Senior Accountant

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility serving the functional medicine markets, we are proud to be recognized as one of Houston’s fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025.

Our strength lies in four core values—People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we deliver a uniquely integrated approach to healthcare through vertical supply chain integration, advanced technology, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. From manufacturing to distribution to quality control, our teams work collaboratively to push boundaries, improve patient outcomes, and redefine medication accessibility.

At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new job, it means becoming part of a mission to transform healthcare. We empower our employees to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions are celebrated.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, transformative environment where innovation meets purpose, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let’s revolutionize healthcare together.

Position Summary:

The Senior Accountant serves as a cornerstone of financial accuracy, execution speed, and regulatory resilience at Empower Pharmacy. This individual contributor role owns the accuracy, defensibility, and scalability of core accounting outputs that enable growth without compromising compliance or operational integrity. The Senior Accountant delivers audit-ready financials, resolves complex accounting issues, and builds systems that withstand increasing volume, regulatory scrutiny, and operational change. Success is measured by close speed, data integrity, audit outcomes, and the scalability of processes. This role operates with high ownership, minimal oversight, and urgency, recognizing that financial execution directly impacts patient access and provider trust.

Responsibilities: 

Deliver a Fast, Defensible, and Scalable Close

• Own the monthly close end-to-end, delivering accurate, decision-ready financial statements on accelerated timelines.
• Redesign close workflows to reduce manual effort, shorten cycle times, and scale with transaction growth.
• Exercise sound judgment in complex accounting decisions, ensuring clear documentation and accountability.

Protect Financial Integrity in a Regulated Environment

• Embed GAAP compliance and internal controls into all processes with an audit-ready mindset.
• Maintain continuous audit readiness through accurate reconciliations, supporting schedules, and documentation.
• Identify and resolve data integrity risks before they impact financial reporting or compliance.

Leverage Automation and AI

• Use automation and AI tools to accelerate reconciliations, variance analysis, and documentation.
• Analyze data to identify trends, anomalies, and key drivers that improve decision-making.
• Automate routine tasks to focus on higher-value, judgment-based work.

Build Systems That Scale

• Own complex accounting workstreams, defining scope, risks, and success metrics.
• Develop repeatable processes and tools that ensure consistent quality and performance under growth.

Operate with Mission-Driven Urgency

• Prioritize work based on business and mission impact.
• Deliver fast, accurate outputs that maintain trust, quality, and scalability.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, close processes, and audit readiness.
• Experience designing scalable accounting systems, controls, and documentation.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and interest in leveraging AI to improve workflows.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, translating complex financial issues into clear insights.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or progress toward CPA strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience in high-growth environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of close processes, complex accounting areas, and audit interactions.
• Experience with ERP systems and accounting tools; interest in automation and process improvement preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting concepts.
• Healthcare or life sciences experience is a plus.

Key Competencies:

• Customer Focus: Builds trust through customer-centric solutions
• Strategic AI: Guides responsible AI adoption and adaptation
• Optimizes Work Processes: Drives efficiency with continuous improvement
• Collaborates: Partners effectively to achieve shared goals
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources efficiently
• Manages Complexity: Simplifies and solves complex challenges
• Ensures Accountability: Delivers on commitments with integrity
• Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach to shifting conditions
• Communicates Effectively: Tailors messages to diverse audiences

Values:

• People: Empowering people defines who we are
• Quality: Excellence in every product, every time
• Service: Serving others is our highest purpose
• Innovation: Advancing care through technology and discovery

Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness:

We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/

Physical Requirements:

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.