Accounting Analyst

Job Summary

This individual contributor is primarily responsible for providing basic support for financial transactions and analyses, internal and external reporting, and internal and external audits while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

• Pursues self-development and effective relationships with others by sharing information with coworkers and customers; listening and responding to performance feedback; acknowledging strengths and weaknesses; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Completes work assignments by following procedures and policies and using data, and resources; collaborating with others to address business problems; adhering to established priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicating progress and information; occasionally identifying and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities; and escalating issues or risks as appropriate.
• Supports financial transactions by assisting with preparation of accounting activities and reconciliations leading to a complete set of accurate financial statements (e.g. volume/operational reporting, journal entries, estimates, disbursements) in accordance with GAAP and company policies; and including and maintaining support documentation.
• Supports external reporting of Company financial information by assisting with reporting to external parties (e.g. IRS, Census Bureau, NAIC, FTC); and collecting data for reports.
• Supports financial analyses by understanding operational statistics; responding to ad hoc request for analysis; and learning about data gathering methods.
• Supports finance system design, implementations, enhancements, and continuous improvements by understanding flow of transactions through source systems.
• Supports communication of financial results by presenting information in verbal and written form; and documenting processes.
• Supports internal reporting of Company financial information by assisting with compiling standard reports (e.g., balance sheets, income statements, volume reporting, trend spending reports); and assisting with documentation of assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses in conformity with GAAP and Company accounting policies.
• Meets requirements of policies and procedures to remain compliant (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, KP-NCO, POR).
• Supports internal and external audits by assisting with tasks on interim and year-end audit schedules; and assisting with preparation of information and/or documentation as required for internal and external auditors, and the Tax department.