Senior Accountant

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.

Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We’re About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

To Be Successful:  A successful Senor Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and accounting transactions. This position will collaborate with and be supported by a team of accountants.

The Role: The Senior Accountant role will directly report to the Director, Accounting Operations. This position is expected to have a strong sense of ownership, ability to identify process improvement opportunities, and have an excellent knowledge of GAAP. The accountant’s responsibilities include reconciling account balances, maintaining the general ledger, performing month-end closing procedures, assisting in quarterly reviews, and the annual audit.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile general ledger activities
• Perform standard accounting duties such as recording transactions to the general ledger, reconcile accounts, and produce financial reports
• Perform analytical review on assigned income statement accounts
• Provide accounting support to assigned pharmacy locations
• Analyze accounting results and proactively seek to resolve discrepancies or variances.
• Provide ideas to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures to improve efficiency
• Effectively manage multiple projects and objectives simultaneously in a deadline driven environment
• Assist with external audits and quarterly reviews
• Support month-end and quarter-end close processes
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution in accounting is required
• MAcc or MBA (preferred, not required)
• CPA or CPA track preferred

Skills and Qualifications:

• 3 - 7 years of accounting experience showing increasing responsibilities
• 2+ years of experience performing variance analysis
• Large company industry experience is preferred
• Flexible and able to quickly adapt to new systems and the changing needs of a growing business
• Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines

What We Offer:

Emotional well-being and physical health are important, which is why our employees receive a generous benefits package and a work culture that supports our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”

Compensation & Financial

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with up to 3.5% company match (1)

Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (1), (2)

• Multiple health plan options including copay (FSA-eligible) and HSA eligible plans
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Dental and Vision plans
• Company-paid basic life, AD&D and long-term disability coverage
• Optional employee, spouse, and child life/AD&D insurance
• Optional accident, critical illness, and short-term disability coverage
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off 

• Paid holidays and sick days
• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

(1) Eligibility begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment

(2) Full-time employees only, excluding EAP which is available to all Guardian employees

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.