Insurance - Senior Accountant

Responsible for working within all aspects of financial accounting and reporting, including property-casualty statutory reporting and preparation of property-casualty statutory statements. 

Major Responsibilities: 
•    Prepare monthly GAAP and property-casualty statutory work papers and journal entries in order to deliver accurate and timely monthly financial statements and reports. 
•    Review monthly journal entries, schedules and account reconciliations. 
•    Identify and propose changes to existing procedures in order to attain meaningful process efficiencies. 
•    Assist with all statutory premium tax filings, compliance requirements and recording of all other statutory licenses and fees for legal entities assigned. 
•    Responsible for all property-casualty statutory reporting, including preparation of the statutory quarterly and annual statements. 
•    Participate in regulatory financial examinations, completion and submission of all regulatory and compliance filings for all legal entities and other regulatory support where needed. 
•    Assist with preparation of Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing. 
•    Manage inquiries from internal and external auditors. 
•    Responsible for on-going performance management, coaching and development of accounting personnel. 
•    Integrate with senior management on special projects. 

Qualifications: 
•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA preferred. 
•    Minimum 5 years experience in corporate accounting, property-casualty insurance experience required. 
•    Interacts effectively with all levels of the Finance organization and external parties. 
•    Develops effective working relationships across organizational lines. 
•    Clearly demonstrated sense of urgency and bias for action. 
•    Ability to work well under pressure and independently, and meet strict statutory compliance deadlines. 
•    Ability to prioritize assignments and multi-task. 
•    Excellent oral and written communication, organization, analytical, and problem solving skills. 
•    Excellent working knowledge of MS Office software programs, including Word and Excel.