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Accounting Manager, Corporate Benefits and Reporting

Travelers · St Paul, MN · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$86k–$141k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have "Who Are We?" which is about company. Could map to "About the role"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections are present. We have content: - Who Are We? (company description) - Compensation Overview (salary range) - What Is the Opportunity? (description of role) - What Will You Do? (responsibilities) - What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? (qualifications/skills) - What is a Must Have? (requirements) - What is in It for You? (benefits) - Then some boilerplate (Employment Practices etc) which we should remove. We need to not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have:

About the Company

maybe but they said use About the role as example. But we can still use About the role? The content "Who Are We?" is about company, not role. Could still use About the role heading but content would be company description; maybe better to use About the role? The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It's examples, not strict list. So we can use About the role for company overview? Might be okay. Or we could use About the Company but not in list; but they said e.g., so we can use other headings? Safer to stick to given examples. Use About the role for company description. Responsibilities: from "What Will You Do?" list. Requirements: maybe "What is a Must Have?" (3 years experience). Also maybe "What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?" includes qualifications/skills. Could split into Qualifications and Skills. But we can combine. Qualifications: education, degrees, certifications. Skills: communication, analysis, etc. Benefits: from "What is in It for You?" list. Pay: from Compensation Overview and Salary Range. Schedule: not present, so omit. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific salary range. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from those sections. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, etc. Also remove application instructions, navigation, cookie, legal. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract content. Who Are We? paragraph: "Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it." We'll put that under

About the role

maybe. Compensation Overview: "The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards." Then Salary Range: "$85,600.00 - $141,200.00" Target Openings: 1 (maybe minor metadata, we can drop or put in short p). According to instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So Target Openings 1 is minor metadata; we can include in a short p under Pay section or drop. Probably drop. What Is the Opportunity? paragraph: "Corporate Accounting and Reporting (CAR) is the GAAP and SEC accounting group that creates the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings, as well as participating in the review of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting. Benefits Accounting is the accounting group that is responsible for calculating, tracking, and reporting activity associated with the Company’s equity compensation expense and fringe benefits. This role, as Accounting Manager, Corporate Benefits, is responsible for the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and payment requests. Additionally, this role is responsible for the preparation of schedules used in external reports for SEC filings as well as filings required by the Department of Labor. The position does not manage others but has the opportunity for growth." We could put this under About the role as well, or maybe a separate section like "Opportunity". But we only have defined headings; we could incorporate into About the role. What Will You Do? list of duties (many sentences). We need to turn into

  • items. Each sentence seems a duty. Let's list them: - Compile, review, and analyze complex financial data for variance analysis, reporting, and accuracy to interpret and understand trends. - Develop and validate financial analyses for key performance metrics. - Prepare and create components of overall business and financial plan, budget, and forecasts. - Conduct a review for accuracy and completeness and approve internal management based financial reporting, both routine and ad hoc for complete and consistent results with corporate policies and standards. - Conduct a review external for financial statements which may include ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act), GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), SEC and STAT (Statutory Accounting Principles). - Perform and review financial controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. - Prepare and review complex documentation to support internal and external audits with some interaction with internal auditors. - Maintain compliance with various financial external regulatory requirements and internal accounting policies. - Participate in projects that involve complex analysis and implementation of non-complex, routine business and financial regulatory changes relating to financial reporting, such as reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, etc. - May provide coaching, training, and mentoring. - Perform other duties as assigned. We'll make each a
  • . What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? list: - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, and/or professional designations, such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education. - Experience with accounting for equity-based compensation, preferred. - Experience with accounting and reporting for benefit plans, strongly preferred. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to consult on projects and present information effectively. - Ability to influence team members and management. - Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret trends and provide insights and recommendations to business partners. - Manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through to ensure timely completion. - Ability to think strategically and use judgement to resolve issues as they arise. - Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.). - Ability to apply basic accounting and financial concepts to financial systems and processes. We can split into Qualifications (education, certifications) and Skills (communication, analysis, etc.) but we can also put all under Qualifications or Skills. The instruction says we can use those headings. Let's make:

    Qualifications

    for education and professional designations.

    Skills

    for the rest. But we also have "What is a Must Have?" which is a requirement: "Three years of finance, accounting, financial planning, or related experience." That could go under Requirements. Thus sections: - About the role (company description + opportunity) - Responsibilities (What Will You Do?) - Qualifications (education/designations) - Skills (communication, analysis, etc.) - Requirements (must have experience) - Benefits (What is in It for You?) - Pay (Compensation Overview + Salary Range) We must not create sections with filler. All have content. Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's copy text exactly as given, but we can adjust punctuation? Should preserve meaning. We'll copy sentences. We need to avoid repeating job title. Not needed. Now produce HTML. Structure:

    About the role

    Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

    Corporate Accounting and Reporting (CAR) is the GAAP and SEC accounting group that creates the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings, as well as participating in the review of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting. Benefits Accounting is the accounting group that is responsible for calculating, tracking, and reporting activity associated with the Company’s equity compensation expense and fringe benefits. This role, as Accounting Manager, Corporate Benefits, is responsible for the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and payment requests. Additionally, this role is responsible for the preparation of schedules used in external reports for SEC filings as well as filings required by the Department of Labor. The position does not manage others but has the opportunity for growth.

    Responsibilities

    • Compile, review, and analyze complex financial data for variance analysis, reporting, and accuracy to interpret and understand trends.
    • Develop and validate financial analyses for key performance metrics.
    • Prepare and create components of overall business and financial plan, budget, and forecasts.
    • Conduct a review for accuracy and completeness and approve internal management based financial reporting, both routine and ad hoc for complete and consistent results with corporate policies and standards.
    • Conduct a review external for financial statements which may include ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act), GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), SEC and STAT (Statutory Accounting Principles).
    • Perform and review financial controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
    • Prepare and review complex documentation to support internal and external audits with some interaction with internal auditors.
    • Maintain compliance with various financial external regulatory requirements and internal accounting policies.
    • Participate in projects that involve complex analysis and implementation of non-complex, routine business and financial regulatory changes relating to financial reporting, such as reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
    • May provide coaching, training, and mentoring.
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, and/or professional designations, such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.

    Skills

    • Experience with accounting for equity-based compensation, preferred.
    • Experience with accounting and reporting for benefit plans, strongly preferred.
    • Excellent communication skills with the ability to consult on projects and present information effectively.
    • Ability to influence team members and management.
    • Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret trends and provide insights and recommendations to business partners.
    • Manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through to ensure timely completion.
    • Ability to think strategically and use judgement to resolve issues as they arise.
    • Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.).
    • Ability to apply basic accounting and financial concepts to financial systems and processes.

    Requirements

    • Three years of finance, accounting, financial planning, or related experience.

    Benef

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