Senior Reinsurance Accountant II

Job Description

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better.

Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We’re actively seeking a talented Senior Reinsurance Accountant II to join our Reinsurance Accounting and Reporting team in our brand-new Charlotte, NC location. This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence in our Charlotte, NC office.

As a Senior Reinsurance Accountant II you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by supporting the Company’s fast-moving reinsurance initiatives with specialized financial literacy and perspective. You will fill an existing role that sits on a small team of reinsurance accounting subject matter experts within the Corporate division, reporting into the broader Enterprise Accounting and Reporting group.

• Support the Reinsurance accounting and financial reporting function to fulfill our monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables and controls.
• Develop and provide concise, relevant, meaningful reporting and analysis to facilitate management’s review of the financial results.
• Communicate issues and the business impact to management.
• As a Reinsurance subject matter expert, contribute interpretation, advice, and perspective especially on highly technical subject matters.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly data validations and analysis to generate required journal entries to support both our Statutory and GAAP ledgers.
• Responsible for end-to-end processes and calculations that support our Reinsurance financial results.
• Prepare reporting deliverables to support annual regulatory filings, reinsurance settlements, and other Company initiatives.
• Perform review of financial results to evaluate reasonableness in the context of current business events and trends.
• Support relationships with internal and external customers, owning communication channels and fulfill requests.
• Collaborate with other departments and supporting external parties to resolve issues and develop long-term solutions.
• Execution and updating of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) flowcharts and documentation for the department.
• Leading or participating in department or divisional projects as required.
• Providing audit support to internal and external auditors.
• Creating and reviewing process documentation and pursuing and performing process improvements for areas of responsibility.
• Understand, learn, and apply accounting and financial reporting principles, insurance and reinsurance knowledge, and general business acumen.
• Use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve services and solve long-term problems.
• Independently tackle complex problems, applying ingenuity and creativity to develop solutions.
• Actively seek out and increases knowledge of systems, products, and the business.
• Proactively engage in knowledge sharing and peer training.

• 8+ years of experience in Reinsurance or Insurance Accounting and Financial Reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities under tight time frames.
• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work well in deadline‑driven environment.
• Strong accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and a team player.
• Comfortable with collaborating with all different levels of management.

• CPA candidacy or licensure.
• Experience or certification with People Soft, Oracle, Appian, Workiva, Essbase, Alteryx, Tableau, Profisee, SQL, or Snowflake.

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