Sr. Staff Accountant

The purpose of perform both analytical and procedural functions of General Accounting such as, monthly review of spending for all departments, review of book and tax asset depreciation, preparation of monthly accrual entries, and various monthly allocations and reconciliations. This position also provides support and backup for invoice processing, expense report processing, daily bank reconciliations (FPP) and use tax filings.

• Monthly review of spending by department, preparation of journal entries for monthly close process, research variances to budget and assist with explanations. Provide department managers with monthly spending reports.
• Support and backup for invoice processing, expense report processing, daily bank reconciliations (FPP), use tax filings and unclaimed property processing.
• Assist with annual budget preparation and review process.
• Prepare estimated/annual premium tax returns, prepare municipal returns.
• Ad hoc requests and special projects as assigned.

• Two years of corporate accounting, accounts payable or related experience
• Familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Statutory Accounting Principles (STAT) preferred
• Experience with general ledger systems and the ability to research issues via system queries
• Basic understanding of life insurance concepts preferred
• Experience with unclaimed property processing and filing is a plus

Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred