Role: Accounting Specialist Location: Saddle brook, NJ 07663(Onsite) Contract opportunity ( 6+ months ) Job Summary: - Under general direction, the Associate II processes company financial data and transactions from multiple business areas within Allstate to ensure compliant and accurate processing.
- In addition, the position provides accounting support and expertise to internal and external customers and business partners for manual and automated financial transactions and policy updates.
Key Responsibilities: - Balances moderately complex general ledger accounts including analyzing and investigating variances under general supervision.
- Assists in month-end reporting procedures and financial close process
- Processes various payment types including automated and/or manual electronic payment requests according to system and customer requirements
- Enters financial data into various accounting systems
- Researches, investigates, and resolves common exceptions, variances, or posting errors
- Receives and responds to written and verbal communication with internal and external business partners
- Demonstrates understanding of business platforms, processes, and SOX environment (SME)
- Prioritizes workflow according to SLAs. Meets the established standards for processes
- Works effectively with vendor partners both onshore and offshore
Education and Experience - High school diploma or equivalent
- 0 - 2 years of related experience,
Functional Skills - Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office- Outlook, Excel, and Word
- Light experience working with mathematics and data entry
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
- SAP knowledge and experience
Skills: Dataentry, Account