Staff Accountant I (Remote)
California FAIR Plan Association • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Dec 25, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY
The Staff Accountant I will maintain financial procedures and record financial transactions for assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The Staff Accountant I also ensures financial compliance through preparation of reports and financial statements.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare, process and post journal entries timely and accurately.
- Assure that financial accounts are reconciled timely and accurately.
- Support timely and efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Perform account analysis to identify and explain variances.
- Maintaining proper documentation and filing of supporting documents, including approvals.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests.
- Liaise with the bank and other parties as required.
- Perform backup duties within the department as required.
SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (STAFF ACCOUNTANT I) – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
- Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Ensures accuracy of journal entries and reconciliations of data sources to the general ledger.
- Maintain the general ledger system and reports, including processing and uploading changes to general ledger accounts using Integration Manager (Great Plains).
- Responsible for preparation and filing of annual escheat reports including remittance of monies to various states in a timely manner.
- Assist in the preparation and submission of compliance and regulatory filings such as statistical and financial data requests from Department of Insurance, data calls, and US census reports.
- Perform validity checks on accounting reports from Information Systems to ensure that they are generated accurately and on a timely basis.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting or related field.
- 0 to 3 years of relevant work experience. (Staff Accountant I).
- Knowledge of systems and processes related to treasury and financial management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to operate with a high degree of accuracy.
- Strong initiative, organizational skills and ability to self-manage while remaining flexible to changing tasks and priorities.
- Excellent Typing skills and 10 Key by touch.
- Microsoft Office suite experience required; strong Excel skills preferred.
- Microsoft Dynamics GP experience preferred.
- Insurance background a plus.