Accountant

Cox Consulting Network has been retained by an established, growing, privately held company with an excellent corporate culture in its search for an Accountant.  The position is hybrid (with ~two days/week in office) and is based in Austin, TX

OPPORTUNITY

The Accountant will report to the Assistant Controller for this Austin headquartered company.  The Accountant will be responsible for premium and loss accounting, GL conversion files, remittances related to assumed business, balance sheet reconciliations including Accounts Receivable and bank accounts.

The ideal candidate will have general ledger accounting experience, strong attention to detail, and be a collaborative team player.  This is a great position for anyone looking for a company to learn and grow with.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Update premium templates, import loss runs, update claims counts, prepare Journal Entries, submit monthly remittance invoice for assumed business
  
• Create semi-annual and annual reporting for assumed business
  
• Intercompany reclass of Payables and Receivables after pooling process
  
• Process General Ledger conversion files from TPA and from internal system
  
• Reconcile conversion files to data warehouse
  
• Perform account analysis and reconciliation for both balance sheet and expense ledger accounts for various companies, including Bank Account reconciliations and Accounts Receivable reconciliations for multiple programs
  
• Update Retail claims worksheets from multiple TPAs, create related Journal Entries and accident-year summaries
  
• Assist with Direct Premium and Loss accounting for certain Programs which includes updating premium and loss templates, updating Schedule P workbook and other statutory reporting templates related to those programs
  
• Create Journal Entries for quarterly changes to deductible recoveries
  

Requirements

• BA in Accounting
  
• 1 – 3 years of experience in Accounting, preferably full-cycle
  
• Experience with month-end closing
  
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access database skills
  
• Must have strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
  
• Technical experience in accounting software programs
  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and to communicate effectively with vendors, financial institution representatives, policyholders, etc.
  
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, self-starter, innovative, high degree of accuracy.
  
• Ability to identify problems and discrepancies, independently perform research and analysis of causes, and recommend corrective actions.
  
• Effective interpersonal skills along with strong problem-solving skills
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• 2x/year bonus plans
  
• Major medical insurance
  
• Dental & vision Insurance
  
• 401(k) retirement account with match