Specialist, Accounting - Reconciliations

About the role

This position is a Specialist position on the Reconciliation Performance team within Accounting & Finance Solutions (AFS).

Responsibilities

• Preparing reconciliations for cash, suspense and other balance sheet accounts
• Coinciding with business partners across the business
• Investigating abnormalities in the balance sheet accounts
• Performing a lead role in establishing and implementing of new or revised accounting policies and procedures
• Prepares and analyzes the most sophisticated financial and regulatory statements for the company(ies) and/or business areas assigned
• Develops and submits sophisticated accounting and financial transactions required to ensure accurate reporting
• Ensures the completeness and accuracy of all reports, forms and data provided to internal and external clients/customers
• Recommends management actions or alternatives when the analysis of financial documents discloses unfavorable trends, situations or deviations
• Keeps informed of changes to GAAP and/or STAT regulatory requirements which ultimately impact the submission of statements, reports and other financial data
• Recommends changes to area(s) of responsibility that would enhance, improve or facilitate job performance, processing or workflow
• Leads the development and design of new and enhanced systems and processes, under general guidance, within the assigned area(s)
• Prepares and analyzes the most complex pro forma financial data required for compliance with new requirements
• Assists management in applying financial data and analysis to solve administrative and operating problems
• Prepares state and supplemental reporting requirements
• Prepares complex financial information to provide to internal and external auditors, IRS, state examiners and other regulatory agencies
• Prepares special reports and presentations
• Serves in a group leader capacity to other accountants on selected projects

Requirements

• Be a problem-solver who can work independently and help others
• Possess an innovative and continuous improvement mindset
• Professionally communicate and collaborate with an array of business partners

Qualifications

• Education: Undergraduate studies in accounting, finance or business administration; accounting major and degree preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications/Designations: Progress towards CPA preferred.
• Experience: Four to six years of related accounting experience; insurance experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: GAAP and/or STAT knowledge and/or functional business area regulatory requirements. Complex financial statement preparation, including consolidation of companies/subsidiaries. Principles of taxation and the related impact on financial statement preparation. Accounting and/or business computer systems. Company organizational structure and products and services. Verbal and written communication skills for internal/external contacts. Ability to analyze, discover and solve accounting problems, to interpret financial documents and data and to analyze and interpret legal requirements. Project management skills. Ability to interpret changes in financial reporting and legal requirements relative to the impact on financial statement preparation and to the formulation of company or business area policies and procedures. Ability to effectively operate a personal computer and related software using advanced techniques. Ability to apply accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices to specialized, unique and/or nonrecurring complex problems.

Skills

• GAAP and/or STAT knowledge and/or functional business area regulatory requirements
• Complex financial statement preparation, including consolidation of companies/subsidiaries
• Principles of taxation and the related impact on financial statement preparation
• Accounting and/or business computer systems
• Company organizational structure and products and services
• Verbal and written communication skills for internal/external contacts
• Ability to analyze, discover and solve accounting problems, to interpret financial documents and data and to analyze and interpret legal requirements
• Project management skills
• Ability to interpret changes in financial reporting and legal requirements relative to the impact on financial statement preparation and to the formulation of company or business area policies and procedures
• Ability to effectively operate a personal computer and related software using advanced techniques
• Ability to apply accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices to specialized, unique and/or nonrecurring complex problems

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more

Pay

The national salary range for Specialist, Accounting : $79,500.00-$148,500.00

Schedule

Hybrid role based in Columbus, Ohio, requiring on-site presence at least two days per week.