Staff Accountant
About The Position
As an accounting professional in the Premium Accountant (a.k.a. "Staff Accountant") role, you'll be responsible for accounting and reporting related to the Company’s direct insurance business activities. We'll trust you to perform a variety of daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting and financial reporting activities. What you can expect: Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent Internal mobility opportunities Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams Opportunity to impact change Benefits – competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education
Requirements
- Bachelors degree
- Solid analytical and problem solving skills with a good understanding of internal controls
- Exhibits strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills, with strong ability to multi-task
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Nice To Haves
- 1 to 3 years of relevant insurance industry accounting experience preferred
- Bachelors degree in accounting degree preferred
- Experience with general ledger software, PeopleSoft and Oracle financial applications a plus
Responsibilities
- Participation in the Company’s monthly, quarterly and year-end accounting closings.
- Daily maintenance of cash books for the business unit’s depository bank accounts.
- Month-end reconciliation of cash books to the OPUS and DY Systems’ cash receipt registers and bank statements.
- Recording and balancing of all insurance transactions into the general ledger. This would include all direct insurance transactions from our David Young ESL Office system and the OPUS source system as well as all other insurance business reported into Berkley from the Special Risk segment’s various program administrators.
- Recording of paid claims into the general ledger from the Company’s third-party administrators. Preparation of the Positive-Pay reconciliation.
- Prepares a variety of schedules, account analyses, and reconciliations to support financial activities and account balances reported in the general ledger.
- Monthly production and distribution of list billing statements to brokers for premiums currently due. Application of cash receipts to policyholder accounts in OPUS system. Preparation of monthly AR aging reports for distribution to brokers in pursuit of overdue premiums. Production commission expense checks through PeopleSoft® accounting system.
- Provide support to the Finance team related to a variety of activities and special projects as may be required from time to time.
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with management, finance team members and all other company employees to further the company’s mission.
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- paid time off
- comprehensive wellness benefits and programs
- employer funded health savings account
- profit sharing
- 401k
- paid parental leave
- employee stock purchase plan
- tuition assistance
- professional continuing education
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
