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Senior Insurance Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$79,746 / year median in Illinois
-16% projected decline
Job Description
Senior Insurance Accountant at Brilliant® Senior Insurance Accountant at Brilliant® in Stone Park, Illinois Posted in about 3 hours ago.
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full-time Our client, an insurance company, located near Chicago, IL is looking for a Senior Insurance Accountant to join their team. Insurance accounting experience required! This role will be responsible for transactional accounting related to premiums, commissions, and losses that feed into statutory reporting.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviews and analyzes general ledger transactions and batches by gathering financial data and using appropriate systems Provides back up assistance for daily accounting tasks such as deposits, invoice entry, billing and collections, prepaid and deferred items, or fixed assets Initiates wire and ACH transactions and prepares bank transactions as well as assists in escheat process Reviews and reports on monthly close checklist items within required timeline and provide backup where necessary on close items and is responsible for modifications to the close checklist to support financial statements Manages aspects of the annual audit by working closely with external auditors and staff to complete open item requests
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field or equivalent experience Experience in troubleshooting and resolving reconciliation, ledger and reporting issues Insurance industry knowledge and a working knowledge of insurance systems preferred Ability to multi-task and learn quickly Attention to detail and organizational skills If you, or someone you know is interested, please apply today!