Staff Accountant (Cash Applications)

Staff Accountant (Cash Applications)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a staff accountant (cash applications) for a right to hire assignment with one of our premier financial/insurance industry clients in urbandale, ia. You will join a close-knit team of four individuals with a great working relationship. This will provide you with a crucial foundation for your training and career development. You will interact with a variety of internal stakeholders, allowing you the opportunity to gain specialized knowledge within the broker-dealer industry. You will perform a critical cash application function within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Clear unapplied or unidentified cash.
• Follow up on changes to the broker of record with providers.
• Apply fees and other fee payments in internal system
• Maintain database of carriers, carrier contacts, clients name, client code or short name, account #, policy # or other identifying information so commissions can be applied more efficiently.
• Work with supervisory principal and reps as needed for revenue reporting, investigating missing commissions, etc.
• Liaise with various internal stakeholders to identify and correct any reconciliation issues between internal systems
• Prepare posting reconciliation between bank receipts and cash postings to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Respond to audit requests (finra, sec, d&t, aml, internal).
• Convert new businesses/acquisitions onto the company platform.

Required skills:

• hs degree or equivalent
• proficiency with ms excel
• strong communication both written and verbal ability to interface with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority
• high attention to detail
• engaged and motivated attitude

Preferred skills:

• bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related discipline (preferred)
• 1-2 years of accounting / finance experience