Staff Accountant
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Staff Accountant assisting with month end close process for Retirement business at Ascensus. Responsible for accounting tasks and ensuring compliance with internal controls.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close for the core Retirement line of business, including revenues, expenses and lower risk balance sheet accounts
- Prepare journal entries and related supporting documentation and analyses
- Use various systems to compile reports for monthly close tasks and processes
- Prepare account reconciliations and investigate variances
- Prepare and maintain narrative documentation over processes, procedures, and controls
- Ensure compliance with internal control requirements
- Assist in providing support for external audit requirements and maintenance of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reporting and documentation
- Proactive identification of accounting issues and improvement of existing processes
- Support recording transactions between affiliated entities
- Assist with special projects for management and other financial functions within the department as required
- Work with business leaders to properly account for expenses
- Work with other departments to ensure efficient and effective monthly closes and financial reporting
- Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
- 0-2 years of accounting experience
- Advanced excel skills are required
- Familiarity with accounting software and databases
- Ability to work within tight timeframes
- Highly analytical and detail oriented with an aptitude for problem solving
- Independent and possesses excellent communication and organizational skills
- Ability to streamline and improve accounting processes
- Ability to effectively collaborate with other functional areas to achieve overall organizational objectives
- Independent self-starter
- For virtual remote positions, we require an uninterrupted workspace during business hours and an internet work speed of 25 MBps or better
Benefits:
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
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