Accountant

Accountant

Great opportunity to grow your career in Accounting!

***will be filled at the appropriate level based on experience***

Elevate your finance career within our Life Accounting team. As an accountant with 3-5 years' experience, you will gain high visibility, work directly with VPs, and play a crucial role in the financial reporting for our wealth management companies. Our team handles all financial reporting and analysis of a FINRA regulated broker dealer and investment advisor. If you have a strong background in accounting, analytical skills, and a passion for learning, we'll equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed.

Who We Are - Farm Bureau Financial Services, we protect livelihoods and futures. We value a work environment where integrity, teamwork and service are at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud of an 80-year commitment to our customers and we strive to create an atmosphere where employees can succeed.

What You’ll Do:

• Daily accounting, monthly financial statement analysis and capital computation.
• Quarterly reporting, including preparation and filing the FINRA Focus reports and annual audited financial statements.
• Maintaining/updating the quarterly wealth management forecast models.
• Validation of wealth management commission data.
• Work with internal and external auditors to support the year-end audit of the broker dealer.
• Daily calculation of unit values, trade communications and balancing of our subaccounts as needed.
• Assistance with special projects; including adding carriers to commission systems, building analytical reports, and consolidating processing.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Experience: 3-5 years of accounting experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: CPA designation
• Experience:

• Public accounting experience

• Experience supporting shared functional groups as a finance expert or liaison.
• Experience in financial reporting with exposure to broker dealer operations is a plus.

• Skills:

• Exceptional communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate financial concepts clearly and concisely.

• Professionalism: Proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, including senior executives.

• Strong technical skills: Proficiency in Excel, other accounting software, data management and financial analysis tools.

• Knowledge of BPC 10.0, SAP Accounting

What We Offer You: In addition to a great paycheck, there is career development, educational opportunities, enhanced 401K and match, low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We have a competitive paid time off program, including holidays and volunteer time. Plus, our 35-acre facility has a park-like atmosphere, a completely remodeled facility, an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, daycare center, and cafeteria. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!

If you're interested in joining a company that appreciates employees, provides growth and professional development opportunities, and offers great benefits, we invite you to apply today!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.