Corporate Accountant
AAA Life Insurance Company · Livonia, MI · 3 wk ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
Responsibilities
- Operate in alignment with the organization’s core values and operating principles.
- Maintain, control, analyze, reconcile, and research financial activities that impact general ledger accounts.
- Collaborate with Systems and other relevant administrative teams to coordinate inputs to the company’s general ledger system.
- Process and analyze internal and external reinsurance transactions and complete timely and accurate reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
- Develop financial models using the OneStream system for producing financial statements and analysis.
- Maintain subsidiary ledgers for company activities in accordance with statutory accounting principles (SAP) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Prepare monthly analyses and reports.
- Analyze computer output to determine discrepancies and errors and initiate corrective action to ensure integrity of ledger system.
- Verify that account balances are reported accurately and that reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis.
- Balance and audit accounting transactions for multi-company/multi-state operations.
- Resolve problems affecting reconciliations with other business units, departments, and banks.
- Participate in modifying new and existing data systems to ensure compliance with area specifications and financial integrity.
- Prepare audit schedules for use in internal and independent external audits.
- Develop and maintain job documentation and procedures.
- Prepare and maintain reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
- Process and create complex financial calculations for analysis or input into the general ledger.
- Reconcile deposit and disbursement accounts to bank statements and corporate product systems.
- Process and analyze internal and external reinsurance transactions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2–4 years of experience in an accounting or finance function.
- Hands-on experience with automated accounting systems and data processing, including general ledger accounting, account analysis, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, application of GAAP, and advanced proficiency in Excel and spreadsheet reporting.
- Proven ability to convey complex information clearly through written and verbal communication.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to work overtime or weekends as needed to meet deadlines.