Accounting Specialist

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up.

The ideal candidate is passionate about process improvement and excited to leverage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to help build a more efficient and scalable accounting function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, analyses and account reconciliations
• Help maintain and improve month-end close processes, including monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with GAAP
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI-enabled tools, and process improvements to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and accelerate the month-end close process.
• Respond to information requests and assist with the annual financial statement audit
• Analyze financial statements and GL accounts to ensure monthly, quarterly and annual fluctuations are in line with expectations and documented
• Prepare operational and ad hoc reporting for additional analysis associated with financial statement areas assigned
• Assist accounting leadership as needed

90 Day Plan

Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:

• Take ownership of preparing financial statement areas assigned to you (potential areas may include revenue, cost of goods sold, inventory, administrative fees, and others)
• Identify at least one opportunity to streamline an accounting process through automation, AI-enabled tools, or workflow improvements that enhance efficiency and support a faster close.
• Establish strong working relationships cross functionally

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 3-4 years of experience preferably with a public accounting/private accounting mix
• CPA preferred
• Experience with one or more complex areas of accounting including but not limited to revenue recognition, inventory, stock-based compensation, debt/equity financing, business combinations or investments
• Experience leveraging automation, AI tools, or advanced technology solutions to improve accounting processes, reporting, reconciliations, or close efficiency preferred.
• Ability to read and analyze financial statements/reports
• Comfort with ambiguity and lack of formally defined processes
• Public company exposure preferred (either through Audit or industry background)
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Comfort working in a fully remote setting

Values-driven culture

Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:

• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
• You prioritize positive impact over busy work
• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
• You take risks and rapidly iterate