Accountant

Job Type

Full-time

Description

ABOUT UNITED ACTUARIAL SERVICES, INC

Since 1951, United Actuarial Services, Inc. (UAS) has been providing consulting and actuarial services to multiemployer funds. We are one of the few actuarial firms that focuses entirely on Taft-Hartley fringe benefit plans. We are proud of the long-term relationships we have with our clients; some have been with us for over 40 years. Our professional staff includes consultants, actuaries, research specialists & analysts, and attorneys who are experts in the employee benefits field and well acquainted with the special issues facing multiemployer benefit funds. We pride ourselves on the continuity and stability we are able to offer our clients.

Position Overview: We are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join our team. This position will be responsible for developing and performing the functions of the accounting department while maintaining best practices and legal compliance. These duties will include tasks such as payables, receivables, work in progress, preparation of monthly financials, annual budgets, and providing accounting support to management and associates.

Are you an accountant that is looking to have high degree of input and influence? Are you wanting a challenge to expand your abilities? We are looking for an accounting expert to run the day-to-day while modernizing our processes and procedures.

Here's What is in it for YOU:

• A company culture that provides training and learning opportunities.
• Medical / Dental / Vision benefits.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Time Off.
• Company provided LTD, ADD, & Life Insurance.
• 401k w/ company match.
• Company provided HSA dollars.
• 37.5 hour work week.

Position Overview: This position is responsible for developing and performing the functions of the accounting department while maintaining practices and legal compliance. These duties will include tasks such as payables, receivables, work in progress, preparation of monthly financials, annual budgets, and providing accounting support to management and associates

Major Responsibilities:

1. Process and support account payables and/or receivables.
2. Track monthly work in progress and provide status updates.
3. Prepare various monthly financial statements.
4. Assist with client billing.
5. Conduct share value calculations and quarterly shareholder distribution reporting.
6. Assist with developing annual budgets.
7. Provides support on all accounting related matters.
8. Maintains accounting best practices, standards, and legal compliance.
9. Advises management and associates on accounting related matters.
10. Maintains confidentiality of privileged company.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relatable business field.

Experience: 4+ years accounting experience required. 6+ years accounting experience preferred.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office

Specific Requirements:

Proficiency in various accounting related software programs.

Knowledge of accounting best practices and legal compliance.

Physical Requirements:

Typically sitting at a desk or table for long periods.

Intermittently bending, standing, and stooping.

Occasional lifting and carrying of up to 25 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.

Skill Requirements:

Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

Adaptability - Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment. Ability to manage competing demands and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.

Business Acumen - Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.

Communication, Oral & Written - Ability to communicate effectively with others in writing and using the spoken word.

Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.

Dependability - Ability to consistently be at work and on time, follow a variety of instructions. Ability to respond to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and solicit feedback to improve performance.

Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

Financial Aptitude - Ability to understand and explain economic and accounting information, prepare and manage budgets, and make sound long-term investment decisions

Innovative - Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.

Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Possess the ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage and to draw and interpret graphs.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Problem Solving - Ability to identify and resolve practical problems in a timely manner. Ability to gather and analyze information skillfully.

Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.