What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Accountant position at Delta Dental of Iowa?
Description
Come Smile with Us!
Join our mission-driven team at Delta Dental of Iowa as a Financial Accountant where you will play a key part in preparing and reviewing GAAP and statutory financials, regulatory filings, tax reporting, and intercompany activity for Delta Dental's for-profit subsidiaries - ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely completion of deadlines. You will partner closely with leadership, auditors, and cross functional teams, providing financial insight that informs strategic decisions - all while working in a collaborative environment. If you enjoy complex accounting work with purpose and impact, this is an opportunity to make a difference.
Learn why Sherry enjoys working on the Finance team.
Why Delta Dental of Iowa?
For your smile. For your health. For your community.
At Delta Dental of Iowa, we’re more than just a dental and vision insurance company. Improving health and wellness is at the center of everything we do. As a not-for-profit, we aim to build stronger communities by investing in actions that promote and improve health. Delta Dental of Iowa invests 40% of our dollars directly back into the communities we serve.
Come see why we are passionate about "Bringing Smiles" to our customers. Our team enjoys competitive pay and benefits, an awesome "One Team" approach, and a company culture that fosters "Exceptional Quality Service" and "Leadership at All Levels." Together, we can make a difference – not only in Iowa but across the country.
Essential Functions and Principal Accountabilities:
- Prepare, understand, and review various regulatory filings including the annual and quarterly statutory blanks.
- Responsible for completion of accounting journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
- Complete accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Statutory Accounting Principles.
- Analyze and prepare intercompany journal entries and other subsidiary related transactions.
- Assist with external audits including workpaper preparation and audit report preparation.
- Lead and monitor the annual 1099 process and ensure completion by IRS deadlines.
- Prepare various management reports for senior leadership and other target audiences as required including Board of Directors and Committee presentations.
- Coordinate and complete tax entries.
- Coordinate and prepare budgets, forecasts, and strategic financial plans, as well as analysis of financial results.
- Backup to various processes within the Accounting department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- 4-6 years’ accounting experience required.
- Knowledge of GAAP accounting principles required.
- Advanced Excel skills required.
- Strong accounting, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills in order to communicate across business unit lines.
- Detail-orientation with high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred
- Knowledge of statutory accounting principles as they relate to the insurance industry.
- Tax experience in Corporate Federal & State income taxes and 1099’s strongly preferred; Premium taxes.
- Business Central and Solver software experience.
Delta Dental of Iowa is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. It is also the policy of Delta Dental of Iowa to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or protected veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.