Senior Financial Accountant

Overview

Performs complex Enterprise financial accounting and/or budgeting and cost accounting, reporting and analysis. Prepares journal entries on a day-to-day basis to properly record financial transactions. Prepares regulatory, external and internal financial reporting. Prepares financial analysis, presenting results to departmental and shared service leadership. Participates as a subject matter expert on technical accounting matters and as a team leader/member on special projects.

Works with minimal supervision and is responsible for making an established range of decisions, escalating to management when necessary.

What you will do:

• Prepares complex general ledger accounting entries for life insurance subsidiaries and non-life entities, on both a statutory and GAAP basis.
• Executes comprehensive variance analysis of financial results for business unit and shared service leadership.
• Partners with organizational peers to present results to department leadership and BU analysts to support business unit decision-making, budget analysis and strategic initiatives.
• Prepares regulatory, external and internal reporting for distribution to management, Board of Directors, regulators and rating agencies.
• Leads targeted departmental initiatives and is a resource on large-scale enterprise initiatives. Leads coordination with external stakeholders on department projects (i.e., auditors).
• Performs complex account reconciliations in order to ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Identifies accounting issues impacting the insurance and non-life companies, researches and escalates issues.
• Maintains technical accounting expertise of other statutory and GAAP accounting principles. Formalizes results in technical accounting memos.
• Owns the implementation and maintenance of effective processes and procedures for completing and improving work.
• Leverages operational excellence to identify, evaluate and implement changes to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• Bachelor’s Degree In accounting and/or finance-oriented field. – Preferred
• Typically having two to five years of related experience. – Preferred
• Demonstrated experience successfully acting as the lead on projects as well as a resource to other accountants. – Preferred
• Demonstrated successful experience in problem-solving situations. – Required
• Must provide examples from work experience of going above and beyond the call of duty to assist team members. – Required
• Demonstrated working knowledge, understanding and experience interpreting, utilizing and applying statutory and GAAP accounting rules and regulations. Cite examples that demonstrate proficiency in this area. – Preferred
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret financial statements and apply a broad business perspective in summarizing results. – Preferred
• Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience communicating to and influencing opinion in large and small groups. – Required
• Cite examples of self-motivation and proactive personal development. – Required
• Demonstrated ability to adapt communication styles and successfully articulate technical information to associates as well as various levels of management. – Preferred
• Proven agility handling multiple priorities within a fast-paced financial environment. – Required
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with integrity and maturity. – Required
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, emphasizes the need to deliver quality products and/or services; defines standards for quality and evaluates products, processes and/or services against those standards; builds quality into each step of the process. – Required
• Proficient in general ledger accounting and spreadsheet applications. – Preferred
• Working knowledge of word processing and presentation applications. – Required
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Or MBA – Preferred

• Works in an office setting and remains in a stationary position for long periods of time while working at a desk, on a computer or with other standard office equipment, or while in…