Staff Accountant - Premium Svcs Operations

All Boston Mutual employees who interact with our policyholders, our producers, and our BML associates embrace the principles of our brand and service philosophy. We are all brand ambassadors. Both our words and our behaviors matter. We share a common service philosophy and pride ourselves in living the BML brand promises every day, one interaction at a time.The following statements represent what Boston Mutual stands “FOR” – it is what makes us different and better in the market we serve.

We are FOR being a progressive life insurance company dedicated to offering financial peace of mind to working Americans and their families.

We are FOR providing practical and affordable products designed for those we serve.

We are FOR making it easy to secure a level of financial protection with a portfolio of products – beginning with life insurance – via enrollment and billing options at the workplace.

We are FOR providing a personalized customer experience to our policyholders and producers.

We are FOR acting in the best interests of our policyholders, producers, employees and the communities in which we live and serve – representing the goodness of mutuality in all we do.

We do our best to:

Demonstrate a desire to assist

Listen for understanding and respond empathetically

Explain things in a manner that is easy to understand

Be knowledgeable students of our business

Take full ownership to resolve questions and issues

Be professional, polite and courteous

Leave our customers and associates “better than where we found them”

The Staff Accountant – Premium Svcs Operations reports directly to the Premium Svcs Manager. The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Premium Svcs Manager in processing daily and monthly accounting activity to ensure that incoming Group funds are properly assigned to the correct policies.The role requires the ability to coordinate the accumulation of data from Treasury and fellow members of the Premium Svcs area as well as other departments in order to ensure that group accounting is accurate and appropriate.The Staff Accountant is expected to:

Review and verify daily cash receipts to ensure accuracy and completeness

Create all journal entries to record suspense transactions

Perform various monthly suspense account reconciliations, including researching and resolving certain discrepancies

Prepare monthly reports

Respond to internal and external audit inquiries, including supporting the annual external audit

Must comply with privacy guidelines; will protect the privacy of customer information

Identifying and implementing opportunities for in-department improvement and efficiency

Perform special analyses – ad hoc and as requested from management.

QualificationsEducation: High School Diploma required. Associate’s degree in accounting preferred.Experience: Minimum 2+ years of accounting or equivalent experience required.Knowledge Requirements:

Entry level knowledge of accounting systems and procedures

Excellent communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively build and extend relationships with internal and external clients

Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and within a collaborative team-oriented environment

Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to context, substance and detail

Strong office computer skills and the ability to adapt to new software environments.

Hybrid Work ModelAt our Canton location, employees will be on site Monday - Thursday starting 5/1/23. At our Omaha location, employees will be on site 2 days per week.Boston Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. Boston Mutual is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, military service, veteran status, family status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws. Boston Mutual is a drug-free workplace.#LI-Hybrid