Data Steward

Encova Insurance has an opening for a Data Steward in either Columbus, Ohio or Charleston, WV. This role offers a flexible hybrid schedule with in-office days each week, and requires residency within a reasonable commute to the office location. Encova can only employ associates who reside and work in specific U.S. states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.

About the role

The Data Steward is responsible for monitoring and resolving issues with various accounting and insurance policy and claims administration systems. This position assists in system setups, data quality, and record processing, and participates in projects to maintain key controls within the department.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper recording and reporting of insurance information systems based on statutory accounting principles.
• Develop an understanding of property and casualty insurance and assist with research, analysis, and implementation of data fixes to ensure proper reporting.
• Identify potential problems, inefficiencies, or risks and work with higher-level staff to resolve them.
• Daily posting of journal entries and related reconciliation reports for policy, claim, commission, and miscellaneous insurance and corporate information systems.
• Understand rules, regulations, and procedures for systematically handling work.
• Perform account reconciliations for assigned asset, liability, and expense accounts to ensure accuracy of financial reports and safeguard company assets.
• Run and modify existing reports from financial reporting systems including the core insurance system, general ledger, business objects, and other online data access points.
• Post journal entries, allocations, and required supporting computations, and assist other areas with this function.
• Complete selected elements of the month-end close process.
• Review, maintain, and approve all vendor records in keeping with established procedures and controls.
• Assist with reconciliation of potential issues and exceptions relating to the cash process and reporting, and work with other areas to resolve them.
• Assist with PBC items for the company’s annual audit.
• Identify areas of inefficiency to streamline results.
• Participate in specialized project teams to achieve accounting department’s goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A four-year college degree is required; major in accounting, finance, data science, or management information systems strongly preferred.
• Interest in progressing toward CPA, CITP, or CISA is preferred but not required.
• Ability to learn and understand various software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and specialized insurance software.
• Proficiency in using technical tools to perform analysis and create efficiencies in reporting, with a preference for Business Objects and Tableau.
• Understand and access various data sources using available reporting tools to meet compliance, accounting requirements, and operational reporting needs.
• Works well in a highly skilled team environment, with a readiness to learn new technology and a profit-minded perspective.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $55,132.00 - $88,210.00 annually, plus bonus and benefits. The final salary will be determined based on location, education, experience, and other job-related factors, and will fall within the stated range.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-provided life and income protection plans
• Eligibility to participate in a company incentive bonus program
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with 100% company match up to 7% of annual salary
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
• Flexible Work Arrangements (hybrid and remote depending on the role)