Sr. Life Accounting Analyst (Hybrid)

American Family Insurance; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in insurance is seeking a Sr. Life Accounting Analyst to manage accounting activities and ensure compliance with GAAP and STAT. This position involves preparing and presenting financial information, leading projects, and maintaining strong internal controls. The role offers flexibility with a requirement to work onsite a few days a month and includes comprehensive benefits to support employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

Paid holidays (9 days)

Paid time off (23 days accrued annually)

Student loan repayment program

Paid-family leave

Qualifications

• Insurance and/or public accounting experience.
• Experience in general ledger or operational accounting.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and supervise audited financial statements and reports.
• Coordinate ledger adjustments and reconciliations.
• Maintain procedures and support internal controls.

Skills

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelors or Master’s degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Workday Financial Management

Job description

Position Compensation Range:

$78,000.00 - $128,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

The Sr. Life Accounting Analyst performs general accounting activities, including the preparation, maintenance and reconciliation of ledger accounts. You will prepare, record, analyze and report accounting transactions and ensures the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with enterprise accounting policies, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and statutory accounting principles (STAT). You will ensure adequate level of internal controls over financial information. You will work with other divisions of American Family and its operating companies to record, analyze and report financial information to management. You will present financial information to management and divisional groups. You will act as the department lead in divisional and cross-divisional projects and train department staff. You will report to the Senior Manager, Accounting.

In this flex office/home role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110; Denver, CO 80112; Eden Prairie, MN 55343; Keene, NH 03431; St. Joseph, MO 64507; Phoenix, AZ 85034

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role.

Primary Accountabilities

• You will prepare, coordinate and supervise the preparation of components of annual audited financial statements, quarterly GAAP management highlights, and quarterly and annual statutory statements and associated supplemental filings.
• You will complete exhibits and schedules for inclusion in these reports based on information gathered from other areas of the company.
• You will prepare and file required information with external parties and specialized management reports based on actual results for internal distribution.
• You will prepare, review and/or approve ledger adjustments and reconciliations in accordance with company policies and internal controls.
• You will ensure timeliness and accuracy of all financial statements and management reports through financial analysis.
• You will maintain procedures for all key responsibilities to support internal controls and annually reviews these procedures and updates them accordingly.
• You will develop extensive knowledge of statutory and GAAP accounting principles.
• You will research complex statutory and GAAP accounting issues and applies those principles to new and unusual transactions.
• You will assist internal and external auditors with the annual financial audit, and with audits of specific systems or operations.
• You will proactively identify and lead process improvement department initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance and/or public accounting experience or general ledger or operational accounting.
• Insurance operations (general ledger and/or systems accounting) and reporting.
• CPA preferred
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Accounting or related field
• Workday Financial Management/General Ledger experience.
• P&C Claims and Life Insurance Accounting experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating financial information.
• Demonstrated experience managing/leading projects.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of, and demonstrated experience utilizing, complex concepts related to accounting and accounting systems.
• Demonstrated experience with spreadsheets utilizing complex functions and formulas.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of financial reporting, financial analysis, budget and forecasting techniques or internal controls.
• Demonstrated experience writing accounting memorandums on complex accounting issues and business transactions and summarizing conclusions for a non-technical audience.

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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.