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Why AAA Life

AAA Life is a respected and trusted American brand that has been focusing on Life Insurance and Annuity Products since 1969.  At AAA Life we have over 1.8 million policies where we take pride in earning the trust of our policyholders who understand our promise to be there for them - and their families - when we're needed most.  By joining the AAA Life team, you are joining a company that genuinely cares about helping each other, with a devotion to protect the lives of those around us. We embrace a diverse, equitable, inclusive culture where all associates can feel a sense of belonging and use their unique talents and perspective to influence, innovate, motivate, and thrive.

How You'll Work

Work Solution: Remote

As an Accountant II, you will operate in alignment with the organization's core values and operating principles while maintaining, controlling, analyzing, reconciling, and researching financial activities that impact general ledger accounts. You will coordinate inputs to the company's general ledger system in collaboration with Systems and other relevant administrative teams. This role also includes processing and analyzing internal and external reinsurance transactions and completing timely and accurate reconciliations of general ledger accounts.

Position Responsibilities

• Developing financial models using the OneStream system as the primary tool for producing financial statements and analysis.
• Maintaining subsidiary ledgers for company activities in accordance with statutory accounting principles (SAP) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Prepares monthly analyses and reports.
• Analyzing computer output to determine discrepancies and errors and initiates corrective action to ensure integrity of ledger system. Verifies that account balances are reported accurately and that reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis.
• Balancing and auditing accounting transactions for multi-company/multi-state operations.
• Resolving problems affecting reconciliations with other business units, departments and banks.
• Participating in modification of new and existing data systems to ensure compliance with area specifications and financial integrity.
• Preparing audit schedules for use in internal and independent external audits.
• Developing and maintaining job documentation and procedures.
• Preparing and maintaining reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
• Processing and creating complex financial calculations for analysis or input into the general ledger.
• Reconciling deposit and disbursement accounts to bank statements and corporate product systems.
• Processing and analyzing internal and external reinsurance transactions.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in an accounting or finance function.
• Hands-on experience with automated accounting systems and data processing, including general ledger accounting, account analysis, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, application of GAAP, and advanced proficiency in Excel and spreadsheet reporting.
• Proven ability to convey complex information clearly through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work overtime or weekends as needed to meet deadlines.

• Experience balancing ledgers and supporting accounting systems.
• Hands-on experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Prior experience working in a deadline-driven, project-based environment.

Essential Job Functions 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants as needed to enable them to fulfill these requirements. 

AAA Life Insurance Company does not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. This includes visa types such as H-1B, TN, and STEM OPT. Please do not apply if you currently require or may require employer-sponsored immigration support now or in the future.