Accountant
- Employer
- Assurant
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Feb 14, 2019
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- Category
- Financial Services, Accounting
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
Assurant has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Accountant in our Atlanta location!
This position reports to the Accounting Supervisor within Enterprise Accounting Services and works closely with offshore team, IT, Segment and Corporate management. This individual must be detail-oriented, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and perform with a high degree of accuracy.
The incumbent will serve as a GL subject matter expert and ensure that all GL maintenance requests are processed in a timely manner, support the General Ledger Daily Balancing function and oversee the ledger lock process during monthly and quarterly close.
Responsibilities
- Perform monthly and/or quarterly source system balancing
- Manage the high volume EAS General Ledger mailbox and take appropriate action
- Research and resolve any general ledger/interface issues and escalate as necessary
- Coordinate the processing of all GL Structure Maintenance Requests
- Serve as owner of GLIM (General Ledger Import Manager)
- Oversee ledger lock process and running of unposted cube
- Responsible for performing and documenting accounting processes and procedures
- Ongoing maintenance of applicable GL databases
- Preparation of semi-annual GLIM Periodic Access Review
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting
- 2+ yrs. experience in General Ledger Accounting
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access)
- Advanced Excel skills (PivotTable, VLookup)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective time management skills
Key Competencies
- Being in tune with the "big picture" perspective is a necessary component for success. Individuals entering the accounting profession should be able to communicate to others the vision, strategy, goals, and culture of organizations
- Ability to link data, knowledge, and insight together from various disciplines to provide meaningful information
- Strong financial system experience, encompassing spreadsheet, queries, data manipulation and reconciliation, and month-end accounting close process
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Ability to clearly and objectively communicate the work that is done and the resulting findings
- Possess strong reconciliation skills
- Provide work product with a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to understand assigned tasks, why they are performed, and how they fit into the bigger picture. Ability to appropriately prioritize tasks and plan work load so that all assigned deadlines are met
- Ability to adapt to technological changes and advancement
Company
At Assurant, we protect, connect and support major consumer purchases ... like homes, cars, appliances, and phones ... in partnership with industry-leading brands.
The brands people trust ... trust Assurant.
We help our clients connect and protect over 300 million consumers around the world.
We have 125 years of experience, 14,000 employees and operate in 21 countries.
Our unwavering purpose
We protect what matters most.
Our uncompromising values
Common sense, common decency, uncommon thinking and uncommon results guide the way we support our customers and work with each other. guide the way we support our customers and work with one another.
COMMON SENSE
We seek simple, straightforward solutions that keep life running smoothly for the clients and consumers we serve.
COMMON DECENCY
We act with integrity. We treat others with respect, courtesy, and kindness. We’re honest, transparent and committed to doing the right thing.
UNCOMMON THINKING
We're never satisfied with the status quo. We seek diverse perspectives and thrive on challenge. We believe there's always a way to build upon our successes.
COMMON RESULTS
We focus on actionable solutions that deliver measurable results. We approach each challenge with a sense of urgency, striving to exceed every expectation.
- Website
- https://jobs.assurant.com/
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