy degree of empathy for your teammates.

What we look for at Ribbon 

• Passion and drive to simplify healthcare by building products that increase access to care and power every healthcare decision to be high-quality, cost-effective, and convenient
• Commitment to Ribbon Health company values, working on an exceptional team, and building an exceptional company
• Grit, hustle, desire, and a “get-it-done” attitude; strong comfort with a lean startup environment, where everyone is encouraged to participate in and contribute across all teams
• Dedication to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where teammates are celebrated for their unique perspectives and work together to simplify healthcare for all

What we're looking for in this role

• Progressive professional experience in public or private accounting, culminating in oversight responsibility for the monthly close in a distinct business unit or company
• Demonstrated leadership ability; prior experience managing several direct reports across multiple accounting disciplines
• Detailed knowledge of US GAAP and especially ASC 606
• Strong understanding of financial controls and ability to create internal controls policy
• Detailed knowledge of audit requirements and ability to liaise with external auditors
• Comfortable with an enterprise accounting system such as Netsuite, SAP, SAGE, etc.
• Comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment with broad responsibility to manage multiple project simultaneously

Your day-to-day

• Build a high-performing accounting team by recruiting, coaching and mentoring multiple Ribbonites while leading by example
• Supervise all aspects of the monthly and quarterly financial close; own preparation of consolidated financial statements
• Own the development and implementation of accounting policies and internal controls
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and other relevant statutory reporting requirements
• Work cross-functionally with multiple teams, including FP&A, Legal, and various business leaders to drive key system initiatives & improvements
• Support external audit requirements
• Supervise accounting operations including A/R, A/P and cash management
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and special projects as required

How we live out our values for our teammates

Our goal is to make this the best career decision any of us have ever made. We stand by our values to make it happen.

Run Toward Hard Problems | We are motivated by the toughest challenges. We seek out hard problems that have the most impact and solve them to help those who need it most. We encourage our teammates to take ownership of outcomes that motivate them. Everyone at Ribbon has a say in our objective and key result (OKR) planning process for their teams and across teams. 

Put Your Team First | We are a family. We are all happier and healthier when we take care of each other and put each other’s needs ahead of our own. We take care of you by offering fully covered insurance premiums on health, vision, and dental, a 401K plan match, and a flexible working policy that includes progressive family leave guidelines, flexible working schedules, and unlimited vacation.

Do What You Say | We are honest with each other. We are accountable to each other. When we commit to accomplishing our goals, we make it happen. Every team member has the opportunity to own high-impact work at Ribbon.

Stay Hungry, Keep Improving | We are humble. We will make mistakes, learn from those mistakes, and be better because of those mistakes. Here, feedback is a gift and mistakes are learning opportunities. We have a thoughtful culture that focuses on giving and receiving regular positive and constructive feedback to help us support each other and make each other better. Also, speaking of “hungry” we offer plenty of snacks, food, and coffee.

Practice Habits of Excellence | We measure our success by the process it took to get there. We will always do our very best and we are proud of the outcome because of it. At Ribbon, we focus on how we get things done by documenting and sharing our learnings, We are building the systems we need to scale our company and support our work for the long-term. 

Build With Empathy | We are building the best healthcare experience for our users. When faced with a difficult decision, we do what’s best for people’s lives. This includes our team. Every Ribbon teammate shares working and lifestyle norms, and we hold each other accountable to respecting these norms so each person can balance work-life integration that works for them.

Ribbon Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on any basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, performance, and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@ribbonhealth.com.