Our health system is broken, and it’s a huge problem. Costs are rising out of control while the patient experience gets worse. At Sana, we're passionate about fixing this problem by bringing accessible and affordable health plans to small and medium businesses. We've built an innovative team with top talent from across the health insurance and tech industries to create engaging, modern plans for our clients. This allows our customers to offer competitive benefits packages while paying an average of 20% less than traditional plans.

Sana is looking for a Controller to join our small but growing Finance team. The ideal candidate brings both a strong background in traditional accounting and a proven ability to develop and implement financial processes in a startup environment. 

We are building a distributed team and encourage all applicants to apply, regardless of location. 

What you will do

• Own Sana’s accounting standards and processes. This includes maintaining all financial records in Quickbooks, performing monthly account reconciliation and transaction categorization, and updating financial models to reflect results. 
• Ensure policies and procedures comply with professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and implement process / system changes and improvements to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. 
• Act as the owner of all of Sana’s business and pass-through accounts. Initiate transactions and monitor the flow of funds. Ensure balances and reconciliations are correct based on business context. 
• Work with engineering to continuously improve internal payment tools. 
• Lead and maintain Sana’s stop loss premium accounting and reporting. This includes generating and troubleshooting monthly reports in conjunction with our insurance administrative partners and potentially creating new reporting paradigms as needed.
• Own the financial aspect of all outside vendor relationships. Receive, track, and pay invoices.

About you

• Minimum of 5 years relevant, hands-on professional experience. Ideally, you have experience at both a Big 4 accounting firm and in an operational role at a venture-backed startup.
• First principles thinker who works creatively and flexibly to find the right process solutions within the context of our business model and stage of growth.
• Proficiency in Quickbooks and Excel. Ideally, you have a knowledge of a variety of accounting software tools and think critically about which tools are appropriate for us.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – be able to explain financial concepts in easy-to-understand terms to people at different levels in the organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. Bonus points for a CPA.
• Bonus points for experience in the health insurance industry.
• Bonus points for people management experience.

Benefits

• Stock options in rapidly scaling startup
• Flexible vacation
• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance 
• 401(k) and HSA plans
• Parental leave
• Remote worker stipend
• Wellness program
• Opportunity for career growth
• Dynamic start-up environment

About Sana

Sana is a modern health plan solution for small and medium businesses. We use a more efficient financing structure and integrated technology solutions to cut out wasteful spending and get members access to better quality care at lower cost. Founded in 2017, we are an experienced team of engineers, designers and health system operators. We have the financial backing of Silicon Valley venture firms and innovative reinsurance partners. If you are excited about building something new and being a part of fixing our broken healthcare system from the inside, please reach out!