Staff Accountant

Job Description

The Staff Accountant position is located in Louisville, KY and reports directly to the Finance Manager. Responsibilities include the ownership of the month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations for multiple companies and in multiple currencies. Additional areas of exposure could include internal software capitalization, fixed asset reconciliation and inventory process, tax support, process improvements, and ad hoc projects.

The candidate is responsible for working with internal and external partners to understand key business issues in order to facilitate all aspects of financial transactions that occur within the organization.

1. Financial Reporting/Monthly Close Process:

• Posting of period end journal entries to facilitate financial statements.
• Reconciliation of all General Ledger accounts, including Cash/Banks, Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expense, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets and Accrued Expenses.
• Balance Sheet and Income Statement review and variance analysis.

2. Financial Analysis and Review

• Understand impact of financial transactions and provide relevant variance analysis and review.
• Assist Finance management with parent company reporting and requests.
• Help with accounting, tax, and miscellaneous reporting compliance.
• Support A/P approval process as first layer of review on vendor invoicing.

3. Finance Projects:

• Assist with Ad Hoc Projects.

Qualifications

• BS Accounting degree.
• 0-2 years’ experience with accounting.
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Good Written and Verbal Communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and strong organizational skills, especially in our fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints; strong organizational skills
• Ability to periodically work overtime to meet deadlines.

• Exposure to PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Financial Force, Concur, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and P&L Review and Flux Analysis

Additional Information

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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