What are the responsibilities and job description for the Monitoring Analyst I position at Americo Financial Life and Annuity?
Accounting/Reporting Monitoring Representative
Americo: We’re in this for life!
The roots of the Americo family of companies date back more than 100 years. Americo is a life insurance, annuity, and Medicare Supplement Insurance company providing innovative products to our customers. At Americo, it’s the people who make things work, so we hope you join us!
What you’ll love about working at Americo:
Compensation: You’ll feel valued with our competitive pay and robust bonus program that’s offered to all associates.
Learning and development: We prepare you with a comprehensive, paid training program that will get you ready for success. Additionally, our Talent Development team creates a variety of development opportunities for associates at every stage of their careers.
Work-life balance: We place true value on work-life balance with our generous paid time off; you begin accruing hours right off the bat every month and it increases with tenure. All new hires earn over 4 weeks of paid time off annually, plus 11 paid company holidays! We also support new parents with a generous new child leave program, along with paid STD and LTD.
Health and well-being: We commit to your health and well-being and are proud to offer comprehensive health and life insurance options including FSA or HSA accounts and subsidies to support your health and fitness goals through vendor partnerships at The Y, Orange Theory, WW, and more.
Future planning: Americo offers a 401(k) with a company match, and we provide child care and education tax credits or savings options.
Giving back: We support several local organizations like Ronald McDonald House, Hope Lodge, the American Red Cross, Harvesters, and many more. Our associates volunteer their time and donate money alongside the company to make a difference in our community.
The fun stuff: Americo participates in Kansas City Corporate Challenge, and it’s a great way to connect with coworkers. Additionally, we host events like a Royals Party at the K, a legendary Holiday Party, and in-office events with local vendors as a way for associates to step away from work and enjoy each other’s company.
Bustling environment: Our newly renovated offices are conveniently located in downtown Kansas City, within walking distance to your favorite restaurants and attractions. Plus, you’ll receive complimentary paid parking near our Americo offices – downtown parking is a premium, but we’ve got you covered.
Americo is looking for an Accounting/Reporting Monitoring Representative within our Business and Implementation Support Department.
Job Description:
The Monitoring Representative position monitors the accuracy of system cycles, completes business control functions, provides customer service for all internal partners, and performs General Ledger and system reconciliations. This position is responsible for the preparation or journal accounting entries and assists in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for Financial Reporting.
Job Responsibilities:
- Monitoring accuracy of system cycles and perform Operations financial control functions
- Preparation of journal accounting entries and balancing of outgoing bank files
- Perform reconciliations of the General Ledger, vendor reporting and systems
- Provide customer service and attend inquiries from internal partners, external clients, and vendors
- Research, troubleshooting, trace, and correct faults in the Ledger
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Strong organization and time management skills, capacity to consistently meet deadlines, ability to prioritize and deliver high-quality work. Confident and supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills. Active communicator with good listening skills, results-oriented, ability to deliver solutions to time-sensitive situations.
- Ability to complete assigned processes and tasks within Job Model expectations. Attentive to details and good problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently, take initiative to uncover, resolve issues, and recognize upstream and downstream impact of assigned processes.
- Exhibit mastery and the capacity to train peers on 90% of critical processes bank file transmissions and 80% of Level I processes
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and good understanding of the Insurance industry.
- Previous bank industry knowledge
Education Requirement:
- 4 year college degree
