The Assistant Controller will manage day-to-day accounting operations, ensure financial reporting integrity, oversee accounting processes, and support M&A activities while focusing on automation and process improvement.
Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We believe that there is a better healthcare world – one powered by data. Our platform transforms complex, diverse data into a unified foundation for health, helping organizations deliver better care, boost revenue, and lower costs.
We’re a team of fiercely driven individuals committed to making healthcare more sustainable—and we’re looking for passionate people to help us get there.
For more information, visit arcadia.io.
We’re a team of fiercely driven individuals committed to making healthcare more sustainable—and we’re looking for passionate people to help us get there.
For more information, visit arcadia.io.
Arcadia is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead day-to-day accounting operations in a private equity-backed environment focused on scaling the accounting operating model through automation and standardization for the next phase of company growth. This role ensures the integrity of financial reporting, strong internal controls, and disciplined close processes while supporting technical accounting matters and value creation initiatives.
What Success Looks Like
In 3 months
• Establish credibility as the operational leader of the accounting function
• Develop a strong understanding of Arcadia’s business model, revenue streams, cost structure, and performance drivers
• Build trust and alignment with FP&A, Legal, HR, and operational leadership
In 6 months
• Demonstrate full ownership of the close process and accounting operations with minimal oversight
• Lead accounting analysis for new or complex business initiatives and transactions
• Delivered measurable close/process automation wins and reduced manual touchpoints
• Strengthen the accounting function’s readiness for growth, acquisitions, or increased transaction volume
In 12 months
• Be recognized as the clear second-in-command within the accounting organization
• Successfully support M&A activity, including transaction execution and integration from an accounting standpoint
• Established scalable accounting workflows and an automation roadmap that supports the next phase of growth
• Improve financial visibility and decision support for leadership through disciplined accounting operations
What You'll Be Doing
Operational Accounting Leadership
• Own general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury management
• Manage three direct reports: Senior Accountant, Payroll Manager, and AP Manager
• Lead and coordinate work delivered by outsourced accounting support (offshore), ensuring clear task assignment, quality standards, and on-time completion
• Own general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury management
• Manage three direct reports: Senior Accountant, Payroll Manager, and AP Manager
• Lead and coordinate work delivered by outsourced accounting support (offshore), ensuring clear task assignment, quality standards, and on-time completion
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations
• Maintain strong internal controls and documentation standards
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations
• Maintain strong internal controls and documentation standards
Automation, Tooling, & AI Enablement
• Leverage NetSuite capabilities and adjacent tools to automate recurring journal entries, allocations, accruals, and close tasks
• Identify high-ROI opportunities for workflow automation
• Comfort using AI tools responsibly to accelerate drafting memos, variance narratives, process documentation, analytical work and building agentic process automations
• Leverage NetSuite capabilities and adjacent tools to automate recurring journal entries, allocations, accruals, and close tasks
• Identify high-ROI opportunities for workflow automation
• Comfort using AI tools responsibly to accelerate drafting memos, variance narratives, process documentation, analytical work and building agentic process automations
Technical Accounting
• Support M&A transactions, including due diligence support and acquisition accounting
• Research and document technical accounting positions under US GAAP for complex or non-routine transactions
• Draft clear, audit-ready accounting memos and partner with external auditors on complex matters
• Evaluate proposed business initiatives or contractual arrangements to determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Support M&A transactions, including due diligence support and acquisition accounting
• Research and document technical accounting positions under US GAAP for complex or non-routine transactions
• Draft clear, audit-ready accounting memos and partner with external auditors on complex matters
• Evaluate proposed business initiatives or contractual arrangements to determine appropriate accounting treatment
Process Improvement and Scale
• Assist with post-acquisition integration for tuck-in acquisitions from an accounting and reporting perspective
• Identify and implement scalable accounting processes by improving system utilization and automation
• Assist with post-acquisition integration for tuck-in acquisitions from an accounting and reporting perspective
• Identify and implement scalable accounting processes by improving system utilization and automation
Treasury Oversight
• Oversee daily cash positioning and liquidity management
• Partner with FP&A on cash flow forecasting
• Maintain controls over banking activity and disbursements
• Oversee daily cash positioning and liquidity management
• Partner with FP&A on cash flow forecasting
• Maintain controls over banking activity and disbursements
Audit and Compliance
• Lead coordination of annual financial statement audit
• Prepare external GAAP financial statements, disclosures and supporting schedules
• Support annual tax compliance and advisor coordination
• Lead coordination of annual financial statement audit
• Prepare external GAAP financial statements, disclosures and supporting schedules
• Support annual tax compliance and advisor coordination
What You'll Bring
• Active CPA required
• 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
• Continuous improvement / operational excellence mindset
• Experience auditing SaaS, healthcare, and/or PE-backed companies preferred
• 5+ years of Big 4 public accounting experience
• Continuous improvement / operational excellence mindset
• Experience auditing SaaS, healthcare, and/or PE-backed companies preferred
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and revenue recognition
• Demonstrated comfort with technology and automation; experience improving processes using ERP features, workflow tools, or automation/AI to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff, including outsourced accounting support (offshore) including training, review and performance management
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Demonstrated comfort with technology and automation; experience improving processes using ERP features, workflow tools, or automation/AI to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff, including outsourced accounting support (offshore) including training, review and performance management
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
What You'll Get
• A high-impact accounting role in a mission-driven healthcare company
• Be a part of a mission driven company that is transforming the healthcare industry by changing the way patients receive care
• A hybrid work environment at a company with personality and heart
• Employee driven programs and initiatives for personal and professional development
• Become a member of the talented, energized, diverse and purpose-driven Arcadian Community
• Be a part of a mission driven company that is transforming the healthcare industry by changing the way patients receive care
• A hybrid work environment at a company with personality and heart
• Employee driven programs and initiatives for personal and professional development
• Become a member of the talented, energized, diverse and purpose-driven Arcadian Community
About Arcadia
Arcadia.io helps innovative providers and payers across the country transform healthcare to reduce cost while improving patient health. We do this by aggregating large amounts of disparate data, applying algorithms to identify opportunities to provide better patient care, and making those opportunities actionable by physicians at the point of care in near-real time. We are passionate about helping our customers drive meaningful outcomes. We are growing fast and have emerged as a market leader in the highly competitive population health management software market and have been recognized by industry analysts KLAS, IDC, Forrester, and Chilmark for our leadership. For a better sense of our brand and products, please explore our website.
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This position is responsible for following all Security policies and procedures in order to protect all PHI under Arcadia's custodianship as well as Arcadia Intellectual Properties. For any security-specific roles, the responsibilities would be further defined by the hiring manager.
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