Reinsurance Accountant - Senior or Lead

Progressive Insurance; Ohio; Remote; USD 74,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match up to 6%

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness and mental health programs

FSA/HSA options and life insurance

Paid time off including volunteer time

Job summary

Progressive Insurance is seeking a senior or lead accounting and financial reporting specialist on the Reinsurance Accounting team. You will own complex accounting and reporting activities and partner across the organization to ensure accurate, compliant results.

This remote role includes occasional travel to Mayfield Village, OH for meetings and training. Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in related accounting with strong reinsurance and regulatory reporting experience, and proven month-end close

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of accounting experience, with at least 2 in related areas.
• Strong reinsurance and regulatory reporting background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own complex accounting and reporting activities for reinsurance.
• Lead month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and billings.
• Ensure regulatory disclosures and financial statements integrity.
• Collaborate with auditors, leaders, and business partners.

Skills

Reinsurance reporting

Month-end close

Regulatory reporting

SQL automation

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related

4+ years related accounting experience

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

VBA

Power Query

Snowflake

SAP BO

Workday

Prima XL

Job description

Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. Apply today and take the first step to Destination: Progress.

As a senior or lead accounting and financial reporting specialist on the Reinsurance Accounting team, you’ll own complex accounting and reporting activities. In this role, you’ll partner across the organization to ensure accurate, compliant financial results. Working closely with leaders, auditors, and business partners, you’ll support regulatory reporting, operational decisions, and the integrity of the company’s financial statements.

This is a remote role, with occasional travel to our headquarters in Mayfield Village, OH for meetings and/or training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting or related field of study (e.g. Finance) and a minimum of 4 years related accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a specialized area (e.g., reinsurance, investments), financial reporting, or public accounting experience.

Preferred Skills

• Extensive reinsurance reporting experience, including medium to hard treaty structures, ceded and assumed business, and broker interactions.
• Hands-on preparation or review of statutory regulatory disclosures such as Schedule F, General Interrogatories, Footnote 23, and SSAP 62.
• Proven ownership of month-end close activities, including system feeds, journal entries, reconciliations, billings, and payments.
• Proven analytical and automation experience using SQL, VBA, Power Query, and reporting or data platforms such as SAP Business Objects, Snowflake, Power BI, Python, Prima XL, Reinsurance Pro, or Workday.
• Demonstrated success designing scalable procedures, controls, and workflows in complex, highly regulated financial reporting environments.

Compensation

• $74,000 - $123,400/year
• Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 30% of your eligible earnings based on company performance.

Benefits

• 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
• Medical, dental, and vision, including free preventive care.
• Wellness and mental health programs.
• Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and life insurance.
• Paid time off, including volunteer time off.
• Paid and unpaid sick leave, as well as short and long term disability.
• Parental and family leave; military leave and pay.
• Diverse, inclusive, and welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups.
• Career development and tuition assistance.
• Onsite gym and healthcare at large locations.

Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2026 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without the need or potential need of current or future sponsorship for employment. Progressive does not hire candidates with F 1 CPT, OPT or STEM OPT, H 1B, O 1, E 3, or TN statuses for this role.