Insurance Accountant jobs in Long Beach, CA

Staff Accountant

Position Summary:

Perform month-end closing transactions and adjustments.  Maintain reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.  Work with CFO, Corporate Controller and Accounting Supervisor to ensure integrity of financial statements and management reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare general ledger transactions to recognize monthly revenue and expenses.  Enter necessary adjusting entries in order to prepare monthly financial reports.

Maintain sub-ledgers of balance sheet accounts and provide explanation for outstanding items including reconciling accounts receivable accounts that are billed and aged on supplemental software systems.

Maintain fixed asset records and control.  Confirm that depreciation terms/rates are correctly entered and calculated.

Distribute profit/loss reports monthly to managers.  Respond to inquiries and concerns regarding those reports.

Initiate bank transfers, wire transfers and ACH transfers.  Create wire and ACH templates, as needed.

Review expense reports in SAP Concur and close weekly batches.

Reconcile petty cash accounts quarterly.

File sales tax and personal property returns.

Assist with the accounts payable process, as needed.

Assist with budget process.

Assist with annual audit process as needed by providing schedules, gathering information, and responding to questions.

Assist with business license applications and renewals.

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Equipment Operated/Used:

Personal Computer

Adding machine

Telephone

Special Equipment/Clothing:

Appropriate office attire

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and/or

Two years related experience is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to compose business correspondence, communicate relevant information and respond to questions from auditors, managers of the company and other staff.
• Ability to follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
• Ability to define problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions and percentages.
• Basic mathematical ability.
• Solve practical problems, variety of variables with limited standardization and interpret instructions.

Other Qualifications:

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, ability to receive detailed information through verbal communication, substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.