Staff Accountant

About the role

American National is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our General Accounting team. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys hands-on journal entry and reconciliation work, understands core accounting concepts, and is ready to contribute to a collaborative team focused on accuracy, process improvement, and timely financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and input journal entries with accurate support and documentation
• Complete account reconciliations and help resolve variances or outstanding items
• Support close activities
• Assist with general ledger accounting tasks and related financial reporting support
• Help strengthen and document accounting processes, templates, and procedures
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, actuarial, and other business partners as work transitions into the centralized accounting team
• Manage assigned tasks, while meeting deadlines and maintaining strong attention to detail

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; equivalent professional accounting experience may be considered
• Two or more years of hands-on accounting experience, preferably in general accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, or close support
• Strong understanding of basic accounting concepts, including debits, credits, reconciliations, and general ledger activity
• Ability to work accurately in a deadline-driven close environment
• Comfortable taking direction, asking thoughtful questions, and following work through completion
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-up
• Ability to collaborate well with team members and cross-functional business partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP or another ERP system
• Experience with BlackLine or other reconciliation tools
• Insurance, financial services, or regulated industry experience
• Exposure to quarterly reporting, financial statement support, or statutory accounting activities
• CPA eligibility, CPA progress, or interest in continued accounting development

Benefits

Additional Information: Job titles may span multiple career levels. Base pay is determined by a variety of factors, including training, transferable skills, relevant experience, business needs, and market conditions. Compensation is subject to change and may be modified in the future.