Insurance & Benefits Staff Accountant

The GEO Group, Inc.; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Reduced Tuition Rates

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

The GEO Group, Inc. is hiring a Staff Accountant in Boca Raton, FL. The role focuses on coding, processing, and classifying employee medical and benefit invoices, including prepaid insurance reconciliation and related journal entries.

You will research issues and support month-end close processes. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and at least three years of accounting experience, with strong Excel and FIS system skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance with three (3) years progressive experience in accounting.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures applied to insurance and related accounts preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to interact across departments.

Responsibilities

• The Staff Accountant classifies and reviews employee benefits payments and records insurance related accounting transactions.
• Prepares and reviews insurance accounting results and advises management on the meaning of the results.
• The Staff Accountant calculates monthly reserves required utilizing complex excel worksheet and actuarial data.
• Recommends and implements changes to accounts, reports and administrative or data processing systems.
• The Staff Accountant performs monthly and quarterly insurance related account reconciliations through research and analysis and prepares corrected journal entries as necessary.
• Analyzes insurance accounts for accuracy and to ensure proper accruals.
• The Staff Accountant processes annual property insurance allocation and recurring journal entry.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

SOX/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

FIS (Financial Information System)

Smart View/Essbase

Job description

The GEO Group, Inc. is hiring a Staff Accountant in Boca Raton, FL. The role focuses on coding, processing, and classifying employee medical and benefit invoices, including prepaid insurance reconciliation and related journal entries.

You will research issues and support month-end close processes. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and at least three years of accounting experience, with strong Excel and FIS system skills.