Accounting Analyst

About the role

The Accounting Analyst supports financial operations within a risk management environment, with a strong focus on payments, reimbursements, accounting activities, and financial analysis. This role administers payments for crew members on medical leave, processes medical-expense reimbursements, researches underpayments and other discrepancies, and ensures transactions are completed accurately. The analyst also supports journal entries, financial-system uploads, and extensive Excel-based calculations, reconciliations, and analysis. In addition to recurring financial processes, the role contributes to financial reporting, claims-related data, internal stakeholder support, audit and financial reporting activities, data administration, and special projects, offering broad exposure across finance, accounting, risk management, and business operations. The position is a contract role based in Miami, FL, with an initial assignment of approximately six months (potential to extend). The typical schedule is four days onsite and Friday remote, providing a blend of in-office collaboration and remote work. The environment is fast-paced and detail‑oriented, focusing on data integrity, accurate financial reporting, and ensuring crew members on medical leave are paid and reimbursed correctly.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support recurring medical-leave pay processes, ensuring accurate and timely payments for crew members.
• Process and reconcile employee medical-expense reimbursements, maintaining clear documentation and audit‑ready records.
• Research payment discrepancies, including underpayments and calculation errors, and drive issues through to resolution.
• Perform detailed Excel calculations, lookups, and reconciliations to support payment accuracy and financial integrity.
• Prepare and support journal entries in alignment with established accounting policies and procedures.
• Assist with uploads into financial systems, ensuring data is complete, accurate, and properly formatted.
• Analyze financial and operational information, summarize findings, and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Serve as a resource for internal stakeholders on payment‑related questions, providing clear explanations and guidance.
• Maintain accurate records and demonstrate strong attention to data integrity across all financial transactions.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and departmental projects, contributing analytical capacity to the team.
• Contribute to broader activities such as financial reporting, claims‑related data analysis, audit support, and data administration as needed.
• Participate in cross‑functional problem solving related to claims and risk‑management financial operations.

Essential Skills

• Strong hands‑on Excel capabilities, including lookups, formulas, calculations, and working with financial data.
• Experience preparing or supporting journal entries and core accounting processes.
• Ability to perform financial analysis, research discrepancies, and identify and correct payment issues.
• Experience handling detailed payments, reimbursements, reconciliations, or comparable financial transactions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with financially sensitive data.
• Approximately 2+ years of relevant financial, accounting, or analytical experience preferred.
• Accounting or Finance education or background strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability.
• Ability to research discrepancies from identification through resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• SOX or internal‑control experience is beneficial.
• Experience with financial reporting applications is a plus.
• Interest in expanding beyond traditional accounting into financial analysis, risk management, and claims‑related financial operations.
• Comfort working with cross‑functional teams and supporting internal stakeholders.
• Ability to understand the broader financial impact of detailed transactional work.

Pay

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