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Accountant

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

At American Equity Investment Life Holding Company ® we offer leading annuity products that help empower our clients to fulfill their needs and wants in retirement. Our success comes from hiring high-energy individuals who embody the beliefs that drive our unique culture. We currently fund over half a million retirements nationwide, and have been headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, for over twenty-five years with satellite offices in Charlotte, NC and New York, NY.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB :

The Accountant is responsible for daily processing of invoices and vendor disbursements, researching inquiries related to vendor payments, performing reconciliations, and supporting other accounting processes as necessary.

  • This position is based out of West Des Moines, IA and will need to work an on-site hybrid schedule

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Codes of invoices and payment requests in the invoice workflow system.
  • Supports process enhancements for vendor payments, including but not limited to Purchase Orders.
  • Processes of all vendor disbursements through the invoice workflow system.
  • Responds to internal and external inquiries on payment and invoices submission.
  • Supports travel and expense spending against corporate guidelines.
  • Supports Corporate Card adherence to corporate policies.
  • Supports TravelBank Travel booking and compliance to corporate guidelines
  • Recons between ledger and outstanding travel and expense and record any necessary journal entries.
  • Collaborates with budget / expense management team to ensure coding of invoices aligns with budget tracking requirements
  • Prepares standard expense reports comparing actuals to budget / forecast to support variance analytics.
  • Reconciles accounts as needed.
  • Performs other related work as assigned.
  • SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

    Direct Reports : 0

    General Description of Indirect Reports (2 and 3-downs ) : 0

    EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or other related field of study plus a minimum of 1-3 years of accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education and / or experience.
  • CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS :

    None required for this position.

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong customer service orientation.
  • Strong planning and organization skills.
  • Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.
  • Ability to successfully meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. excel).
  • Working knowledge of accounts payable systems.
  • No travel is required in this position.
  • This description covers the major purpose and essential functions of the job. It is not intended to give all details or a step-by-step account of the way each task is to be performed. Employees may receive other job-related instructions and be required to perform other job-related work requested by their manager. All requirements are subject to possible modification to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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