Senior Accountant

SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant performs accounting functions related to daily/weekly/monthly processing for accounts receivable/payable transactions, reporting, and reconciliations. Responsible for month end journal entries and general ledger reconciliations.  Assists in monthly/quarterly close, including the complete preparation of the monthly financial reporting package for 1 of 3 related legal entites submitted to Corporate, and in addressing audit requests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares monthly journal entries.
• Review/process daily commission income received and reconciliation to underlying support.
• Assist in properly processing related journal entries impacting earned income, related advance balances and accounts receivable/payable.
• Responsible for monthly COGS entries and related Advance receivables entries and reconciliation
• Assists in monthly close by reconciling assigned Balance Sheet accounts.
• Reviews weekly payments to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding.  Set up ACH payment batch to bank. Identify invoices that cannot be processed and work to resolution either with the vendor or routing to appropriate contact for approval and/or resolution.
• Coordinate with Corporate to get checks printed and signed. Responsible for providing Corporate with checks mailing instructions. Responsible for Check Log and positive pay.
• Understand accounts payable payment processing including the following: stop payments, fraud analysis, check verification, check cancellations and re-issues
• Assist in accounts payable transaction processing as needed, including reviewing expense reports and entering bills in the ledger for payment processing
• Responsible for review of corporate credit card expense reports to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding, and the preparation of monthly credit card expense journal entries.
• Prepare the quarterly reporting package to be submitted to Corporate
• Provide support in parent company financial quarter-end close.
• Process intercompany transactions in general ledger and handle bill back to related parties
• Assists in quarterly and annual audit requests.
• Perform year end 1099 reporting for all vendors.
• Meet department attendance requirements, including being prompt and available during scheduled shift 
• Perform similar job-related duties and projects as assigned
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

REQUIREMENTS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 4+ years’ accounting experience including specific experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial statement preparation, bank reconciliation and General Ledger support duties. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Accounting related field.
• Good analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Self-starter, with ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent PC skills using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); Advanced Excel skill level – Required
• Knowledge and Experience utilizing QuickBooks – Required
• Experience within agency insurance accounting – Preferred
• Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to work with limited supervision following procedural guidelines

TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review processes completed by the Assistant Accountant:
  • Accounts Payable’s weekly payment information
  • Monthly credit card processing to ensure accuracy of expense and division coding.
  • Vendor files.
  • Accounts Receivable processing of commission income statements received.
  • Monthly transactions processed and related reconciliations for 1 of 3 related legal entities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

• None  

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The base pay for this role in the NY, NJ or CT area is: $85,000 - $110,000 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits medical, dental, vision, life, and participation in the company 401(k) plan. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Small Motor Skills: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm, as in handling.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which require detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately and quickly.
• Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication with or without correction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movement (motions) of the wrist, hands and fingers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

ThRemote  role provides the opportunity to gain knowledge while collaborating with co-workers via Zoom while also considering a life work balance.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Normal office environment with controlled temperature.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among co-workers.

PAY