Senior Accountant

IHC Specialty Benefits•Town "n" Country, FL

2d•$85,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant performs accounting functions related to daily/weekly/monthly processing for accounts receivable/payable transactions, reporting, and reconciliations. Responsible for month end journal entries and general ledger reconciliations. Assists in monthly/quarterly close, including the complete preparation of the monthly financial reporting package for 1 of 3 related legal entites submitted to Corporate, and in addressing audit requests.

Requirements

4+ years’ accounting experience including specific experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial statement preparation, bank reconciliation and General Ledger support duties.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Accounting related field.
Good analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
Self-starter, with ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
Excellent PC skills using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); Advanced Excel skill level – Required
Knowledge and Experience utilizing QuickBooks – Required
Ability to work with limited supervision following procedural guidelines

Nice To Haves

Experience within agency insurance accounting – Preferred
Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment

Responsibilities

Prepares monthly journal entries.
Review/process daily commission income received and reconciliation to underlying support.
Assist in properly processing related journal entries impacting earned income, related advance balances and accounts receivable/payable.
Responsible for monthly COGS entries and related Advance receivables entries and reconciliation
Assists in monthly close by reconciling assigned Balance Sheet accounts.
Reviews weekly payments to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding.
Set up ACH payment batch to bank.
Identify invoices that cannot be processed and work to resolution either with the vendor or routing to appropriate contact for approval and/or resolution.
Coordinate with Corporate to get checks printed and signed.
Responsible for providing Corporate with checks mailing instructions.
Responsible for Check Log and positive pay.
Understand accounts payable payment processing including the following: stop payments, fraud analysis, check verification, check cancellations and re-issues
Assist in accounts payable transaction processing as needed, including reviewing expense reports and entering bills in the ledger for payment processing
Responsible for review of corporate credit card expense reports to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding, and the preparation of monthly credit card expense journal entries.
Prepare the quarterly reporting package to be submitted to Corporate
Provide support in parent company financial quarter-end close.
Process intercompany transactions in general ledger and handle bill back to related parties
Assists in quarterly and annual audit requests.
Perform year end 1099 reporting for all vendors.
Meet department attendance requirements, including being prompt and available during scheduled shift
Perform similar job-related duties and projects as assigned
Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Review processes completed by the Assistant Accountant: Accounts Payable’s weekly payment information Monthly credit card processing to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding. Vendor files. Accounts Receivable processing of commission income statements received. Monthly transactions processed and related reconciliations for 1 of 3 related legal entities.