Senior Accountant
As a Senior Accountant on the General Ledger team at AWL, you will be reporting to the Assistant Controller and handling a diverse array of accounting responsibilities. The accounting environment consists of a high volume of automated and batch transaction processing as well as complex and technical accounting issues. The Senior Accountant is a fundamental participant in the month-end close process. On a monthly basis, responsibilities will include revenue reporting, commission calculations, journal entries, account reconciliations. Preparing variance analysis and having a deep understanding of the underlying activity associated with each transaction being recorded. This position requires constant collaboration with team members and several different departments within the Company. Collaboration, curiosity, ability to work independently and be self-motivated are all important characteristics. Prior experience with advanced Excel skills is required and Net Suite experience is preferred.
General Responsibilities:
- Excel expert to analyze and manipulate data from various systems
- Perform revenue analytics and reconcile source data
- Responsible for core components of the month end close process
- Calculate and record monthly policy sales revenue according to the signed contracts and GAAP guidelines
- Calculate monthly sales commissions for policy sales
- Prepare monthly journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations for many of the company’s balance sheet accounts, including contract assets for policy sales
- Deep understanding of underlying transactions
- Participate during the monthly Close Review meeting
- Assist in documentation of processes and key policies
- Identify areas for improvement in accounting processes and implement changes to improve effectiveness and efficiency
- Collaborate with other members of the accounting team to support department objectives
- Work on special projects and reporting as assigned
Requirements:
- BS/MS in Accounting
- 5+ years of experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated communication skills and a flexible attitude
- CPA or CPA Candidate preferred
- Experience with NetSuite preferred
- Adaptive Planning experience a plus
AWL (All Web Leads, Inc.) is one of the most successful customer acquisition marketing companies in the US. Simply put, we help our customers acquire customers. Today, we do this for the US insurance industry. Our amazing team of over 500 talented and successful professionals uses Internet marketing to turn consumer interest in insurance products into policy sales for the world’s largest insurance carriers and more than 30,000 of their agents. We are Austin-born and our growth from a 2-person startup in 2005 to a highly profitable business has been remarkable. We are a tight-knit team with a fast paced, energetic, and entrepreneurial company culture that has been ranked a Best Places to Work in Austin for 2017, 2018 and 2019. We provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, and a fabulous, fun, collaborative environment that allows our people to be their best.