Accountant - OnSite - Western & Southern Financial Group

Overview:Performs routine general ledger accounting. Assists in the creation of financial statements and provides financial reporting and financial variance analysis. Prepares journal entries on a day-to-day basis to properly record financial transactions. Assists in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, as well as additional financial reporting. Participates on departmental initaitives and projects. Works under direct supervision and is responsible for making an established range of decisions, escalating to manager when necessary and updating manager on a regular basis.Responsibilities:What you will do:

• Performs the routine general ledger accounting responsibilities for life insurance subsidiaries, on both a statutory and a GAAP basis.
• Assists in the preparation of routine monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and additional financial reporting, for distribution to management, the Board of Directors, regulators and rating agencies.
• Provides monthly financial variance analysis of selected general ledger accounts, and escalates comments to department leadership.
• Assists in the implementation and maintenance of effective processes and procedures for completing and improving work.
• Assists management in identifying and developing analysis tools necessary to help manage the business.
• Identifies accounting issues impacting the Company and notifies appropriate personnel.
• Maintains working knowledge of current statutory and GAAP accounting principles.
• Completion of fixed assets reporting, including analyzing the Construction in Progress account, recording assets, organizing annual physical inventory, reconciling physical inventory report and the fixed asset system, retiring assets, preparing monthly depreciation journal entry, and preparing monthly fixed asset reports such as Roll Forward Schedule, Construction in Progress analysis, Fixed Asset report, and depreciation expense report.
• Heavy paricipation in the admistration of the unclaimed property reporting function.
• Performs routine account reconciliations in order to ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Participates as a resource on special projects, including testing of new systems and processes.
• Leverages operational excellence to identify, evaluate and implement changes to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and/or finance-oriented field. (Required)
• Typically having up to two years of professional experience. (Required)
• Demonstrated basic knowledge and understanding of statutory and GAAP accounting principles.
• Cites examples of application of accounting principles to business situations.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret financial statements.
• Demonstrated successful experience in problem-solving situations.
• Proven experience handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, emphasizing the need to deliver quality products and/or services.
• Cites examples of self-motivation and proactive personal development.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt communication styles and effectively communicate technical information to associates at various levels.
• Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as experience communicating with large and small groups.
• Certified Public Accountant or MBA preferred. Upon Hire (Preferred)

Work Setting/Position Demands:

• Works in an office setting and remains in a stationary position for long periods of time while working at a desk, on a computer or with other standard office equipment, or while in meetings.
• Requires the ability to verbally communicate and exchange accurate information to customers and associates on a regular basis.
• Requires visual acuity to read and interpret a variety of correspondence, procedures, reports and forms via paper and electronic documents, visual inspection involving small defects; small parts, and/or operation of machinery (including inspection); using measurement devices continuously. Visual acuity is required to determine accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned.
• Requires the ability to prepare written correspondence, reports and forms using prescribed formats and conforming to rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style on a regular basis.
• Requires the ability to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Performs substantial movement of wrists, hands, and fingers for continuous computer work.
• Extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects/events.

Travel Requirements:

• None