[Remote] Staff Accountant I (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. California FAIR Plan Association is seeking a Staff Accountant I to maintain financial procedures and record financial transactions. The role involves ensuring financial compliance through the preparation of reports and financial statements.

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
• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Ensures accuracy of journal entries and reconciliations of data sources to the general ledger
• Maintain the general ledger system and reports, including processing and uploading changes to general ledger accounts using Integration Manager (Great Plains)
• Responsible for preparation and filing of annual escheat reports including remittance of monies to various states in a timely manner
• Assist in the preparation and submission of compliance and regulatory filings such as statistical and financial data requests from Department of Insurance, data calls, and US census reports
• Perform validity checks on accounting reports from Information Systems to ensure that they are generated accurately and on a timely basis

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting or related field
• 0 to 3 years of relevant work experience. (Staff Accountant I)
• 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

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