Staff Accountant

First Chicago Insurance Company (FCIC)•Lexington, KY

16d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

First Chicago Insurance Company is seeking a Staff Accountant to support its office in Lexington, Kentucky. The role supports daily accounting operations, including cash reporting and application, bank deposits and reconciliations, journal entries, ACH returns, refund checks, and coordination with the bank and internal departments. The Staff Accountant also assists with month-end claims reporting and other projects as needed. This is an on-site position.

Requirements

Minimum two years of accounting experience.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Strong time management skills.
Proficiency with Excel, Word, and accounting systems, including Sage.
Experience with cash applications, ACH, and bank reconciliations.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting.

Nice To Haves

Insurance industry experience preferred.
Experience with a policy and claim administration system; Sapiens Stingray is a plus.

Responsibilities

Generate and review daily cash and activity reports from the policy system, credit card and ACH processors, and the bank.
Apply premium payments received by mail and reconcile deposit totals to payments applied.
Prepare bank deposits and deliver them to the bank.
Prepare and post daily cash journal entries.
Serve as the primary point of contact with the bank and internal departments for check verification, missing endorsements or signatures, and stop payments.
Process ACH returns, update affected policies, and notify customer service.
Print premium refund checks and maintain the check register.
Distribute mail received in the company P.O. boxes.
Route vendor invoices to department heads for approval.
Prepare month-end claims reports and post month-end journal entries.
Verify and post inter-company journal entries.
Assist with other projects as needed.