Senior Accountant - IFRS & Controls Lead

Munich Re Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Disability insurance

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Charitable matching gifts

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Munich Re US is seeking a Senior Accountant for General Accounting to manage monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reports under IFRS and statutory requirements. You will drive bank reconciliations, lease and pension accounting, payroll suspense, and intercompany activity, collaborating with Treasury, Payroll, and business partners to improve controls and processes.

Qualifications include CPA and 4+ years of accounting experience; experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP, BlackLine,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
• CPA required.
• Experience with cash accounting, bank reconciliations, suspense or clearing accounts, and period-end close preferred.
• Experience with lease, pension, payroll, fixed asset, intercompany, or financial reporting activities preferred.
• Insurance or financial services experience preferred. Public accounting experience is a plus.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP, BlackLine, or comparable ERP and reconciliation tools preferred.
• IFRS and Insurance Statutory accounting experience a plus, ability to research and apply accounting guidance.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ability to analyze large or complex account activity.
• Experience with Alteryx and Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close activities, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and required sign-offs.
• Perform and coordinate bank reconciliations for technical and non-technical accounts, including validation of cash activity, investigation of timing differences, and follow-up on missing or incomplete bank files.
• Monitor cash and payroll suspense activity, research open items, and coordinate resolution with Treasury, Payroll, Technical Accounting, Reinsurance Accounting, and other business partners.
• Prepare reclassification and clearing entries for payroll tax, 401(k), deferred compensation, and other suspense balances, as applicable.
• Perform lease and sublease accounting activities, including monthly and quarterly entries, lease-related reclassifications, suspense and account reconciliations, and support for financial reporting.
• Prepare quarterly pension expense entries, annual true-up entries, pension account rollforwards, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Perform other accounting and reporting requirements for fixed assets, depreciation, non-admitted assets, equity rollforwards, intercompany items, and other assigned recurring or ad hoc activities.
• Prepare and support ECON, statutory, tax, and other reporting deliverables, including schedules, footnotes, PBC requests, and management reporting support.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, including ORCS and MARSOX requirements; identify process improvement opportunities and provide guidance to team members.

Education

CPA

Tools

Oracle Fusion

SAP

BlackLine

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel

Job description

Munich Re US is seeking a Senior Accountant for General Accounting to manage monthly close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reports under IFRS and statutory requirements. You will drive bank reconciliations, lease and pension accounting, payroll suspense, and intercompany activity, collaborating with Treasury, Payroll, and business partners to improve controls and processes.

Qualifications include CPA and 4+ years of accounting experience; experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP, BlackLine,