Sr. Accountant

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

The Senior Accountant provides accurate and timely financial information to Segment and Corporate management.

Provides guidance and support to less experienced staff

Position will help cultivate a continuous improvement culture and promote ongoing learning and engagement in a fast-paced F&A shared services environment.

The ideal candidate must be able to contribute to the Shared Service strategy and execution by applying their knowledge and experience.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• Prepares and assists in the completion of financial reporting information, receivables reports and client reconciliations
• Assist in the planning and implementations of Accounting work and activities.
• Develop and maintain relations with business segments and stakeholders including clients
• Assists in monitoring key performance indicators
• Support compliance and ongoing improvements with internal controls including SOX
• Assist AFS management to help build AFS Brand
• Assist to ensure team meets all deadlines and deliverables in a timely and accurate manner
• Identify opportunities and support continuous learning and a continuous improvement culture
• Assist in identifying and developing best practice solutions
• Support and make recommendations to develop efficient and innovative processes by leveraging AI
• Foster open communication and innovative thinking
• Supports accounting system and processes
• Support projects as assigned from planning through implementation, including requirements gathering, user acceptance testing, validation, user training, cross-functional coordination, communication to stakeholders, risk mitigation, and status reporting, while adhering to established timelines for assigned deliverables.
• Support internal and external audits and provide oversight of internal controls, including control design and execution, documentation, testing, issue remediation, and ongoing compliance with SOX, and applicable policies.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

-Serves as a subject matter expert to less experienced employees

-Review and analyze financial information prepared by others

REQUIREMENTS:

• BA or BS in Accounting, Finance or equivalent experience
• Strong collaboration and partnering skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups and data analytics; proficiency in PowerPoint and Microsoft Office Suite
• In depth knowledge of financial practices, including statutory accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of management, staff, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Problem solving, critical thinking skills
• Results oriented
• Minimum 3 years of Insurance Accounting Experience
• Guidewire and Oracle ERP experience preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric/Power BI and financial database concepts, including data integration, modeling, querying, and reporting
• Experience using artificial intelligence tools to improve scalability, streamline processes, strengthen analysis, and identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement
• Excellent organizational skills
• Commitment to company values

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