Accountant IV

Summary

Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we’ve been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina … and much more. We are one of the nation’s leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!

Description

Position Purpose

• Responsible for the most complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and/or for developing financial statements and/or reports. Analyzes complex financial data and/or reports on the results and/or probable implications. Compiles financial information, processes journal entries into various accounts, and/or reconciles reports and/or financial data.
  
  

Logistics

• This is a full-time position working (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm working on-site at 17 Technology Circle Columbia SC, in an office environment. Overtime as needed.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Exercises accounting control over a group of accounts within a given specialized area. Analyzes complex financial data and/or extracts and/or defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or/or to project a financial probability. Records, classifies, and/or summarizes financial transactions and/or events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Provides information to customers, explains accounting transactions, and/or resolves accounting issues and/or discrepancies.
• Prepares journal entries and/or reconciles the general ledger accounts. Analyzes financial transactions to ensure the proper recording of revenues to the general ledger. Researches expenses and/or explains cost and/or allocation variances. Prepares budget for assigned departments and/or assists cost center managers as needed. Ensures expenses are allocated in accordance with business contracts and/or departmental operating standards.
• Develops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting and/or results analysis. Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and/or graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or/or format data and/or/or reports.
• Reviews the work of less experienced staff members. Prepares and/or presents training sessions in response to repetitive errors identified in the work performed by those associates. Reviews departmental policies, procedures, and/or forms used by the staff to identify areas of potential improvement in those documents. Suggests updates and/or improvements and/or prepares a preliminary draft of the policies including the updates or improvements as necessary.
• Responds to requests for proposals. Develops rates and/or pricing assumptions. Reviews contract clauses. Prepares miscellaneous documents and/or detailed audit package that supports all elements of the proposal.
• Handle special projects as assigned by department manager and/or or requested by other groups such as, but no limited to, coordination of various internal and/or external audit projects, compilation of data for audits by internal and/or external auditors, functionality of accounting/costing system, coordination and/or implementation of system enhancements and/or releases with information systems and/or working with information systems to test and/or monitor internal controls and/or corrective/preventive actions for department.
  
  

To Qualify For This Position, You'll Need

• Bachelor's in a job-related field with 24 semester hours in Accounting. (Anyone hired prior to August 1, 2008, in an accounting position only requires 21 semester hours of Accounting.)
• 8 years of accounting experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts. Able to persuade, influence or negotiate with others. Possesses excellent leadership, communication, organizational and analytical skills. Strong decision-making skills. Ability to work independently.
• Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications.
  
  

What We Prefer You To Have

• Cost Accounting experience (reconciliations, pool allocations).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (extracting data).
  
  

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