AR- Accounting Assistant (2 year contract)

Brown & Brown is a company built on meritocracy that rewards self-starters committed to customer satisfaction. The Accounting Assistant role involves managing day-to-day accounting transactions, including bank deposits and accounts receivable. The position requires assisting in various accounting processes and maintaining financial information confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in preparation, examining, and analyzing accounting records
• Assisting in managing the end-to-end Bank Deposit process
• Manage receipts applications in appropriate broker account. And keep the broker account UpToDate
• Manage Broker Account Reconciliations
• Manage broker communications and address the queries raised in accounts receivable mail node
• Initiate Broker Refund Request
• Assist in managing the AR Aging Transactions
• Support in managing the positive pay process
• Front end the brokers’ queries, and coordinate with policy processing team to get the issue resolved
• Support in month end tasks and manage broker statement printing and dispatch process
• Coordinate work with Accounts Payables team to manage the Payments to Brokers
• Provide necessary support to manage collections and keeping AR aging in control
• Assist in managing the record retention process for future audits
• Assist and support the enhancements and changes in accounts receivable department
• Secure financial information with proper documentation
• Maintain and keep financial information confidential
• Other office and administrative tasks to support the accounting functions
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• One year of related work experience
• Proficient in analytical skills and must be computer literate, having good understanding of Microsoft Office, Excel and Word
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as being a team player
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
• Strong work ethic and professional manner, especially when dealing with confidential information
• Strong writing/language skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• A quick learner and self-starter
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Time management skills & ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to work a schedule of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST; Monday through Friday, unless otherwise agreed upon
• Accounting Qualification/Certificates as an example: Bachelor's in commerce or Diploma in Accounting and Finance or equivalent
• Ability to read & interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions & procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports & correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with colleagues & customers
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply & divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions & decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio & percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

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