Accountant I - Affiliates

Job Title: Accountant I - Affiliates

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Family: Affiliates - Finance

Department: Affiliates - Finance

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY
Assist the Affiliates finance team with the company’s Affiliates’ financial records by the input of all financial transactions including the review and processing of all affiliate entities cash disbursements and deposits, verifying the accuracy of all financial ledgers, and providing timely and accurate management reports.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare invoices and deposits for processing along with required journal entries, enter financial transactions into the company ledgers, reconcile bank and account balances, and record appropriate adjusting journal entries.
• Enter and approve bi-weekly payroll batches for accuracy and timely payroll posting.
• Prepare monthly financial reports including performing budget vs. actual variance analysis.
• Maintain company ledgers and appropriate system edit controls.
• Assist with the computation of quarterly member estimated taxes and make appropriate distributions and/or payments to taxing authorities.
• Assist with the preparation of annual entity budgets and forecasts using inputs obtained through partner intake meetings.
• Collaborate with affiliate operations team members, company employees, and company management on a wide range of entity operational and financial issues.
• Assist with the establishment of new affiliate company finances. This includes creating general ledgers, reports, opening bank accounts, and assisting with the procurement of company insurance and assets.
• Assist with annual financial statement audit. This includes preparation of client assistance requests and working with audit staff during procedural walk-throughs.
• Assist with the preparation and/or filing of tax returns for partnership income, personal property taxes, sales and use taxes and 1099 filings.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have strong communication and mathematical skills.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Must have ability to enter and retrieve information from company systems and software applications.
• Must have ability to download/export data from company systems and software applications to an Excel spreadsheet for summary purposes.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or finance with a minimum of a two-year accounting emphasis.
• Must have one to two years of general business, insurance or related experience.
• Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF) designation and/or Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation desired.
• Working knowledge of AS400 desired.

Terms and Conditions

This description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.