Staff Accountant

Adventist Risk Management, Inc. • Silver Spring, MD

8d • $60,400 - $90,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant serves as the primary owner of Adventist Risk Management’s (ARM) placement accounting processes, reconciliations, and accounting support for the Placement team. The role also supports daily treasury controls and audit schedules for ARM and its affiliated entities. The position prepares and researches transactions but does not independently approve journal entries or release payments. Hybrid opportunities are available from Silver Spring, Maryland.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Knowledge of general ledger accounting and account reconciliation procedures.
• Ability to research and resolve premium-related differences.
• Strong Excel skills and accuracy in preparing supporting schedules.
• Ability to meet daily bank deadlines and document exception handling.
• Understanding of segregation of duties and independent payment approval.
• Ability to maintain organized audit evidence and outstanding-item logs.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to follow written procedures and escalate unusual transactions.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of progressive accounting experience.
• Insurance accounting experience.
• CPA or equivalent professional accounting credential.
• Good working knowledge of denominational organizational structure and culture.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main contact for accounting transaction support for the ARM Placement team.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for placement premium activity and resolve outstanding items.
• Prepare monthly claims reconciliations for placement claims activity and resolve outstanding items.
• Prepare supported journal entries, cutoff schedules, movement explanations, and placement audit support for review.
• Monitor daily disbursement-control exceptions within bank deadlines and route decisions to an independent approver.
• Match cleared checks, maintain the outstanding-check log, and prepare stop-payment or reissue requests for approval.
• Assist with designing the accounting Placement structure and processes within ARM’s accounting software.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level