Company

Farm Bureau Financial ServicesSee more

addressAddressWest Des Moines, IA
type Form of workFull-Time
CategoryAccounting/Finance

Job description

Job Description

Staff Accountant

Do you have experience reconciling financial records? Can you ensure transactions are properly recorded? Are you able to support our business and provide valuable insight and financial information necessary for decision making? If so, this Staff Accountant position just might be the right opportunity for you!

Who We Are: At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we make insurance simple so our clients/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars, and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We are proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our clients/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

What You will Do:

  • Prepare and analyze minimally complex supporting work papers, reports, filings, and ad hoc requests.
  • Monitor, evaluate and reconcile minimally complex financial records to ensure transactions are properly recorded.
  • Rotate with others in the department for daily balancing activities.
  • Proactively identify areas with potential to have a financial benefit to the Companies.
  • Prepare minimally complex components of the annual budget and forecasting processes.
  • Assist with audits, both internal and external, by providing documentation.
  • Complete filings, surveys, and financial data for third parties.
  • Comply with internal control system to ensure reliability of financial results.
  • Act in a support role for the ongoing use of systems and applications.
  • Assist with testing and execution of IT system changes that impact Finance reporting processes.
  • Keep abreast of current industry, regulatory, and applicable financial field (accounting, tax, audit, etc.) practices.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

  • Bachelor's degree (Accounting or Finance preferred) or equivalent with 1+ year's relevant experience.
  • CPA designation preferred.
  • Reconciliation experience required.
  • Excel experience required with ability to learn other software applications specific to the job.
  • Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
  • Oral and written communication skills as appropriate to this position and capable of dealing with all levels of employees and outside professionals.
  • Basic knowledge in applicable financial field (such as Statutory, state and federal tax laws, payroll, MAR, etc.),
  • Applicable experience in insurance industry preferred.
  • Results oriented and possess analytical skills.
  • Ability to take direction and work in a team environment.

What We Offer You: When you're on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You'll hear about career development and educational opportunities. We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!

If your values align with ours, we invite you to join Farm Bureau Financial Serviceswhere the grass really IS greener!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not able to sponsor OPT status.

Refer code: 7048340. Farm Bureau Financial Services - The previous day - 2023-12-15 13:28

Farm Bureau Financial Services

West Des Moines, IA

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