Staff Accountant I

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Timely and accurately prepare, process, and post journal entries.

• Ensure financial accounts are reconciled in a timely and accurate manner.

• Facilitate efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes.

• Conduct account analysis to identify and explain discrepancies.

• Maintain proper documentation and organization of supporting documents, including necessary approvals.

• Assist with requests from internal and external audits.

• Coordinate with the bank and other stakeholders as needed.

• Perform backup duties within the department as necessary.

• Prepare, process, and reconcile daily and monthly accounts receivable journal entries.

• Process pending daily accounts receivable items (suspense and unidentified payments) ensuring appropriate application to policies, and ensure unapplied funds are returned to customers promptly.

• Review, recommend, and process accounts receivable items for collections in accordance with FAIR Plan policies.

• Assist in designing, testing, and implementing billing processes that guarantee timely and accurate customer billing.

• Conduct user acceptance testing of billing functionality for system updates using predefined test plans and scripts to identify defects.

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies and errors within the billing system.

• Collaborate and communicate with various departments to ensure accurate billing.

• Ensure invoices accurately represent the terms and conditions agreed upon by the organization and comply with Department of Insurance rules and regulations.

• Identify and suggest opportunities for enhancements to billing policies and procedures.

• Compile and present analytical reports to highlight trends, inefficiencies, delinquent accounts, and other relevant metrics.

• Monitor billing invoice and form generation cycles and notify management of any failures.

• Manage ad hoc customer billing and address customer inquiries related to bills.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting or a related field.

• 0 to 3 years of relevant work experience (Staff Accountant I).

• Familiarity with systems and processes related to treasury and financial management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy.

• Proactive, organized, and capable of self-management while adapting to changing tasks and priorities.

• Excellent typing skills and proficient in 10-key by touch.

• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite is required; strong Excel skills are preferred.

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP is preferred.

• An insurance background is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

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