Foster Mckay - Florham Park, NJ
posted 5 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Florham Park, NJ
Administrative and Support Services
About the position
The Staff Accountant position is a consulting role focused on assisting with month, quarter, and year-end closings for an Insurance Company. The role involves preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and various reporting schedules to ensure compliance and accurate financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual journal entries and reconciliations and any other monthly/quarterly/annual close tasks.
- Prepare monthly general ledger interface entries to record premiums, losses, and commissions.
- Prepare monthly profit center control schedules to reconcile system reports to general ledger.
- Record monthly/quarterly topside journal entries upon request.
- Perform general ledger account reconciliations.
- Prepare quarterly/annual sign off packages for SOX compliance.
- Prepare quarterly IFRS supplemental reporting schedules for premiums and losses by line of business.
- Prepare quarterly loss adjustment expense analysis for internal management review.
- Prepare monthly/quarterly bordereaux, journal entries, and settlements for Nonvoluntary Pools and Associations.
- Prepare and update as necessary desktop procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- 1+ years of relevant experience
- Possess a basic understanding of accounting principles
- Strong accounting skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Experience with Excel, Word, and Outlook (familiarity with Access and Excel macro a plus)
- Some exposure and knowledge of general ledger software is a plus
- Ability to work and communicate well with other staff and other functional departments within the organization
- Ability to organize and prioritize work and follow up on issues
- Ability to take ownership of work product.
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with Access and Excel macro
- Some exposure and knowledge of general ledger software.
