Senior Accountant: Insurance Close & GAAP Specialist

JCW Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in Manhattan. You will own major aspects of the close process and work with senior finance leadership on GAAP and statutory reporting.

The role involves partnering with actuarial, underwriting, and FP&A teams, managing balance sheet fluctuations, and supporting audits and regulatory requests. CPA is preferred and 3–5 years of relevant experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA or progress toward it preferred.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, ideally within insurance or public accounting with insurance clients.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP; statutory (SAP) experience a plus.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with large ERPs (Oracle, SAP, Workday) helpful.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing deadlines during close.
• Clear communicator who works well across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own key parts of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
• Support reporting on insurance-specific balances such as loss reserves, unearned premium, reinsurance recoverables, and ceded activity
• Help prepare GAAP and statutory financial statements and supporting schedules
• Analyze fluctuations and explain results to management
• Partner with actuarial, underwriting, and FP&A teams to make sure the numbers tie out
• Support external audit and regulatory requests
• Identify opportunities to tighten processes and improve controls

Skills

Detail-oriented

Clear communicator

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Oracle

SAP

Workday

Job description

JCW Group is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in Manhattan. You will own major aspects of the close process and work with senior finance leadership on GAAP and statutory reporting.

The role involves partnering with actuarial, underwriting, and FP&A teams, managing balance sheet fluctuations, and supporting audits and regulatory requests. CPA is preferred and 3–5 years of relevant experience are expected.