Accountant

Company: Farm Bureau Financial Services
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: November 9, 2024

Job Description:

AccountantGreat opportunity to grow your career in Accounting!***will be filled at the appropriate level based on experience***Elevate your finance career within our Expense Planning team. As an accountant with 3-5 years' experience, you'll gain high visibility, work directly with VPs, and play a crucial role in managing enterprise-wide expenses. Our team handles all significant projects, conducting in-depth cost-benefit analyses. This high-growth position provides hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, and expense analysis. If you have a strong accounting background, analytical skills, and a passion for learning, we'll equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed.Who We Are - Farm Bureau Financial Services, we protect livelihoods and futures. We value a work environment where integrity, teamwork and service are at the heart of everything we do. We're proud of an 80-year commitment to our customers and we strive to create an atmosphere where employees can succeed.What You'll Do:

• Overview: as part of the Expense Planning team, this position is responsible for conducting Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBA) to assess economic viability. The role also involves supporting annual expense budgeting, forecasting, and the overall management of expenses in collaboration with the team.
• CBA Process: Assist in analyzing projects, calculating costs, benefits, and projected IRRs. Support the project team in presenting to the CBA committee.
• Annual Budgeting and Forecasting: Contribute to the annual expense budgeting and forecasting process for Life, P&C, and Enterprise businesses. Analyze allocations by company and profit center. Provide updates and training to cost center owners.
• Overhead Expense Analysis: Review and analyze overhead expenses as part of the annual budget process.
• Finance Liaison: Serve as a finance liaison, supporting technology, marketing, sales distribution, and project office groups.
• Reporting and Analysis: Prepare monthly variance reports, including forecasting support and ad hoc projects like headcount reports, project pipeline tracking, and project result tracking. Assist with quarterly commission expense reporting and analysis.
• Budget Tool Administration: Administer the Workday Adaptive Planning budget tool, managing access, designing reports, writing formulas, working with restructures and realignments, and learning to troubleshoot issues.What It Takes to Join Our Team:Required Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Experience: 3-5 years of accounting experience, including exposure to expense analysisPreferred Qualifications:
    • Certifications: CPA designation
    • Experience:
      • Public accounting experience
      • Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
      • Experience supporting shared functional groups as a finance expert or liaison
      • Skills:
        • Exceptional communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate financial concepts clearly and concisely.
        • Professionalism: Proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, including senior executives.
        • Strong technical skills: Proficiency in Excel, other accounting software, and financial analysis tools.
        • Knowledge of Adaptive Insights, BPC 10.0, SAP Accounting, internal structures, and master data file maintenanceAdditional Information:
          • Experience in financial reporting, budgeting, or expense analysis is a plus.Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.

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