Accountant (Temp)

Onsite/hybrid in Helena MT or Chicago

Must have Technical and Analytical Skills. Alteryx, Advance Excel & Power Point

Prefeed Experience: Macros, Formulas, Monarch tool, Power BI

This position is responsible for the Claims/Checks/Refund balancing for the Commercial as well as Government Line of a Business. Review of daily claims offshore balancing processes utilizing Alteryx Automated System and follow-up on any variances with partner areas or vendor resources. Performing accounting and analysis at an advanced level, preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, reporting and communicating issues/discrepancies to management and recommending operational solutions; assisting with project support impacting various areas of Financial Operations; controlling and monitoring of various departmental accounting related activities; completion of journal vouchers; developing ad-hoc reports; and generating of monthly recap information necessary to support monthly statistical reporting.
Responsible for researching & troubleshooting challenging questions and unusual cases, responding to complex or escalated questions or issues or volatile situations. Position is responsible for reporting operational activity contracts with preparing YTD financial statements for the line of business and subsidiary companies. Partnering with operational departments to obtain support for entries and processing prior/current period adjustments based on the changes.
This position is also responsible for balancing and recording complex journal entries for all the line of business in the Client divisional states. Support the internal as well as external audit inquiries including MAR, audit services as well as EY requests on a monthly, quarterly & annual basis. Provide support to the automation projects and provide inputs from accounting perspectives for the process improvements. Point of contact for various adhoc inquiries for claim, transactions, activities and suspense.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
*Bachelors in accounting or finance and at least 3 years' accounting experience; OR 6 years of accounting experience.
*Keen analytical skills and very detail oriented.
*Ability to work independently and multi-task.
*Auditing accounts to ensure they are in balance, cash has been allocated, and aging is current.
*Clear, concise written and oral communication with good grammar and word choice.
*Ability to read and interpret financial reports.
*Intermediate to Advanced MS Word and Excel knowledge.
*Monthly preparation of account reconciliations and research of any variances that arise due to reconciling items.
*Audit coordination with Corporate Governance for MAR updates, Internal Audit, and E&Y for audits.