Accounting Clerk

Aston Carter • Dallas, TX

5d • $25 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

This contract-to-hire accounting role supports specialized automotive insurance and reinsurance programs, including auto dealers, lenders, fleets, warranties, and GAP insurance. The contractor records and reconciles reinsurance cession transactions in QuickBooks so financial statements accurately reflect gross, ceded, and net premium and loss activity. The work is focused on insurance accounting rather than standard accounts payable or accounts receivable, and involves high-volume, detail-intensive data entry and reconciliations.

The role is initially based on-site five days per week for training and collaboration. After transitioning to a permanent role and demonstrating strong performance, a hybrid schedule may be available, with approximately two days in the office and three days working from home. The position is based in Farmers Branch, Texas, and pays $25.00–$26.00 per hour. Eligible benefits may include medical, dental and vision coverage; critical illness, accident and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; a health spending account; transportation benefits; an employee assistance program; and time off or leave. The organization describes opportunities for internal advancement and promotion from within.

Requirements

• 12 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in insurance or reinsurance.
• Experience with insurance or reinsurance accounting, including cessions, premiums, commissions, and losses.
• Strong understanding of debits and credits and the distinction between balance sheet and profit and loss treatment.
• Hands-on experience entering high-volume transactions in QuickBooks.
• Proficiency in Excel, including lookup functions, reconciliations, and data validation techniques.
• Ability to accurately reconcile insurance-related general ledger accounts.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial recordkeeping.
• Ability to handle repetitive, data-intensive tasks while maintaining quality.
• Ability to follow structured processes and workflows and meet deadlines with minimal oversight.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with reinsurance statements or treaty accounting.
• Familiarity with automotive insurance programs, including dealers, lenders, warranties, and GAP insurance.
• Prior experience supporting MGAs, insurance carriers, or reinsurance intermediaries.
• General accounting background, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections, cash management, and reconciliation.
• Experience with invoice entry, invoice processing, invoice reconciliation, and purchase order workflows.
• Experience using QuickBooks for invoicing and insurance-related transaction processing.
• Basic to advanced Excel skills, including data organization and validation for high-volume entries.
• Ability to maintain organized documentation and audit-ready records.
• Interest in growing within a rapidly expanding organization that promotes from within.

Responsibilities

• Enter reinsurance cession transactions in QuickBooks, including ceded premiums, commissions, losses, and related payables and receivables.
• Ensure financial statements correctly reflect gross, ceded, and net results for insurance and reinsurance programs.
• Reconcile reinsurance-related accounts to supporting schedules and documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Review and validate data from insurers, managing general agents (MGAs), and third-party administrators.
• Use Excel to organize, validate, and prepare high-volume transactional data for system entry.
• Assist with month-end reinsurance accounting close activities, including reconciliations and supporting journal entries.
• Identify and flag discrepancies, missing data, and transaction issues, and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Maintain clear audit trails and thorough documentation for entries and reconciliations.
• Follow accounting workflows, insurance reporting standards, internal controls, and best practices.
• Support reconciliation of complex insurance-related general ledger accounts and ensure alignment with reinsurance statements and treaty accounting records.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness coverage
• Accident coverage
• Hospital coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, subject to eligibility and applicable terms

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed