Senior Financial Accountant

About the role

Join Western & Southern – Somewhere You Want to Be. Western & Southern is a Fortune 500 company recognized as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes. Our commitment to career growth and employee development earned us a top 100 ranking on the American Opportunity Index (AOI).

Responsibilities

• Performs complex Enterprise financial accounting and/or budgeting and cost accounting, reporting and analysis.
• Prepares journal entries on a day-to-day basis to properly record financial transactions.
• Prepares regulatory, external and internal financial reporting.
• Presents results to departmental and shared service leadership.
• Participates as a subject matter expert on technical accounting matters and as a team leader/member on special projects.
• Prepares complex general ledger accounting entries for life insurance subsidiaries and non-life entities, on both a statutory and GAAP basis.
• Executes comprehensive variance analysis of financial results for business unit and shared service leadership.
• Prepares regulatory, external and internal reporting for distribution to management, Board of Directors, regulators and rating agencies.
• Maintains technical accounting expertise of other statutory and GAAP accounting principles.
• Formalizes results in technical accounting memos.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree In accounting and/or finance-oriented field.
• Typically having two to five years of related experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge, understanding and experience interpreting, utilizing and applying statutory and GAAP accounting rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret financial statements and apply a broad business perspective in summarizing results.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with pension options.
• Paid time off increasing with tenure.
• Tuition reimbursement and individualized career development plans.
• Parental leave and maternity leave with a 4-week transition back to work.
• Access to on-site amenities like a fitness center, cafeteria and more.
• Extensive employee discount program.

Pay

Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.