Accounting Analyst

The Company: Aflac Columbus

The Location:

GA, US, 31999

The Division: U.S. Strategy

Job Id: 6316

Salary Range: $42,000 - $98,000

Job Posting End Date: June 5, 2024

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Worker Designation – This role ishybrid.This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

• If you livewithin 50 milesof the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA this role will behybrid.This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

  What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity

• Communicating Effectively

• Pursuing Self-Development

• Serving Customers

• Supporting Change

• Supporting Organizational Goals

• Working with Diverse Populations

  What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Microsoft Excel: Intermediate

• Microsoft Word: Intermediate

• Microsoft Access: Intermediate

• Microsoft PowerPoint: Intermediate

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Statutory Accounting Principles, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and IRS regulations with an emphasis on insurance accounting

• Demonstrated ability to understand and use computer systems and application tools for analysis

• Ability to exercise good judgment, solve problems and be resourceful to assist customers with identification, analysis, and resolution of work-related issues

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and team facilitation skills to effectively interact with senior management, and internal and external customers

• Ability to work independently, set priorities, handle multiple tasks with concentration, speed, and accuracy to meet deadlines

• Ability to work effectively in a diverse work group

• Strong analytical skills to interpret and adapt known methods, system procedures, or operating concepts to new situations

  Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

• 2 years of professional job-related work experience

• Sales and use tax reporting and 1099 reporting experience

  Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

  Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares state reports for escheated checks at required deadlines; performs daily balancing for the escheated checks system to ensure correct recording of unclaimed and replacement checks; prepares reports related to escheated checks; performs research resulting from state and claimant requests related to escheated funds

• Maintains effective working relationships with department representatives to maintain balanced accounts and ensure continued company compliance to accounting procedures, policies, deadlines, etc.; reviews daily, weekly, and monthly transaction reports, and researches and resolves processing errors or other identified discrepancies; verifies supporting documents, and confirms the approving authority, the content and all calculations; reviews and researches account information to respond to inquiries, to trace the source of identified problems, and to resolve and/or explain discrepancies and variances; performs corrective actions to redirect funds, initiate or retrieve payments, balance accounts, or advise department representatives accordingly

• Prepares Sales & Use Tax returns at required deadlines monthly, quarterly, etc.; reconciles related sales tax accounts; reviews payment transactions and backup documentation to ensure sales and use tax is correct

• Prepares management reports weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually; extracts, prepares, and analyzes accounting and statistical data, interpreting trends or deviations from past performances to create accurate reports for management and other departments throughout the organization; processes 1099’s annually

• Acts as a liaison with vendors, the division, financial institutions related to ACH, and other departments throughout the organization, collecting information, resolving account discrepancies, and providing advice, direction, and/or training on the company’s accounting procedures and policies, reporting and processing deadlines, year-end accounting activity, operating systems, etc.; ensures that information channels, procedure guides, and operating instructions are current and updated simultaneously with system, policy, and/or procedure changes

• Performs vendor maintenance; ensures all w-9 documents from vendors are matched with barcodes and sent to imaging

• Writes system change requests(SCR) for Accounts Payable and for the escheated check system Tracker; performs testing related to the SCR and approves before elevated to production

• Communicates with team members to inform of document procedure changes and ensure continued department compliance to accounting procedures, policies, deadlines, etc.; may train and provide assistance to new and junior team members; maintains effective and accurate electronic or manual filing systems, transactions, and accounting logs that provide a quickreference database on department activities; prepares documents for imaging; maintains an upto-date procedure manual that provides accurate step-by-step procedures to accomplish all assigned tasks

• Participates in department and/or division projects

• Performs other duties as required

  Total Rewards

  This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $42,000 - $98,000.

  In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

Nearest Major Market:Columbus GA