Staff Accountant - Hybrid Role, Wilton, CT

Charles Taylor • Wilton, CT

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Charles Taylor is a highly successful global provider of professional services to the insurance industry. We are seeking a dynamic Staff Accountant to join our finance team in the Wilton, CT office. This is a hybrid role. Job Summary The role sits within Finance Group Shared Services and is responsible for Record-to-Report (R2R) operations including preparation of monthly management accounts and general finance accounting tasks for Charles Taylor group or one of our businesses. The incumbent will be expected to support and work closely with their assigned Finance Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Finance and/or Accounting.
• 2-4 years of professional experience in accounting, reporting and/or auditing with large global corporation or accounting firm.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP (IFRS knowledge is a plus).
• Detail oriented with strong financial analysis skills.
• Strong organizational and stress management skills.
• Strong Excel skills in managing and manipulating large data.
• Adept at building relationships and have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritize and work under a tight schedule.
• Ability to work independently with little to no supervision.
• Highly motivated

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly balance sheet reconciliations, to inquire about any old balances to make sure balances are cleared, where possible. These include trade debtors, sundry creditors, sundry debtors, inventory, fixed assets, intangibles, prepayments, provisions, financial assets & accrued expenses.
• Assist in monthly inter-company account reconciliations.
• Carry out bank reconciliations for multiple operating and escrow accounts.
• Assist with tax accounting journal activities, limited statutory reporting (GAAP and IFRS) and with the company corporation tax return payments.
• Review capital expenditure monthly, calculating and reconciling the depreciation.
• Review and reconcile various creditors ledgers.
• Assist with budget/cashflow reforecasting as part of AP process.
• Assist with payroll, 401K, HSA and bonus accounting including journal processing.
• Carry out monthly variance analysis, investigating and dealing with accordingly across various TB GL Accounts inclusive but not limited to creditors, debtors, banking, receivable, etc.
• Assist with the transition of business’ finance function for existing acquisitions.
• Assist with P&L analysis and review.
• Support the Finance Business Partner with general accounting (chart of accounts, journals, accruals, prepayments, period close and open) and month-end activities.
• Provide information and assistance to Auditors as and when required.
• Verifying expense reports and querying invoice items from internal and external business finance officers.
• Ensuring vendor invoices are accurate and per purchasing requirements including approvals.
• Contacting vendors to obtain necessary documents needed to process invoice payments, such as W9s, payment/bank details or other items (IBVs).
• Preparing, maintaining, and tracking biweekly payment batches accurately and timely, while ensuring all payments are in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Preparing physical checks as well as processing online payments and processing ACH/Wires.
• Filing and maintaining supplier records.
• Accurately tracking and processing 1099s annually.
• Assisting in various Ad Hoc Projects as required.
• Assisting and supporting with annual audit.

Benefits

• Charles Taylor offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401(K) with match.

What This Job Offers

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