Job Title: Staff Accountant, Southeast Platform

Department: Acrisure Business Services

Location: Hybrid; at our Studio Park Corporate HQ offices in Grand Rapids, MI

Direct Reports: 0 to Start; Future State 1-5

About Acrisure

Acrisure is a global Fintech leader that combines the best of humans and high tech to offer multiple financial products and services to millions of businesses and individual clients. We connect clients to solutions that help them protect and grow what matters, including Insurance, Reinsurance, Cyber Services, Mortgage Origination and more.

Acrisure employs over 17,000 entrepreneurial colleagues in 21 countries and have grown from $38 million to $4.3 billion in revenue in just over ten years. Our culture is defined by our entrepreneurial spirit and all that comes with it: innovation, client centricity and an indomitable will to win.

Job Summary:

We are currently looking to add to our team with an exciting opportunity as Staff Accountant. The Staff Accountant role will be a strong supporting partner to the platform accounting team, working closely with the Senior Accountant to assist with the analysis of financial reporting, reconciliation, and accounting functions.

This role is responsible for performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and income statement analysis. This includes ensuring each reconciliation has supporting documentation, subledger detail agrees to corporate general ledger, significant outstanding items are appropriately documented, and substantial revenue and expense variances are researched.

The ideal candidate must be hands-on, have excellent organizational skillset and enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. We are a relationship-oriented business, and strong relationship and partnering skills are vital to this role. Previous work experience as an Analyst or in accounting is required, and experience in the insurance brokerage or a related industry is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Complete monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.

• Research and clear variances noted during reconciliation completion process.

• Complete monthly revenue reports and revenue variance analysis.

• Complete monthly expense variance analysis.

• Prepare month-end journal entries and other analysis as required.

• Complete audit requests.

• Complete monthly cash transfer report requests

• Provide information for quarterly escheatment process and reporting

• Complete quarterly review and research on A/R items over 180 days old.

• Complete quarterly review and research on deficit producer commission payable balances.

• Assist in auditing bank account activity to ensure Associates are posting everything accurately.

• Assist with the monthly close of agency management systems.

• Assist with onboarding Partners to Platform from prior teams.

• Provide prompt, accurate, courteous, “best in class” service to partners, insurance companies, leadership team and all staff.

• Assist with annual activities such as the year-end audit, budget, state apportionment, 1099 information, and unclaimed property

• Assist with monthly income statement review to budget and research variances with Acrisure Partners and accounting team.

• Balance Acrisure Partner intercompany accounts.

*This description is not meant to be all-inclusive and may be modified at the discretion of management.

Requirements:

• Able to work independently and enjoy a high degree of interaction with team members

• Ability to contribute to a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior, and effort to achieve goals and objectives

• Self-motivated and driven

• Maintain a sense of urgency and ability to work with and meet deadlines

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication, including the ability actively listen, and problem solve with minimal assistance

• Demonstrates excellent time management and prioritization skills

• Attention to detail and commitment to a high level of accuracy

• The ability to multitask, prioritize, work independently, and use discretion surrounding sensitive information in a time critical, fast-paced environment.

• Maintains a professional demeanor and positive attitude

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or the recognized equivalent in education and experience required.

• Minimum (1-2) one to two years of experience in accounting, auditing and/or financial analysis required.

• Insurance brokerage/related industry accounting background preferred.

• Prior experience with balance sheet reconciliations required.

• Prior experience working with both the income statement and balance sheet required.

• Prior variance analysis experience required.

• A working knowledge of insurance-based management systems (i.e., AMS360, Epic, Applied TAM) is highly desired.

• Working knowledge of general ledger systems (Workday preferred)

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive Compensation

• Industry Leading Healthcare

• Savings and Investments

• Charitable Giving Programs

• Offering hybrid work option             

• Opportunities for Growth

• Parental Leave

• Generous time away

Acrisure is committed to making an impact in our communities by giving back, with millions committed to children’s health with Helen Devos Children’s Hospital and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

For more, visit www.Acrisure.com  or learn more here.