Accident & Health - Senior Financial Analyst
Westfield Insurance · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 1 wk ago
HybridSalesFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Develop processes for the receipt of premium, commission, and claims data from MGUs, and design controls to ensure reported amounts align with business expectations and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure timely and accurate premium billing, collections, and commission payments.
- Ensure accurate reporting to accounting and financial systems, including reconciliation between accounting systems and administrative systems and databases.
- Oversee bordereaux ingestion, validation, and reconciliation processes to ensure data integrity.
- Facilitate reporting to reinsurance and retrocession partners, including calculation of profit sharing and contingent commission arrangements.
- Develop and maintain financial reporting for the Accident and Health business.
- Cover reporting of claim activity between claims and actuarial.
- Partner with Claims and Actuarial teams to identify anomalies, data gaps, and operational risks.
MGU Oversight & Governance
- Establish financial reporting standards, controls, and service level expectations with MGUs.
- Evaluate MGU financial reporting for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Maintain premium receivables, cash flow timing, and remittance activity from MGUs.
- Support MGU audits, due diligence, and performance reviews.
- Aid in the analysis of profitability by MGU, program, and product, including loss ratios and expense performance.
Regulatory Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure all data reporting complies with enterprise standards and Department of Insurance requirements.
- Support the preparation of regulatory filings, financial exhibits, and audit requests.
- Maintain strong internal controls aligned with SOX requirements and audit readiness.
- Establish and test controls over delegated financial and underwriting authority.
Process Optimization
- Identify and lead initiatives to streamline financial workflows.
- Drive automation and efficiency improvements.
- Establish and enhance standards of practice for billing, commissions, and other non-claim financial processes.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Coordinate closely with Actuarial, Underwriting, and Claims teams to provide financial insights that support reserving and pricing decisions.
- Partner with enterprise FP&A and Accounting to lead budgeting and forecasting efforts for Accident and Health.
- Communicate financial insights clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Support onboarding and financial due diligence of new MGU or program relationships.