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# Staff Accountant at ACORD Corporation

- **Company:** ACORD Corporation
- **Location:** Little Falls, NJ
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/acord/36d6aa45-2ccd-424f-8ffe-39b472d457a3

## Job description

Oversee and assist with core accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance activities. This role involves maintaining monthly financial records, aiding in budget and audit preparations, supporting cross-functional payroll and tax needs, and providing reliable internal and external customer support across various department functions. Candidates must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of our Little Falls, NJ office and be able to work on-site as business needs require.

Position Responsibilities

- Responsible for the preparation and integrity of the monthly financial statements, account analyses, and journal entries.
- Work closely with Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist to act as a backup in payroll.
- Prepare and gather information for annual 1099 reporting.
- Assist with month-end close process.
- Responsible for preparing sales tax & VAT reporting for applicable areas.
- Responsible for project accounting and fixed assets for ACORD.
- Support internal and external customer needs and maintain an expected level of "customer service."
- Assist with customer invoicing for ACORD.
- Assist with reviewing of expense accounts.
- Assist in preparation for audits by providing explanations for analysis for the quarterly & year-end reviews.
- Maintain and compile information for Budgeting and Forecasting purposes.
- Assist with special projects, as business needs arise.

Education & Essential Skills

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
- Excellent verbal and business writing skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Proficient with automated General Ledger systems.
- Excellent verbal and business writing skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Adaptability and willingness to learn additional accounting responsibilities and systems.

## Experience

- 3 to 5 years relevant accounting experience.
- Strong background in understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- Proficient with automated General Ledger systems.
- Produced accurate, complete, and well-supported accounting work on schedule.

## About ACORD Corporation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ACORD is a global nonprofit that develops and maintains open data standards to enable efficient and accurate data exchange across the entire insurance industry value chain.
- **Entity Type**: Nonprofit organization (industry-owned; not a for-profit corporation)
- **Headquarters**: Little Falls, New Jersey, United States (with offices in Pearl River, NY and London, UK)
- **Founded**: 1970
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (industry-initiated)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Insurance data standards, technology, and services
- **Target customers**: B2B – insurance and reinsurance companies, agents and brokers, software providers, financial services organizations, and industry associations
- **Mission statement**: “Enable the success of the global insurance industry by facilitating the flow of data and information across all insurance stakeholders through relevant and timely data standards.”

## Products & Services
- **ACORD Standards (Data Standards)** – The core offering: open, consensus-based electronic standards for policy, claim, accounting, and other insurance transactions. Used by 36,000+ organizations in 100+ countries.
- **GRLC Generation 2.0** – Next‑generation data standards for global (re)insurance digitalization, launched in 2025.
- **Digital Invoicing Standards** – Standards to digitize invoicing in the retail insurance market, pioneered with Howden.
- **ACORD Transcriber** – An AI‑enabled tool that extracts data from submission documents (e.g., MRCs) to improve efficiency.
- **ACORD Forms & Tools** – Standardized paper and electronic forms for insurance workflows.
- **Insurance Innovation Challenge** – Annual event to foster new products and services for the industry.
- **ACORD Scholars’ Program & Young Professionals’ Program** – Educational initiatives to develop industry talent.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately **$35.6 million** (latest available), with 67 employees (+7.1% YoY growth).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Industry‑owned, but key recent collaborators include **Howden** (UK retail invoicing standards), **Expleo** (Blue Print Two modernisation), **DXC Technology**, and the **Dubai International Financial Centre Insurance Association**.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 7.1% headcount growth year‑over‑year.
  - Launched **GRLC Generation 2.0** standards in 2025.
  - Hosted “Insurance 2040” survey to shape the industry’s future.
  - Introduced AI‑powered student challenges to drive innovation.
  - Expanded global reach with a **2024 PC360 Luminary Award for Innovation in Workplace Culture**.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Industry‑owned and nonprofit** – Perceived as neutral, trusted, and member‑driven, reducing bias toward any single vendor.
- **50‑year track record** – Established in 1970, ACORD’s standards are deeply embedded in insurance operations worldwide.
- **Massive network effect** – More than 36,000 participating organizations create high switching costs and wide adoption.
- **Open standards** – Consensus‑based process ensures broad buy‑in and interoperability across competing systems.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digitalization of the insurance value chain** – Recent standards like GRLC 2.0 and digital invoicing aim to replace paper and manual processes.
- **AI & innovation** – The ACORD Transcriber and Student Challenge demonstrate a push to integrate AI into standards and operations.
- **Global interconnectivity** – Partnerships in Dubai, UK, and other regions signal a focus on expanding standards adoption internationally.
- **Workforce development** – Investing in scholarship programs and young‑professional initiatives to build the next generation of industry talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & recognition** – Named a **2024 PC360 Luminary for Innovation in Workplace Culture**. Core pillars: lifelong learning, new perspectives, community service, health & wellness, and diversity & inclusion.
- **Work model** – Hybrid and on‑site roles based in Little Falls, NJ / Pearl River, NY and London. The career page indicates both “On‑site” and “Hybrid” options.
- **Benefits** – Generous parental leave, health insurance, generous PTO (according to Built In profiles).
- **Team size & global reach** – Small (67 employees) but influential; opportunity to make a large impact on a global industry.
- **Meaningful mission** – Work that directly improves efficiency, reduces costs, and modernizes a trillion‑dollar industry.
- **Employee ratings** – 3.6/5 on LinkedIn (63 reviews), with strengths in work‑life balance (3.8) and compensation (3.9).

## Sources
1. [acord.org – About ACORD](https://www.acord.org/ACORD-about/ACORD-About)
2. [lever.co – ACORD Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/acord)
3. [linkedin.com – ACORD Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/acord)
4. [builtin.com – ACORD Careers & Perks](https://builtin.com/company/acord)

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