Accountant I
Manulife•Shreveport, LA
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Accountant I position is an entry level role in the property management accounting team located in Shreveport, LA. Under direct supervision, you will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day accounting activities performed in managing timberland property.
Requirements
- Completed or working towards Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
- Basic analytical, inquiry & reconciliation skills
- Intermediate skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & SharePoint
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Highly detailed-oriented and organized
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks accordingly
- Ability to work independently
- Proficient 10-key skills
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work within a team-focused environment
- Coachable personality that is willing to learn and grow
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment & have adequate internet at home office
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as an Accountant on a corporate accounting team
- Minimum 1-2 years in related field
- Previous experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP, Prophix, Esker, LIMS and/or workflow automation tools that pertain to areas of accounting and contracts
Responsibilities
- Accurately record, balance and review transactions associated with our forestry operations
- Processing of logging settlement packages received physically and electronically from contract loggers including organizing package contents, recording receipt and scanning settlement and load sheets to a pdf document
- Reconciliation of load data
- Contacting contractors to request data and follow up on outstanding items
- Daily updates to multiple shared excel spreadsheets
- Assist in the day-to-day accounting activities such as creating standard journal entries and basic general ledger account analysis
- Assist with yearly property tax processing
- Assist in a variety of month-end closing processes
- Provide backup assistance to other team members
- Participate in special projects
- Complete various accounting tasks as directed
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- mental health insurance
- vision insurance
- short-term disability insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy benefits
- wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans)
- global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
- financial education and counseling resources
- 11 paid holidays
- 3 personal days
- 150 hours of vacation
- 40 hours of sick time
- statutory leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
