Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY

Come join our team as a Pension Accountant at the United Association National Pension Fund (UANPF), where you will focus on providing excellent service to our retired pensioners, demonstrating outstanding customer service, and performing accounting duties in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) standards.

About Us:
The United Association National Pension Fund (UANPF) is a multi-employer defined benefit pension fund established over 55 years ago. We administer retirement benefits nationwide for over 160,000 hardworking members of the United Association and their families.

Position Overview:
As a Staff I Accountant, you will carry out a variety of intricate clerical, data entry, and accounting tasks, all in accordance with GAAP standards and Fund policies. Your responsibilities will include maintaining Pension Accounting records and preparing financial, statistical, and technical reports. Most importantly, in your role as a Pension Accountant, you will build meaningful relationships with our Pensioners and Beneficiaries, becoming their trusted liaison for their pension accounting needs. Collaboration and teamwork with colleagues are essential aspects of this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Ensure that all forms and returned mail that are placed in candidate’s workflow is entered and process timely.
• Maintains and responds to accounts payable email, enter accounts payable in the proper period and cut checks once payment is approved, and maintains the payable support in our record keeping system.
• Download the daily bank activity, format it and load the activity in a batch linking system.
• Enters data into Service XG from various sources such as from W4‐P and VA‐P tax forms, pre‐code files, deaths reported from the United Association and Pension Benefit Inc. and updates from local’s Health & Welfare premiums to be collected from pensioners/beneficiaries and paid directly to the Health & Welfare Funds.
• Processes incoming Direct Deposit forms. Reviews all Direct Deposit batch letters produced nightly and makes necessary changes prior to management for review.
• Creates a Pre‐Note file weekly of newly added direct deposit information to be sent to Truist Bank for verification.
• Maintains and reviews random income verification letters.
• Prepares verification of income letters for our members.
• Reviews batch letters for scheduled terminating benefits (“Expires” for accuracy and forwards for mailing.
• Performs Internet searches for Long Term suspended pensioners/beneficiaries and creates follow‐up letters accordingly.
• Processes returned 1099R forms ‐ makes copies of all returned mail for member's records and reviews member’s file for current status (active, inactive, and deceased.).
• Analyzes and performs related tasks to resolve issues from entries on Special Death List Reports.
• Assists in preparing Pension Expense general journal entries.
• Processes returned mail items from the pensioners/beneficiaries.
• Reviews and prepares accounting related documents for electronic filing.
• Prepare Schedule C letters for trustees, employee, investment managers and vendors.
• Provides written contributions to the creation and maintenance of Accounting Procedures.
• Holds in the strictest of confidence content and subject matter of all material.
• Ensures security of National Pension Fund checks, financial records and payroll information.

  CORE COMPETENCIES

• Provide excellence customer service patiently and passionately.
• Communication effectively verbally via telephone, and written communication via email and letters.
• Provide speedy and effective resolution of issues to internal staff and external pensioners and beneficiaries.
• Working knowledge of basic bookkeeping rules and principals, and GAAP.
• Knowledge of laws and requirements for preparation of IRS and state tax filings (IRS Forms 1099‐R, 1099‐MISC, 1099‐INT, 940, 945, etc.).
• Intermediate MS Excel and Word skills.
• Understanding of banking processes as it relates to industry standard software.
• Innovate and actively seek new ways to improve processes & productivity.
• Proactively and successfully identify and address areas of key concern and provide solutions.
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity and professionalism at all times.
• Track record of inter and intra departmental collaboration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• College graduate with a minimum Associates degree in accounting or five (5) years of related accounting experience.
• Basic knowledge of and experience using accounting software.
• Detail‐oriented with a high degree of accuracy, well organized, flexible and able to meet concurrent deadlines.
• Ability to master diverse responsibilities and handle multiple tasks concurrently.

Clear and streamlined communication with members, colleagues and management