Staff Accountant I | Hybrid

Purple Cow Recruiting•Urbandale, IA

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Staff Accountant I for a junior-level hybrid accounting opportunity in Urbandale, Iowa. This position provides accounting support under general supervision and is designed for an early-career accounting or finance professional with strong Microsoft Excel skills. Candidates must be local to the Urbandale / Des Moines area and able to report onsite approximately six times per month. The Staff Accountant I will support day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, payment processing, account maintenance, and analysis while working within established accounting policies and procedures.

Requirements

Associate's degree REQUIRED
1–3 years of relevant experience REQUIRED
Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel REQUIRED
Ability to commute to the Urbandale, IA office approximately 6 times per month REQUIRED
Must currently be local to Urbandale or the surrounding Des Moines metro area REQUIRED
General understanding of accounting fundamentals REQUIRED
Ability to work with financial data and accounting reports REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

Prior accounting or finance experience
Experience with billing, disbursements, payment application, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or similar finance operations
Experience analyzing variances and financial trends
Strong organizational skills
Strong teamwork skills

Responsibilities

Perform disbursements, billing, and payment application activities.
Prepare and review administrative system accounting reports and consolidated statements.
Analyze and maintain account and client insured records.
Prepare and analyze accounting reports involving variances, disbursements, billing, and statements.
Support timely and accurate financial processing.
Perform variance and trend analysis for key accounts and reports.
Process disbursements to insured records when applicable.
Process billing and statement reports to clients or insureds when applicable.
Assist with development, implementation, and documentation of accounting and operating policies, procedures, and process improvements.
Support compliance with applicable corporate policies, carrier agreements, SOX procedures, SSAE16 procedures, tax regulations, local GAAP, U.S. GAAP, and local statutory requirements as applicable.