Senior Financial Accountant-Statutory

Description:

Working under general supervision and directly with clients, performs a variety of complex tasks to collect, analyze, and report statutory and GAAP financial statements.

• Assists in preparation of accurate financial statements in accordance with the close schedule
• Prepares monthly journal entries and adjusting entries
• Maintains and reconciles balance sheet and income accounts to the general ledger
• Maintains various spreadsheets to support financial transactions and analysis
• Performs peer reviews and analyzes a broad range of complex accounting and fiscal activities
• Reviews inter-company transactions and generates consolidating entries
• Analyzes general ledger account activity, journal entries, accruals, variances to forecast, account reconciliations, and fixed asset administration
• Assists external auditors as needed
• Ensures compliance with regulatory reporting requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field
• 5+ years of work experience in accounting or financial roles
• Work experience with statutory accounting in the property & casualty insurance industry preferred
• Proficiency with accounting software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Access
• Develops annual budget assumptions and templates, as well as coordinating completion of the templates with the Company’s business unit leadership.
• Identifies financial trends and provides recommendations for improvement.