Senior Accounting Analyst

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced accounting professional to support monthly IFRS and NAIC close across all Group products. You will prepare journal entries, perform reconciliations, and analyze results to ensure accurate financial reporting.

You will collaborate with other departments to verify data quality, support audit requests, and contribute to process improvements, with a focus on accuracy and confidentiality. Strong Excel and Oracle GL proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major.
• 3–6 years of accounting, financial reporting and analysis experience.
• Commitment to meeting deadlines and ability to manage conflicting demands.
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to work individually, as well as a team member.
• Strong Excel skills and Hyperion Smartview experience.
• Experience with Oracle General Ledger and BOXI/Business Objects.
• High integrity and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of NAIC accounting or insurance/financial services is a plus.
• Professional designation encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly accounting processes for IFRS and NAIC close, including journal entries and reporting.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure data accuracy for ledger entries.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and clear reconciling items.
• Assist in NAIC financial reporting deliverables and claim roll forward.
• Contribute to audit request compilations.
• Research data requests and provide details on account balances.
• Recommend system and process improvements for accurate financial data.
• Participate in ad-hoc requests.

Skills

Detail oriented

Analytical skills

Communication

Team player

Deadline driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Hyperion Smartview

Oracle General Ledger

BOXI / Business Objects

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare the monthly accounting processes in support of the IFRS and NAIC financial accounting close for all Group products, including the preparation of journal entries as well as analysis and reporting of results.
• Work collaboratively with other departments within the Company to ensure accuracy of the supporting data used to record transactions to the ledger.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and work with the various departments to clear open reconciling items.
• Assist in the completion of NAIC financial reporting deliverables, including preparation of IFRS and NAIC claim roll forward.
• Contribute to the compilation of audit requests.
• Research data requests and provide supporting details on account balances.
• Recommend systems and business process changes/improvements to support the processing of accurate financial data.
• Participate in ad-hoc requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related major.
• 3–6 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting and analysis preferably in the financial services or insurance industries.
• Commitment to meeting deadlines and ability to manage conflicting demands.
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to work individually, as well as a team member.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically with a strong knowledge of Excel experience with Hyperion Smartview.
• Proficiency with Oracle General Ledger and experience with BOXI / Business Object queries.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of Group insurance products and NAIC accounting requirements or similar insurance or financial institution knowledge is a strong plus.
• Professional designation encouraged.