Senior Accountant

Teladoc Health is the global virtual care leader, offering comprehensive virtual care solutions spanning virtual care including primary, mental health, expert medical, devices and licensed platform services. Teladoc Health serves the world's leading insurers, employers, and health systems and helps millions of people around the world resolve their healthcare needs with confidence. Serving over 9 million Canadians, Teladoc Health has been in Canada for more than 20 years and operates in 175 countries world-wide. Summary of Position The Senior Accountant is responsible in assisting in the financial operations and record-keeping of the organizations. They help maintain an accurate financial record, prepare monthly financial statements in a timely manner, process accruals and journal entries. This role also ensures compliance with accounting principles and regulations, including maintain up to date SOX documentations for audit purposes. They will collaborate often with other Finance departments (A/P, A/R, and local G/L/FP&A teams) and internal stakeholders on financial close and key strategic initiatives to improve financial results. The Senior Accountant has a continuous improvement mindset and will lead projects and assist with ad-hoc requests to meet deliverables for the Finance team, as needed Essential Duties and Responsibilities Decision Support: provide analytical support and using financial data/insights to lead key strategic, quality, performance and financial initiatives to improve results; develop and monitor key performance indicators to measure success and highlight risks Financial record keeping: journalize entries (e.g. accruals, OPEX and payroll) , maintenance of the Fixed Asset schedule, ensure accuracy of ending A/P and A/R balances and liaise with US team to ensure proper recording of entries. Oversee the end-to-end clinician and provider payment process for contracted physicians, ensuring payments are prepared accurately and processed on time in accordance with contractual terms and established payment schedules. Review and approve payment calculations prepared by Staff Accountant(s), validating data inputs from Data Analytics and Operations and ensuring calculations, reconciliations, and documentation meet internal standards. Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies and data inconsistencies, ensuring completeness and accuracy of provider compensation calculations. Mentor Staff Accountant(s), providing day-to-day guidance, establishing procedures and workflows for payment preparation, and supporting their ongoing development and performance. Financial reporting, analysis and closing: prepare and analyze the P&L and balance sheet including variances to Forecast and Plan; prepare month-end and quarter-end closing working papers, reconciliations, and accruals. Internal Control: Maintain SOX control documentations; coordinate with Internal Audit and External Audit with the year-end audit Software and System Usage: utilize accounting software and other systems to obtain data and perform tasks efficiently and accurately. Lead potential system upgrades, including design solution and performing testing. Tax and compliance: prepare and file the monthly sales tax filings in a timely manner. Liaise with Corporate tax and payroll team as needed to ensure compliance on filing. Maintain the privacy and security of all confidential and protected health information. Communication and Collaboration: collaborate with other departments, such as Marketing, Sales, Technology and Operations to gather and exchange financial information and ensure impacts are journalized appropriately in the F/S. Communicate financial data effectively to non-financial stakeholders Continuous Improvement: Identify improvement and automation opportunities to streamline finance processes Maintain SOX & PCAOB compliance and documentation standards by ensuring financial processes, controls, and supporting documentation are properly mai ... (truncated, view full listing at source)