Staff Accountant I (Remote)

POSITION SUMMARY The Staff Accountant I will maintain financial procedures and record financial transactions for assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The Staff Accountant I also ensures financial compliance through preparation of reports and financial statements. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Prepare, process and post journal entries timely and accurately. • Assure that financial accounts are reconciled timely and accurately. • Support timely and efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. • Perform account analysis to identify and explain variances. • Maintaining proper documentation and filing of supporting documents, including approvals. • Assist with internal and external audit requests. • Liaise with the bank and other parties as required. • Perform backup duties within the department as required. SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (STAFF ACCOUNTANT I) – PREMIUM ACCOUNTING • Prepare, process, and reconcile daily and monthly accounts receivable journal entries. • Process daily accounts receivable pending (suspense and unidentified payment) items ensuring appropriate application to policies and unapplied funds are returned to customers timely. • Review, recommend and process accounts receivable items for collections per FAIR Plan policies. • Assists with the design, testing and implementation of billing processes that ensure timely and accurate billing of customers. • Perform user acceptance testing of billing functionality for system releases using pre-defined test plans and scripts to identify defects. Follows uniform testing procedures. Documents results and uses designated systems and tools to track and communicate outcomes. Performs follow-up rounds of testing as needed. • Investigates and resolves billing system discrepancies and errors. • Collaborate and communicate with other departments to ensure billing accuracy. • Ensures that invoices accurately reflect terms and conditions agreed to by the organization and comply with Department of Insurance rules and regulations. • Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to billing policies and procedures. • Prepare and present analytical reports to identify trends, inefficiencies, delinquent accounts, and other relevant metrics. • Monitor billing invoices and forms generation cycles and alert management of failures. • Responsible for ad hoc customer billing and responding to customer inquiries regarding bills. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting or related field. • 0 to 3 years of relevant work experience. • Knowledge of systems and processes related to treasury and financial management. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Strong attention to detail and ability to operate with a high degree of accuracy. • Strong initiative, organizational skills and ability to self-manage while remaining flexible to changing tasks and priorities. • Excellent Typing skills and 10 Key by touch. • Microsoft Office suite experience required; strong Excel skills preferred. • Microsoft Dynamics GP experience preferred. • Insurance background a plus. Apply Job!