Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Coface

The Tone:
At Coface, a global organization with 5,200 experts across 58 countries, we make trade happen every day by helping companies navigate uncertainty and trade smarter. This is a full-time role at Coface. As a Staff Accountant, you will play a crucial role in maintaining accurate financial records, performing essential reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards, directly contributing to Coface’s robust financial reporting and internal controls.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Mission: To ensure accurate cashbook records and transactions, timely reconciliations, and proper recording in compliance with company policies and accounting standards for robust financial reporting and internal controls.
• Tech Stack: Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations), ERP/GL systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage Cash Transactions: Perform daily cashbook entries, monitor all incoming and outgoing payments, including specific bookings for investment income and bank charges, ensuring accuracy across all cash transactions.
• Conduct Reconciliations: Regularly reconcile bank statements with cashbook balances (daily, weekly, monthly), and actively investigate and resolve any discrepancies between records promptly.
• Support Financial Closures: Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and the booking of journal entries, ensuring all cash-related accounts are accurate for financial reporting.
• Ensure Compliance & Collaboration: Maintain compliance with internal controls and company policies related to cash handling, assist with regulatory filing, collaborate with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable SSC teams to confirm deposits and payments, and support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation.
• Identify Process Improvements: Proactively identify and propose process improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy within cash management operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with a strong understanding of US GAAP and standard accounting practices.
• Experience: 0-3 years of General Ledger or corporate accounting experience, including proficiency with ERP/GL systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Skills: Proficiency with Excel for data analysis, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliations; demonstrated attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Bonus: Prior experience in the insurance or financial services industry is a plus.