Berkley Looking for Accounting Associate at Chesterfield, Illinois, United States Full Time

 

Midwest Employers Casualty (MEC) is a member of
the W. R. Berkley Corporation, a fortune 500 company, rated A+
(Superior) by A.M. Best Company, based in Chesterfield, MO. We improve
the quality of life for employees severely injured on the job and help
companies understand and mitigate their risk for workers’ compensation
injuries. MEC has a friendly, results-focused work environment. We
seek employees who take initiative, are quick to adapt, are
dependable, and like working as part of a team.

 

 

The company is an equal employment opportunity
employer.  

The
Accounting Associate will manage accounts receivable
and accounts payable functions, including outstanding collections
follow up, ceded reinsurance billing, supplier maintenance, processing
vendor and claim payment cash disbursements, and related journal entry
into the PeopleSoft financial software.

 

Key
functions include but are not limited to:

• Perform premium
  accounts receivable duties, including timely follow up on aging
  balances and management reporting of outstanding amounts due.
• Process ceded reinsurance billings, including external
  distribution of invoices, follow up on outstanding amounts due, and
  management reporting.
• Perform accounts payable duties for MEC
  specific functions, including issuing payments and follow up on
  outstanding items to ensure proper compliance.
• Process claims
  reimbursement requests, including review and reconciliation of payment
  detail, confirmation of policy coverage, and referral of amount due.
• Vendor management within the payables function.
• Miscellaneous General Ledger maintenance.
• Serve as
  back-up for various Treasury functions.
• Perform other duties
  and responsibilities as necessary to assure the overall success of the
  Finance Team

• College
  diploma or university degree in the field of accounting or finance
  preferred.
• Knowledge with PeopleSoft GL, Hyperion/SmartView,
  FRS, and Powercomp.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excell skills.
• Interact and collaborate with employees at all levels from
  across the organization.
• Ability to recommend, present, and
  implement change.
• Be a main point person with multiple
  Brokers/Intermediaries and work to resolve any reconciling issues.
• Be a problem solver, with high attention to detail, and be
  willing to take ownership.
• Team-oriented, approachable,
  welcome feedback, self-motivating, and enthusiastic.

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes
from external recruiting agencies or firms.

The actual salary
for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including
the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education,
training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other
conditions of employment.

Sponsorship
not Offered for this Role