Senior Accountant

About Muso 

Muso believes no one should die waiting for health care. We build health systems to save lives by reaching patients faster, within hours of the moment they become sick. To do this, we partner with communities facing extreme poverty. Muso has spent more than a decade creating and improving our Proactive Care model, preparing it to serve the global effort for universal health care. We have documented rapid health improvements across the populations we serve: a 2018 study found that communities we reach in Mali, which previously saw some of the world’s highest child mortality rates, sustained child mortality rates lower than any country in sub-Saharan Africa for five years, and ultimately reached a rate on par with that of the United States. Patient access to care increased tenfold. Muso now serves the governments of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire in their efforts to translate the results of this research into national policy and practice. 

We provide proactive health care to 370,000 patients in peri-urban and rural areas of Mali and, in 2022, we are expanding our direct service to several districts in Côte d'Ivoire to eventually reach an additional 247,000 patients. Muso's team provides technical assistance that helps several governments set up their national community health and primary care systems, in order to pursue universal early access to care, maternal health and child survival. We integrate rigorous academic research and strategic advocacy to identify and share strategies that can accelerate global efforts for child survival, maternal health and universal health care. Given the transformations in health care access and survival Muso has documented, over the next five years our direct service, research, and advocacy will work to advance a new model of care for community health systems. To find out more about us, please visit our website  www.musohealth.org. 

About the role 

We are seeking an exceptional professional who is passionate about our mission and excited to provide the support necessary for Muso to scale. The Senior Accountant will play a key role, enabling Muso to quickly grow the number of patients we care for. The Senior Accountant will provide accounting, finance, and administrative support to key organizational functions. The position is based in San Francisco, CA and will report to the Head of Finance & Accounting. 

Responsibilities 

Accounting & Reporting 

•  Assist in the processing and consolidation of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines. 
• Supports a timely and accurate monthly accounting close 
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded 
• Preparation of timely and accurate balance sheet account reconciliations. 
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations 
•  Responsible for accurate coding of transactions (e.g. general ledgers, cost centers, grants, etc.) in Muso's financial reporting systems. 
• Support preparation of monthly/quarterly financial reports 
• Support development and maintenance of recurring financial reports using NetSuite 
• Support testing, rollout and launch of new NetSuite features and functionality 
• Provide NetSuite administrative maintenance and support. 
• Manage expense and credit card reporting processes and reconciliations 
• Support grant management and reporting. 
• Support the annual audit process by providing accurate and timely information to auditors. 
• Provide support for the preparation and filing of Muso’s tax returns and other filings 
• Maintain, manage and improve internal controls 
•  Other finance and administrative duties or special projects as requested 

HR, Legal, & Administration 

• Support human resources needs of the Muso US office, with the support of the TriNet HR team 
• Coordinate administrative and IT functions for the US office 
• Support drafting and renewals for vendor contracts 

Required profile 

Key experience / Technical and functional skills 

• Outstanding command of MS Office and Google Suite, particularly Excel and Google Sheets, including advanced knowledge of tables, lookups, consolidation of mthusiastic to pitch in and take on new tasks and projects, form strong local and long-distance working relationships, and be part of the Muso team. 
• Knowledge of budgeting tools preferred. 
• Proficiency with NetSuite preferred.  

Academic and technical qualifications required 

•  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or minimum 2 years experience working in a finance position. 
• French proficiency preferred but not required 
•  Legal ability to work in the U.S. 

Interpersonal Skills and Leadership 

• Reliable. To be successful in this role you have got to be someone who has superb follow through and who people feel they can depend on if their life counted on it. 
• Proactive, creative at identifying challenges and suggesting solutions. 
• Extraordinary attention to detail, excellent organizational and administrative skills. 
• Enthusiastic to pitch in and take on new tasks and projects, form strong local and long-distance working relationships, and be part of the Muso team. 
• Self-starter who can refer to notes / directions and see a task through. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships across stakeholders and teams. 
• Commitment to just, equitable health care systems  

We propose an attractive remuneration and health insurance. This position will receive paid time off in line with local regulations. This role will also receive support for professional development opportunities. 

Muso is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in building a diverse community and strongly encourage people of color, applicants, as well as applicants with lived experience in underrepresented communities to apply. 

Please submit your resume and cover letter to careers@musohealth.org with “Senior Accountant” in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The application deadline is rolling, so interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Muso is an equal opportunity employer.

PS: FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY