Insurance Agency Accounting Manager
- Recruiter
- Huntington Insurance, Inc
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 03 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 04 Dec 2020
- Ref
- R0014505
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Insurance
- Experience level
- Manager
Description
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
EEO/AA Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
Agency Statement: Huntington does not accept solicitation from Third Party Recruiters for any position
- Manages Huntington Insurance's accounting department. Leads a staff of seven colleagues and achieves goals by communicating expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising performance; coaching and developing personal growth opportunities; and developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Leads month-end close process, including maintaining the general ledger and sub ledgers, preparing and reviewing journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, and analyzing and resolving account variances
- Supervises company payables, accounts receivables, vendor payables, direct bill statements and cash reconciliation functions
- Supervises the accurate and timely calculation, payment, and reporting of producer compensation, as well as related partner incentives
- Ensures appropriate accounting treatment in accordance with GAAP
- Prepares and analyzes monthly and quarterly reports as required
- Implements and monitors a system of internal controls as they relate to financial reporting compliance with SOX.
- Identifies and implements process improvements and system enhancements
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years insurance agency or carrier experience in an accounting leadership role
- Bachelor's Degree of Accounting or Finance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong experience with month-end close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial statements, variance analysis and knowledge of US GAAP
- Experience with agency management systems (Applied, Vertafore)
- Ability to contribute to and lead a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior, and effort to achieve goals and objectives
- Ability to prioritize, work independently, and use discretion surrounding sensitive information
- Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to actively listen, and problem solve with minimal assistance
- Attention to detail and commitment to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to communicate with staff, peers, middle management, and senior management
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel
- in-depth knowledge of the financial accounting practices, systems and operations of an insurance agency
- Knowledge of account handling in technical insurance areas is highly preferred
- Experience with Vertafore Sagitta agency management system
- Understanding of Insurance agency invoicing and related revenue recognition rules
EEO/AA Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
Agency Statement: Huntington does not accept solicitation from Third Party Recruiters for any position