Staff Accountant

Who We Are

We’re a seven-time Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance who has earned the 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) award from Insurance Business magazine. We are also recognized as an Elite Agency award winner and named as a Top Employee Benefits Firm. We are a leading Insurance Broker and Consultant that provides Employee Benefits, Property & Casualty, and Retirement and Individual Private Client solutions to help our clients reach and realize their goals because we believe business is personal. Our personal commitment to our team and our clients has created long-lasting and successful relationships across our growing 300+ nationwide offices and 17 international locations. To learn more, please visit: https://www.NFP.com.

NFP is looking to hire a Staff Accountant. 

The Staff Accountant will have responsibility for all general ledger Accounting functions within certain NFP West and Central Benefits, Wealth Management and Retirement offices. Specific responsibilities will include the month end close, account reconciliations, discretionary accrual analysis, acquisition support, and ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and NFP Accounting policy. The Staff Accountant will develop accounting policies and practices and ensure NFP West and Central Benefits, Wealth Management and Retirement is adhering to GAAP and all legal and regulatory requirements. The position will interact with all levels within the organization (accounting, sales, operations, HR, technology, M&A, legal,) to ensure completeness and accuracy to the financial close. This position will interact with a team of satellite Accountants and Senior Accountants focused on the general ledger activities of the region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Close the month-end books in Lawson GL for various NFP West and Central region companies.

· Ensure adherence to GAAP and NFP Accounting policy.

· Review and approve general ledger account reconciliations monthly, ensuring proper support for balances.

· Analyze and support discretionary accruals.

· Review the monthly trial balance and explain variances to prior periods.

· Support system conversions for newly acquired companies. Understand accounting differences and reconcile prior to conversion.

· Prepare annual non-income tax returns (property, sales/use, asset, etc.) and support the NFP Corporate tax department in the annual income tax returns.

· Support the Accounting Center with error resolution on cash transactions.

· Execute on various regional accounting initiatives.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

· Ability to operate in a highly focused, entrepreneurial environment with expectation to challenge and influence business decisions based on data driven analytics

· Must be a self-starter who thrives on taking ownership over their work and responsibilities

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills

· Demonstrated ability to learn the business and have a business and customer centric approach to finance and accounting leadership

· Ability to collaborate and develop strong relationships with all levels of personnel within the organization

· Ability to use discretion as it relates to confidential company and client information

· Adaptability with changing perspectives and/or needs

· Must be able to read, analyze and reconcile financial reports

· Demonstrated ability to identify and evaluate complex business problems and provide well thought out solutions

· Detail oriented with strong analytic and problem-solving abilities

· Collaborative team player

· Proven record to meet critical deadlines and handle a diverse workload

Education and/or Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required. CPA or MBA preferred

· Public accounting experience is highly preferred. Insurance brokerage experience a plus.

· Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Accounting in a rapidly growing organization

· Experience in a continuous improvement, highly collaborative and matrixed organization with the ability to lead process improvement and affect change.

· Must have experience with business services, professional services, or consulting type firms.

· Experience with Lawson, Cognos, QuickBooks, Epic, Workday is a plus

· Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications, reporting systems, and capacity to learn new systems

· Experience in overseeing the financial aspects of corporate acquisitions is a plus but not required

Certificates, Licenses, Registration:

· None

Physical Demand: