Accountant
QBE Insurance
- Sun Prairie, WI
- $59,000-89,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of established accounting procedures by preparing journal entries, entering transactions into accounting software and identifying and correcting any out-of-balance conditions
- Prepare payment requests and distribute to accounts payable for processing
- Support cash management procedures by appropriately allocating incoming cash, monitoring multiple accounting systems and maintaining accurate documentation
- Align individual performance with regulatory and corporate requirements by communicating outstanding items and identifying, understanding and implementing regulatory changes to accounting principles to ensure compliance with internal and external audit findings
- Maintain consistency with month and year end closing processes and procedures by reconciling assigned ledger accounts monthly and/or quarterly, and reviewing, investigating and documenting all reconciliations
- Review and analyze accounting issues, communicate feedback to team members, share knowledge, review journal entries, resolve questions and provide recommendations to support achievement of business objectives
- Assist junior level team members by addressing questions, reviewing billing information and maintaining consistency and close collaboration with the senior leadership team
- Collaborate with management to resolve complex billing issues and/or conflicts that may prevent payment of premiums
- Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value “can do” people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 2 years relevant experience
- Work independently with little supervision or direction
- Implement reports to provide access to critical system information
- Complete tasks by taking decisive or quick action
- Take responsibility and willing to make decisions
- Work with people at different levels within the organization to accomplish a common goal
- Quickly learn, understand, and take action
- Show drive and initiative
- Be a willing, effective, and efficient learner
- Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading
- Use internal and external resources to gather, analyze and reorganize information
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
- Accounting experience
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Advanced working knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
- Applied working knowledge of financial management, insurance principles and cash and capital principles
- Applied working knowledge of finance technology processes, procedures, solutions and best practices
- Infrequent (approximately 1-4 trips annually)
- General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.
- To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
- Individual Contributor
- Non-Advice: This role is not authorised to provide financial product advice to retail customers in respect of General Insurance products. Financial product advice, means a statement or recommendation made to a retail customer with the intention of influencing their decision in considering a general insurance product.
- The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee’s normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.
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