Accounting Associate (Remote - Arizona/Nevada/California)

Our customer offers automobile, homeowners, and other personal lines of insurance to members across 23 states and the District of Columbia. For decades, they’ve brought peace of mind to members by looking to protect their belongings, find solutions to problems, settle claims, and get their lives back on track. With more than 100 years of history, our Customer is one of the most trusted brands in America.

We are looking for a contract Accounting Associate to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote in Arizona, Nevada, and California.

The Accounting Associate provides direction, support, and planning within a business unit responsible for accounting and billing operations. This role performs moderate to complex accounting tasks with minimal supervision, exercises independent decision-making, and identifies opportunities to improve work processes. The position requires strong attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and expertise across AP, vendor management, reconciliations, and reporting functions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide operational support and planning for daily accounting and billing activities.
• Process invoices, match invoices to purchase orders, assign invoices to coders, verify accuracy, and resolve exceptions.
• Collaborate with buyers to validate purchase orders and resolve discrepancies.
• Process invoice-related corrections and adjustments through the AP system or general ledger.
• Process check cancellations and support unclaimed property tasks.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies across all levels of complexity, including delinquent transactions.
• Prepare internal management reports as well as standardized and specialized reports.
• Provide subject matter expertise for production issue resolution and system changes.
• Provide customer support for internal and external stakeholders on escalated issues.
• Process daily positive pay files from the bank.
• Set up vendors in financial and claims systems.
• Process payments including checks, ACH, and Zelle.
• Participate in all aspects of 1099 reporting and processing.
• Provide documentation and records to internal and external auditors as needed.
• Communicate complex issues related to errors, discrepancies, and procedural violations with all levels of management.
• Analyze and correct accounting discrepancies caused by data entry errors.
• Cross-train across enterprise disbursement functions and support as needed.
• Perform testing for system patches and updates and assist in developing UAT scenarios.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Relevant experience, training, or an Associate Degree.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 5–7 years of relevant accounting or AP experience.
• Experience with Coupa, Oracle Financials, or Guidewire preferred.
• Ability to extract, compile, and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain high attention to detail.
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting and standard financial procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for conveying detailed and complex information clearly.
• Ability to quickly learn business applications and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask and shift priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent customer service skills with a focus on meeting service expectations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.