What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist position at AssuredPartners?
Overview
AssuredPartners is the fastest-growing independent insurance agency in the U.S. Founded in 2011 as a national partnership of leading independent property and casualty and employee benefits brokerage firms, AssuredPartners is now one of the largest brokers in the nation after acquiring over 325 agencies. AssuredPartners has approximately 7,000 team members and offices in 40 states and two countries reaching 1.5 billion dollars in revenue. As our company continues to grow at a rapid pace, so do the opportunities for our current and future employees.
Summary:
Assists with journal entries under supervision; helps in preparation of reports and posting to specific accounts. Responsible for depositing and posting of all deposits daily. Must operate in a manner consistent with GAAP accounting rules. Works with accounting staff in other offices to ensure that reconciliations are in balance. Computes, classifies, records, and verifies numerical data for use in maintaining accounting records by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Codes data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures. Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases. Keeps all company payables current, in balance and paid. Completes posting uploads. Audits invoices against purchase orders, researches discrepancies, and processes for payment.
- Prepares vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and reviews for accuracy. Responsible for processing and approving finance agreements.
- Reconciles general ledger accounts with various registers. Resolves all inter-company discrepancies.
- Compiles cost reports and revenue and balance sheets.
- Makes and posts deposits daily. Reconciles bank statements.
- Assists client service staff in reconciling clients' accounts. Reconciles Producer report discrepancies and problems. Resolves premium discrepancies and adjusts commissions as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. .
- Degree in accounting from college or technical school; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
