Interim Senior Insurance Accountant

Brilliant Management Resources - IL; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brilliant Management Resources - IL is recruiting a Senior Insurance Accountant for a hybrid role near Downers Grove, IL (3 days in office). The role focuses on transactional accounting for premiums, commissions, and losses feeding statutory reporting.

Responsibilities include ledger review, daily tasks backup, bank transactions, and supporting the annual audit. Requirements include a Bachelor's in Accounting or equivalent, strong reconciliation and reporting skills, and knowledge of insurance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving reconciliation, ledger and reporting issues.
• Insurance industry knowledge and a working knowledge of insurance systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes general ledger transactions and batches by gathering financial data and using appropriate systems.
• Provides back up assistance for daily accounting tasks such as deposits, invoice entry, billing and collections, prepaid and deferred items, or fixed assets.
• Initiates wire and ACH transactions and prepares bank transactions as well as assists in escheat process.
• Reviews and reports on monthly close checklist items within required timeline and provide backup where necessary on close items and is responsible for modifications to the close checklist to support financial statements.
• Manages aspects of the annual audit by working closely with external auditors and staff to complete open item requests.

Skills

Insurance accounting experience

General ledger analysis

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Accounting software knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Insurance systems

Job description

Job Description

Our client, an insurance company, located near Downers Grove, IL(Hybrid role: 3 days in office), is looking for a Senior Insurance Accountant to join their team.

Insurance accounting experience required!

This role will be responsible for transactional accounting related to premiums, commissions, and losses that feed into statutory reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews and analyzes general ledger transactions and batches by gathering financial data and using appropriate systems
• Provides back up assistance for daily accounting tasks such as deposits, invoice entry, billing and collections, prepaid and deferred items, or fixed assets
• Initiates wire and ACH transactions and prepares bank transactions as well as assists in escheat process
• Reviews and reports on monthly close checklist items within required timeline and provide backup where necessary on close items and is responsible for modifications to the close checklist to support financial statements
• Manages aspects of the annual audit by working closely with external auditors and staff to complete open item requests

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving reconciliation, ledger and reporting issues
• Insurance industry knowledge and a working knowledge of insurance systems preferred
• Ability to multi-task and learn quickly
• Attention to detail and organizational skills

Company Description

Brilliant is an award-winning direct-hire, contract and consulting practice specializing in accounting, finance and technology for the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. Many of Brilliant’s team members include former accounting, finance and technology professionals who are experts in the fields.