Accountant - Corps Team

Corps Team is seeking an Accountant with Life Insurance/industry experience for a direct hire role. The position will be fully on site in the convenient SouthPark/South Charlotte area.  

Key responsibilities include

• Regulatory Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to state and federal regulations, preparing necessary documentation
  • Preparation for and facilitation of the completion of timely audits
• Taxes & Audit
  • Coordinate the year end audit and tax process with all service providers (3rd party administrators
  • Review schedules and reports for external tax preparers
  • Perform review of returns
  • Coordinate and ensure timely estimation of quarterly payments
• Financial Reporting
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
  • Reconciliation of reports and bank accounts to underlying support
  • Conduct analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements identifying key trends
  • Management and ownership of accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
  • Real time Maintenance of capital allocation/ownership summaries
• Payroll Processing
  • Payroll processing using third party platform
  • Post payroll journal entries
• Employee Benefit Plan
  • Remittance of 401K contributions
  • Review of 5500 and compliance reports
  • Preparation of 5500 schedules/workpapers

Key requirements, technical skills, competencies

• 4-year degree in Accounting and public accounting experience preferred. CPA a plus.
• 4-5+ years of experience in accounting for an insurance company, preferably within the life insurance industry
• Familiarity with statutory accounting principles (SAP) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as they pertain to insurance
• Understanding of state and federal regulations, particularly those governing the life insurance
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• An entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented focus
• Experience working collaboratively with a remote team
• Comfortable working in a matrixed team structure
• Solid technology proficiency with
  • MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • Sage 100 or similar
• Ability to travel periodically for key meetings

Additional Qualifications

• Possess exceptional organizational skills
• Must be detail and deadline oriented
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Must continuously demonstrate poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Base Salary $100,000-$125,000. Final determination of salary will be based on an evaluation of experience, education, budget, etc.