Senior Staff Accountant

TASC (Total Administrative Services Corporation); United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TASC is seeking a Sr Staff Accountant to enhance our finance team. This role involves managing general ledger activities and account reconciliations while developing strong policies for financial controls. Ideal candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree along with critical thinking and attention to detail to thrive in our collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of professional accounting experience.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries for monthly closing based on details from various departments.
• Maintain account reconciliations and ensure accurate recording of revenues and expenses.

Skills

Analytic problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Seeking talented people to improve the health, wealth and well-being of our customers, employees and our communities.

About TASC:

TASC is the only Third Party Administrator of Employee Benefits to deliver an experience for our referral partners, employers, and their employees that combines employee benefit accounts with benefit continuation offerings like COBRA, Leave of Absence and Retiree Billing all on one platform, one website and one mobile app. We’re ready and eager to provide innovative solutions that help eliminate siloed benefit administration for employers of all sizes.

We are hiring a Sr Staff Accountant to join our Enterprise Shared Services Finance Team. As a Sr. Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for general ledger accountability, account reconciliation, and assisting management in developing strong internal controls and policies and procedures.

The ideal Senior Accountant has outstanding critical thinking skills with a high attention to detail. Our company culture offers opportunities to work closely with leadership, collaborate cross functionally, work independently and be part of a dedicated team.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Journal entry preparation based on detailed information obtained from various departments as part of the monthly close process. Journal entries may include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, funding, fixed and intangible assets and related depreciation and amortization, and prepaid and/or accrued expenses.
• Prepare and maintain account reconciliations, account analysis, and workpapers for specific general ledger accounts to ensure revenues and expenses are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis, and that assets and liabilities are accurately reflected as of each period end.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• A minimum if four years of professional experience in an accounting capacity. CPA preferred.

Candidates will also possess the following competencies:

• Ability to comprehend complex or diverse information
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities
• Knowledge of Accounting Principles
• Strong critical thinking and analytic problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail. Take on new tasks with higher levels of difficulty.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office products. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time and work management skills; ability to prioritize and follow through on multiple competing deliverables.
• Work both independently and as part of a team.

Corporate Core Competencies:

• Drive Action & Results
• Take on new opportunities with enthusiasm
• Achieve results even in tough circumstances
• Take personal accountability for decisions and actions
• Adapt to Change
• Operate effectively when things are uncertain
• Proactively acquire and evaluate information and adapt approach to match shifting demands/situations
• Rebound from setbacks
• Create new and better ways to approach challenges and develop solutions
• Learn through experimentation
• Encourage feedback and seek opportunities to work better/smarter/faster
• Show personal commitment and take action to continuously improve
• Create Diversity & Foster Collaboration
• Actively bring, seek, engage, and honor diverse perspectives
• Identify and address barriers to inclusion to ensure equity and center belonging
• Work collaboratively and build partnerships to meet shared objectives

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While this is primarily a sedentary role, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is also required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Financial Services, Insurance, and Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds

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