Senior Accountant

Who we are

Our claims organisation handles more than 400,000 claims a year, including catastrophe response after hurricanes and hail. Columbus Insurance is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents.

Columbus Insurance is looking for a Senior Accountant to join a small, steady team. We are looking for an accountant who likes clean reconciliations and asks why a number moved. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in Zambia, with a local contract and salary paid in local currency. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

In this role you will

• Calculate and book revenue under ASC 606 for standard contracts.
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities.
• Document close procedures and keep the close checklist current.
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations.
• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities.
• Record fixed asset additions and run monthly depreciation.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Organised and accurate under deadlines.
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS.

Perks and benefits

Compensation: ZMW 24,500 to ZMW 31,000 pcm

• Flexible hours.
• Co-working space stipend.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Home office setup budget.
• Paid sick days.

Let us know your current notice period and salary expectations.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Columbus Insurance.