Senior Accountant, Insurance Accounting

<p>The Senior Accountant is responsible for day-to-day financial activities. This includes creating month-end journal entries, annual and quarterly NAIC statutory statement preparation, internal management reporting, including the analysis and interpretation of data, systems and data flows, maintenance of the general ledger and support of the finance control environment. </p><p></p><p><b>Principal Duties and Responsibilities</b><br>•    Coordinate completion of annual/quarterly statutory statement with outside areas (actuary, investments, tax, reinsurance, etc.) <br>•    Prepare parts of the annual/quarterly statutory statements not covered by outside areas.<br>•    Review general ledger items for accuracy and completeness<br>•    Review, analyze, report, and interpret financial reports<br>•    Prepare monthly Blackline reconciliations various complex accounts <br>•    Assist with preparation of audit work papers<br>•    Perform various projects and analysis as required<br>•    Work collaboratively with the actuary, reinsurance, insurance accounting, tax, investment departments)<br>•    Other responsibilities as assigned<br> <br><b>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</b></p><p>•    Strong knowledge of annual/quarterly NAIC statutory statement preparation. <br>•    Ability to analyze statutory results and report finding to management.<br>•    Strong organizational skills to manage daily responsibilities<br>•    Must have strong math and analytical skills<br>•    Detail oriented; able to multi-task; enjoy fast paced environment<br>•    Technical aptitude for multi-systems<br>•    Solid understanding of GAAP and STAT<br>•    Demonstrate an understanding of the business operation, objectives, and metrics <br>•    Propose ideas for efficiencies and streamlined processes <br>•    Work cohesively in a team-oriented environment with other financial staff, underwriting, sales, and actuarial staff <br>•    Ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment, with minimal direct supervision<br>•    Advanced knowledge of Microsoft financial application products<br>•    Must be able to analyze complex data and prepare a variety of reports <br>•    Expresses objectives, procedures, results, and business impacts clearly and logically in both written and verbal form<br>•    Consistently identifies issues, root causes and makes business-focused recommendations</p><p></p><p><b>Qualifications, Education and Experience Preferred</b></p><p>•    Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required <br>•    CPA preferred<br>•    Experienced professional with 4-5 years’ experience in corporate/statutory accounting and general ledger; P&C insurance and statutory reporting experience required. <br> <br><b>Compensation & Benefits</b></p><p>The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $80,000 - $95,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. In addition to the base salary, this opportunity may be eligible for performance-based incentives.  We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition and professional certification assistance, 401k savings, elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program, paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave, as well as other employee assistance.</p><p></p><p>#LI-Remote</p>

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