At 1upHealth, we’re on a mission to unlock health data and empower the future of healthcare through modern, cloud-native data infrastructure and interoperability. We build a platform that enables payers, providers, and digital health companies to ingest, normalize, and exchange clinical and claims data at scale; securely, reliably, and with strong compliance foundations. We are a remote-first U.S. company with a culture focused on collaboration, transparency, and meaningful impact.
About the Role
The Staff Accountant will support core accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger accounting, cash management, and month-end close. This role plays a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting audits and tax preparation, and ensuring timely and reliable accounting processes. The ideal candidate thrives in a startup environment, enjoys improving processes, and is collaborative, proactive, and eager to learn.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations and maintain appropriate supporting documentation
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and supporting schedules
- Maintain close checklists and ensure timely completion of assigned close tasks
- Enter and maintain sales orders based on executed contracts and order forms
- Review customer contracts for billing terms, pricing, billing frequency, and revenue start dates
- Generate and distribute customer invoices accurately and on schedule
- Apply customer payments, reconcile accounts receivable balances, and monitor AR aging
- Assist with collections and respond to customer billing inquiries in coordination with internal teams
- Process vendor invoices, corporate card transactions, and employee expense reports in accordance with company policies
- Manage vendor setup and maintain organized accounts payable documentation
- Assist with payroll and benefits accounting support, including payroll-related journal entries and accruals
- Support audit, tax, and other external requests by compiling schedules, reports, and documentation
- Maintain organized accounting records and document repositories to support internal controls and audits
- Identify discrepancies, process gaps, or improvement opportunities and escalate issues as appropriate
- Assist with ad hoc finance and accounting projects related to growth, scaling, and process improvement
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 2–4 years of accounting experience (startup, SaaS, or public accounting preferred)
- Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month-end close processes
- Experience with QuickBooks Online or a similar ERP system
- Proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets
- Ability to work effectively with deadlines and recurring processes
- Exposure to audits or tax preparation
- Experience with SaaS or subscription-based business models
- Exposure to ASC 606 revenue recognition
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1upHealth Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Our headquarters is in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. As a distributed company, we designed our office with visitors in mind. With an open floor plan and plenty of space, we encourage our team to use the office for collaboration that is just not the same over video.
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