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Date: 11/21/03
JobTitle: Staff Accountant
JobClass: Accounting/Finance
JobDescript: Forethought Financial Services
Job Description
Title: Staff Accountant
Department(s): Finance
Reports To: General Accounting Manager - Investments
FLSA Status: Exempt
Purpose:
Performs various accounting-related tasks including preparing and entering
journal entries, analyzing various investment reports, payroll reports, and
ledger accounts, preparing reconciliations between general ledger and
subsidiary accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items, assisting
with the preparation of both GAAP and statutory financial reports.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
General accounting related to both GAAP and Statutory general ledgers,
reconciliations of various accounts, preparation of reports on ad hoc basis,
preparation and understanding of information requested by external auditors,
solid understanding of invested asset systems and accounting software.
Tasks/Activities/Processes:
· Reconciliation of investment accounts to asset management system
records.
· Match investment advices to custodian statements.
· Reconciliation of investment suspense accounts.
· Preparation of recurring journal entries.
· Reconciliation of other general ledger accounts.
· Maintain statutory special deposit accounts.
· Preparation of annual FLAC state premium tax filings.
· Research and respond to investment related issues or requests.
· Preparation of payroll and investment journal entries.
· Calculation and preparation of payroll accruals.
· Reconciliation of payroll accounts to vendor records.
· Reconciliation of payroll intercompany charges.
· Assist with preparation of quarterly and annual statutory and tax basis
reports.
· Assist with preparation of Indiana Department of Insurance reports.
· Assist with preparation of reports for external auditors.
Interfaces:
· Finance team members
· HI/BCC/HRC finance/payroll personnel
· Cost center managers
· PWC, other external auditors
· IT
Location: Batesville, Indiana
Requirements_Qualif: Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university with a major in
accounting, CPA preferred. Two to four years accounting/auditing experience,
insurance experience desired but not required.
· Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical
journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to
write brief reports, business correspondence. Ability to respond to inquiries
from regulatory agencies, customers, agents and Forethought personnel.
Proficient in Microsoft Word.
· Mathematical Skills
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and
proportions to practical situations. Ability to apply concepts of algebra and
geometry and perform complex financial analysis. Proficient in Microsoft
Excel. Ability to learn Great Plains accounting software, ADP payroll,
Princeton Asset Management (PAM) and CAMERA Asset Management systems.
· Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to
interpret and prioritize a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram or schedule formula. Ability to prioritize tasks to meet measurement
standards and filing deadlines.
· Other Qualifications
WorkType: Full-time Regular
Travel: No
PositionState: Existing
SalaryRange: $35-$40,000
StartDate: 11/24/03
Company: Forethought Finacial Services, Inc.
Person_Requesting_Profiles: Larry J. Roberts, SPHR
Contact_StreetAddress: The Forethought Center
Contact_City: Batesville
Contact_State: IN
Contact_ZipCode: 47006
Contact_WorkPhone: 1-800-648-0075
Contact_FAX: 1-877-213-1101
e-mail: larry_roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Email_Monthly_Message: Yes
Industry: Insurance and banking
Comments: Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. has been recognized as one of the
?world?s 100 best-managed companies? (Industry Week magazine), ? one of
America?s top four admired companies in medical products and equipment
industry? (Fortune magazine), and having the ?best sales team serving the
health care industry? (Selling Power magazine).
To learn more about this industry-leading company, please visit
http://www.forethought.com/index.jsp
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corporate headquarters, located in Batesville, Indiana (45 miles west of
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