What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Farm Bureau Financial Services?
Join our Expense Planning team and build a strong foundation in financial planning and analysis. This Staff Accountant role is ideal for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 0-2 years of experience who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute.
You’ll gain hands-on exposure to budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and financial reporting across the enterprise, all while working alongside experienced team members who will support your development.
Who We Are: With Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We’re proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare and analyze financial workpapers, reports, learning how your observations support business decisions
- Assist with data gathering and initial cost‑benefit calculations, gaining exposure to project evaluation and cross‑functional teamwork
- Support budgeting, forecasting, overhead work, and monthly variances to build core financial analysis skills
- Learn to troubleshoot common issues and build technical skills in a leading financial planning system
- Identify opportunities to improve processes as you grow your problem‑solving skills
What It Takes to Join Our Team:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, 0-2 years of accounting experience including internships, part-time roles, or coursework projects
- Foundational understanding of GAAP with a willingness to learn more
- Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, data automation) and aptitude for learning new technologies, including CoPilot
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail‑oriented and well-organized
- Collaborative, positive and eager to learn from the team
What We Offer You: When you’re on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You’ll hear about career development and educational opportunities. We offer a 401K Plan that includes a match and employer contribution, low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!
Work Authorization/Sponsorship: 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.