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Aston Carter Senior Compliance Accountant in Arlington, Virginia
Compliance Accountant | Arlington, VA
Job Description:
Manages the daily, monthly, quarterly and annual planning, forecasting and reporting while maintaining a continued focus on best accounting and financial reporting practices, internal controls, policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
Serves as a business advisor by providing financial advice and analysis to key stakeholders in the department. In particular, offers advice to business leaders related to financial compliance matters for the plans.
Leads and supports a cross-functional team of accountants and staff to ensure an accurate permissible Plan billing process.
Monitors and analyzes expense trends and ensures a clear audit trail to ensure compliance with ERISA. Investigates any unusual time charging trends and provides advice to managers and staff regarding the proper charging of time to the Plans.
Ensures third party vendor agreements and allocations are properly documented and in compliance with ERISA requirements.
Leads cross-functional team to ensure the smooth and timely delivery of the audited financial statements to the Board of Directors.
Ensures collaboration across departments to achieve audit planning and fieldwork goals.
Supports the preparation of audit schedules, GAAP financial statements, and ad hoc analysis as it pertains to the benefit plans’ annual audits.
Performs general ledger accounting including preparing journal entries, uploading of journal entries, and compiling the financial statements.
Ensures financial statements are GAAP compliant and completed in a timely and efficient manner.
Manages and oversees the day-to-day activities of the Retirement Security Plan and Group Benefit Program’s private market investments from a Finance perspective.
Manages the private market investment compliance and reporting in coordination with the Investment Strategy and Performance department
Assists with the overall tax compliance strategy, including compliance with all federal and state regulations and filings.
Additional responsibilities include, but not limited to assisting with monthly closing processes, budgeting, quarterly forecasting, preparation and submission of tax schedules (Forms 990 & 990T).
Skills and Qualifications:
8 or more years of progressive accounting/finance/budgeting experience.
5 or more years of prior experience in Employee Benefit Plan Administration industry (Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plans, and Health and Welfare Plans)
In-depth knowledge and understanding of ERISA regulations.
CPA license preferred.
Location:
Arlington, VA (hybrid - 2-3 days a week)
Contact Me:
Kaitland Clawson
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitland-clawson-552605154/
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About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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