Senior Accountant - Life & Annuity Accounting (Hybrid)

Threadneedle group; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial seeks a Senior Accountant to develop and report ongoing accounting processes for Life Company products, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate ledgers.

The role focuses on monthly reconciliations, research of variances, and collaboration across Finance to drive accuracy and controls. Hybrid schedule in Minneapolis with opportunities for process automation improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years accounting experience including general ledger accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, and financial reporting support.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manipulate large data sets.
• Advanced Excel abilities (formulas, pivot tables, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Performs accounting processes for various transactions in accordance with company policies and internal controls.
• Owns assigned balance sheet accounts; researches and clears reconciling items.
• Collaborates with Finance and Client Service to troubleshoot reconciling items.
• Provides analytical review of monthly reconciliations to resolve variances and improve controls.
• Identifies opportunities for automation and process standardization to reduce manual work and risk.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Account analysis

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Access

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Job description

Ameriprise Financial seeks a Senior Accountant to develop and report ongoing accounting processes for Life Company products, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate ledgers.

The role focuses on monthly reconciliations, research of variances, and collaboration across Finance to drive accuracy and controls. Hybrid schedule in Minneapolis with opportunities for process automation improvement.