Accounting Manager, ARES – Birmingham, AL Title Company

Job Title: Accounting Manager, ARES – Birmingham, AL Title Company

Department: Acrisure Business Services, ARES Region

Location: Hybrid, on-site at our office in Birmingham, AL (3595 Grandview Pkwy #275, Birmingham, AL 35243)

About Acrisure

A global fintech leader, Acrisure empowers millions of ambitious businesses and individuals with the right solutions. Bringing cutting-edge technology and top-tier human support together, it connects clients with customized solutions across a range of insurance, reinsurance, payroll, benefits, cybersecurity, mortgage services and more.

In the last eleven years, Acrisure has grown in revenue from $38 million to almost $5 billion and employs over 19,000 colleagues in 21 countries. Our culture is defined by our entrepreneurial spirit and all that comes with it: innovation, client centricity and an indomitable will to win.

Job Summary:

We are currently looking to add to our team with an exciting opportunity as an Accounting Manager in Acrisure Business Services as part of the Acrisure Real Estates Services Team (ARES), primarily servicing one or more of our title companies located in St. Louis, MO.  The Accounting Manager role is a strong supporting partner to the Director of Accounting in Acrisure Business Services and Senior Controller of ARES. The Accounting Manager is responsible for oversight and analysis of Partner accounting for a number of ARES partners in the St. Louis area, in addition to the supervision of the team of accounting personnel at the local level. The ideal candidate must be hands on, have excellent organizational and people management skills, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Ours is a relationship-oriented business, and strong relationship and partnering skills are vital to this role. Previous work experience as a Accounting Manager or Supervisor, and experience in the title and real estate services or a related industry is required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work directly with our ARES Partner(s) in the local market on all accounting related matters

• Ensure timely recording of title revenue and expense transactions, including all necessary multi-company and cost center allocations

• Ensure accurate and complete processing of bi-weekly payroll through a third-party payroll company, along with timely reporting and remittances of payroll related taxes

• Ensure timely closing of the month end books with submission of required financial reports to the ARES Team

• Responsible for timely monthly reporting to joint venture partners, including coordination of appropriate JV tax return preparation

• Ensure the completion of daily and monthly title escrow bank account reconciliations, including daily monitoring of positive pay reporting and exceptions with the partners’ bank accounts

• Ensure complete and timely reporting and remittance of title premiums to the partners’ title underwriter companies

• Assist with completion of periodic balance sheet audits on significant accounts in accordance with the corporate accounting schedule

• Coordinate annual activities such as the year-end audit, budget, state apportionment, 1099 information, and unclaimed property

• Coordinate and/or assist with annual underwriter audits

• Assist with special reporting requests of the ARES Team and ad hoc corporate reporting needs

• Review monthly income statement to budget and research/explain variances with the ARES Team and Management

• Ensure proper compliance with sales/use tax, unclaimed property, and surplus lines tax

• Provide support as needed to accounting team members in ARES

Competencies:

• Able to work independently and enjoy a high degree of interaction with team members

• Ability to contribute to a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior and effort to achieve goals and objectives

• Self-motivated and driven

• Maintain a sense of urgency and ability to work with and meet deadlines

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication, including the ability actively listen, and problem solve with minimal assistance

• Demonstrates excellent time management and prioritization skills

• Attention to detail and commitment to a high level of accuracy

• The ability to multitask, prioritize, work independently, and use discretion surrounding sensitive information in a time critical, fast-paced environment

• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and positive attitude

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree or the recognized equivalent in education and experience, preferred.  CPA is a plus.

• Minimum (5) five years of relevant accounting supervisory experience is required

• Title services/related financial industry accounting background is required

• Prior experience with balance sheet reconciliations required

• Prior experience working with both the income statement, balance sheet and cost center reporting is required

• Prior variance analysis experience is required

• Prior experience with balance sheet reconciliations is required

• Quickbooks or similar software experience is required

• Excel Proficiency is required

• Proficiency with other Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is expected

• Workday experience is a plus

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive compensation

• Industry leading healthcare

• Savings and Investments

• Charitable Giving Programs

• Offering Hybrid Work Options

• Opportunities for Growth

• Parental Leave

• Generous Time Away

Making a lasting impact on the communities it serves, Acrisure has pledged more than $22 million through its partnerships with Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York.

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