Accountant – Remote Jobs NYC
Job Description
Job Type: Accountant from home
Location: New York work from home
Company: Cigna
The accountant’s duties will include checking bank statements, account balances, and general ledger correctness and completeness, among other accounting-related tasks. In order to ensure accurate reporting, the position will manage data flow between various departments. It will also play a significant role in month-end close procedures, which include journal entries, support for internal and external audits, supporting schedules, and other duties as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Complete period end closing deliverables each month in accordance with GAAP.
- When necessary, work with cross-functional teams to ensure timely reporting to ensure proper posting of accruals, prepaids, and other financial entries.
- Aid in the evaluation of P&L activity to evaluate completion before the third closing day.
- To ensure accurate financial reporting, carry out general ledger reconciliation and account analysis, including reconciling subledger balances to the general ledger.
- Assist with monthly and ad hoc reporting pertaining to specific AR activities, forecasting, and financial trends reporting to management.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and/or annual reviews conducted by internal and external auditors by providing relevant supporting material.
- Assist in improving processes to promote efficiency and improvements.
Requirements:
- Accounting bachelor’s degree.
- 1+ years of relevant expertise with balance sheet reconciliations, P&L statements, journal entries, and month-end closure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, as well as advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint & Excel.
- Exceptional verbal and writing communication, especially presenting abilities. comfortable speaking with with educating audiences with diverse levels of subject knowledge on complex concepts.
- Possessing initiative, commitment, and the capacity to perform well under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
If you intend to work from home on a regular basis or infrequently, you must have an internet connection from a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with minimum download and upload speeds of 10 Mbps and 5 Mbps, respectively.