Accounting Assistant - Accounts Payable

Accounting Houston, Texas


  • Job Category:

    Accounting

  • Location:

    Houston, Texas

  • Job Type:

    Regular

  • Number of Openings:

    1

Description

Position at Tokio Marine HCC

Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland, and other exciting locations. With the strength and stability that comes from being a member of the Tokio Marine Group, and more than forty years of growth, profitability, and stability, we offer important insurance products that most people don’t even know exist. Every policy we write is special, enabling our clients to do amazing things. From insuring the crops that feed us to the rock concerts that entertain us, to rescuing international travelers in trouble, we offer more than 100 classes of specialty insurance. Applying our Mind Over Risk philosophy to writing insurance allows our customers take on opportunity with confidence. That philosophy defines our way of thinking, unites us as a team, and differentiates us from our competitors. We are much more than just an insurance company, we are a good company.  
  
What we offer:  
Just as Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies is customer centric, we are also employee centric offering our employees a competitive salary and employee benefit package, strong learning culture, collaboration, 401K match, paid parental leave, hybrid work schedule, travel opportunities and an opportunity to love what you do.  
  
  
Key Responsibilities:

•    Compile, sort, and analyze documents, such as invoices, checks and receipts, to substantiate business transactions.
•    Verify and post details of business transactions, such as expenses incurred, funds received and disbursed, and post transactions to ledgers, computer spreadsheets, and/or databases.
•    Prepare vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports and other records, and review for accuracy.
•    Code data and input into accounting systems according to company procedures.
•    Reconcile general ledger accounts with various registers.
•    Extract general ledger information for use in analysis and reports.
•    Research and respond to both internal and external customers regarding inquiries and resolve issues and discrepancies.
•    Provide ad hoc information and data analysis as requested to support both current work and special projects.
•    May perform other general clerical duties such as filing, copying, typing, answering phones, and operating departmental office equipment.
•    May provide assistance to or act as transaction approval level for team members in the absence of the supervisor/manager.  
  
  
Minimum Knowledge, Qualifications and Education Requirements: 

•    High School or GED, associate degree preferred.
•    2 Years of relevant and progressive experience in Accounting and/or Finance.
•    Good written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy.
•    Good organizational and analytical skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
•    Experience using PeopleSoft or any equivalent ERP systems preferred.
•    Intermediate proficiency and experience using Microsoft Excel.  
 
 
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