Staff Accountant
- Dual North American - Howden Group Holdings
- 1 Station Pl, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
Job Description
Howden Re is the global reinsurance broker and risk, capital & strategic advisor focused on relentless innovation & superior analytics for top client service.
About Role
Staff Accountant
We are looking for a highly motivated staff accountant to join our US Finance team. The ideal candidate will support the accounting department by performing day-to-day accounting tasks, assisting with financial reporting, and ensuring accuracy in financial records. This position will require you to have a broad understanding of basic accounting principles, great attention to detail, strong sense of urgency, and excellent communication skills.
Primary Responsibilities
- Record and reconcile daily cash transactions across multiple bank accounts
- Process and record employee T&E expenses, ensuring proper coding and ledger reconciliation
- Monitor, process, and accurately post AP card expenses to appropriate GL accounts
- Record various journal entries and assist in maintaining the general ledger
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
- Prepare financial reports and schedules as needed
- Assist with audit preparation and documentation requests
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Maintain organized financial records and documentation
- Assist in other accounting projects which includes cross collaboration with other teams in the Finance Department and help evolving our processes
- Manage workload efficiently by organizing, prioritizing, and executing tasks in a timely and high-quality manner
- Represent the Finance team with professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to excellence
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
- 2-3 years of relevant accounting experience
- CPA preferred or desire to obtain CPA license
- Understanding of Accounting and Financial Reporting principles and practices
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work
- Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
- A strong sense of urgency, with the ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Solid analytical acumen
- Legally authorized to work in the US
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Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 17,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $38bn of premiums for our clients.
Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold.
The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.
