The primary objective of the Finance department is to provide timely and accurate financial information to leadership, business partners, and regulators. The Intermediate Accountant will be responsible for preparation and peer-review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. The selected candidate will be responsible for the preparation of higher complexity tasks and reports.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Ensure proper recording and reporting based on statutory accounting principles.
Maintain an understanding of statutory rules pertaining to financial reporting and assist with research, analysis, and implementation of changes into the reporting processes.
Produce and balance reports for both statutory and management needs.
Understand rules, regulations and procedures for systematically handling work.
Perform account reconciliations for assigned asset, liability, income and expense accounts to ensure the accuracy of financial reports and to safeguard the assets of the Company.
Run and modify existing reports from financial reporting systems including the core insurance system, general ledger, business objects, and other online data access points.
Prepare and record journal entries requiring supporting computations.
Complete selected elements of the month-end close process.
Preparation of quarterly and annual regulatory filings for one or more companies.
Assist with PBC items for the company's annual audit.
Identify areas of inefficiency to streamline results.
Be part of specialized project teams to achieve accounting department's goals.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Ability to effectively use technical tools to perform analysis and create efficiencies in reporting.
Ability to understand and access various data sources, using available reporting tools, to meet accounting requirements and operational reporting needs.
Ability to work independently to effectively solve problems. Interpret accounting regulation and develop methods to ensure proper reporting. Assist staff members to recognize the proper accounting of all financial transactions.
Ability to work well in a highly skilled team environment.
Ability to quickly learn new technology.
Demonstrate superb written and oral communication skills. Ability to identify and communicate areas of inefficiency and work with higher-level staff to resolve.
Ability to understand how the assigned emphasis area impacts other areas of operation.
Other duties as assigned
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.