Staff Accountant

Now Hiring! Staff Accountant
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Compensation: Dependent upon qualifications
Benefits & Perks:
Generous PTO
12 paid holidays
401k with employer contribution (100% match up to 3%, then 50% match up to 5%)
Health, dental, and vision insurance
HSA with employer contribution
Company paid life insurance
Company paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
Working with high-performing professionals like yourself!
Job Summary:
A-CAP has an immediate opening for a self-motivated, resourceful, and well-organized candidate to join the team as a General Accountant. The Staff Accountant will report directly to the Insurance Accounting Manager and will interact regularly with team members from other departments. The right candidate will have a strong work ethic and should be able to handle multiple ad-hoc tasks simultaneously while still managing day-to-day responsibilities. A thorough knowledge of accounting practices/procedures and strong computer/business software skills- including advanced excel skills-are expected.
What You'll Do:
Responsible for various monthly and quarterly general ledger/account reconciliations and journal entries to ensure accurate reporting. Must be able to perform calculations and verifications on accounts as assigned, and then analyze and report on outstanding items.
Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for multiple insurance entities.
Assist with annual statutory filings.
Assist with research on technical accounting topics.
Work directly with Finance Team management and other departments to resolve bank items, positive pay exceptions, and other outstanding items.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
What You'll Need:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 3+ years of relevant work experience; or any combination of education, professional training, or work experience that demonstrates ability to perform the job.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (primarily Excel).
Excellent time management skills and attention to detail.
Ability to communicate complex concepts, in both verbal and written forms, to a variety of audiences.
Ability to build relationships with diverse team members from across the organization.
Comfort with a steep learning curve and motivation to work in an opportunity-rich, dynamic environment.
Who We Are: http://www.acap.com/
A-CAP is a rapidly growing organization that owns and operates multiple insurance companies and ancillary insurance businesses and has over $5 billion of assets under management. This opening is with the holding company, which primarily performs asset management, actuarial, accounting, and other oversight functions on behalf of A-CAP's insurers and third-party clients. This group also provides strategic and operational support to A-CAP's portfolio companies/subsidiaries, proactively formulates new investment strategies, oversees external financing and acquisition activities, and provides modeling support for insurer liabilities and capital. On the insurance product side, A-CAP's primary lines of business are traditional fixed and equity-indexed annuities, with additional business in whole life insurance, Medicare supplement, and hospital indemnity products. A-CAP insurers originate over $2 billion of new premium annually.