Senior Accountant II

About the role

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst II plays a crucial role in the centralized accounting and financial reporting team, supporting the Institutional and Workforce Benefits divisional products. This position requires strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple responsibilities under tight time frames.

Responsibilities

• Execution of quarterly accounting and reporting tasks, including processing and reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and analyzing results for completeness and accuracy.
• Preparation and review of various financial reporting requirements, such as quarterly and annual GAAP and statutory financial statements, compliance requests, and internal management requests.
• Cooking coordination with subject matter experts and business partners in actuarial, accounting, reporting, tax, financial planning & analysis, and technology teams to validate impacts of specific business events on accounting results.
• Supporting finance transformation initiatives including automation of existing manual processes, business process redesign, and acceleration of the accounting close process.
• Might lead functional teams or projects.
• Understand and apply accounting and financial reporting principles, insurance knowledge, and general business acumen.
• Proactively learn relevant systems, products, and business models.
• Proactively engage in knowledge sharing and peer training.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in relevant field.
• 4-year accounting degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently in deadline-driven environment.
• Strong accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and a team player.
• Comfortable with collaborating with all different levels of management.
• A desire to mentor colleagues with less experience.

Qualifications

• Insurance industry experience.
• Experience or certification with PeopleSoft, Oracle, Appian, Essbase, WDesk or ARCs.
• CPA candidacy or licensure.
• Public accounting experience.