Senior Accountant
About the Role
We're seeking a Senior Accountant with P&C insurance experience and strong familiarity with statutory accounting (NAIC Yellow Book). You will play a key role in our monthly close process, statutory reporting, account reconciliations, and overall financial reporting accuracy. This is a high‑visibility role that partners closely with FP&A, Actuarial, Reinsurance, and Operations.
You'll help enhance internal controls, streamline accounting processes, and contribute to critical financial reporting in a fast‑growing environment where your work will have immediate impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial results.
- Prepare, review, and maintain statutory reporting (including NAIC Yellow Book schedules, statements, footnotes, and supporting documentation).
- Perform detailed account reconciliations, including cash, loss reserves, unearned premium, reinsurance recoverables, and other core P&C accounts.
- Support the preparation of GAAP, Statutory, and management financial reporting packages.
- Partner with FP&A, Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, and Reinsurance to ensure financial inputs and outputs are accurate and aligned.
- Assist in the implementation and enhancement of internal controls, documentation, and SOX/MAR‑related processes.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, automation efforts, and system enhancement projects across the finance function.
- Support regulatory filings, audits (internal/external), and inquiries from state insurance departments.
- Analyze financial trends, fluctuations, and variances to identify risks, opportunities, and improvements.
- Participate in new product launches, system upgrades, and accounting process buildouts as the company scales.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 3-7+ years of accounting experience within P&C insurance (carrier experience preferred).
- Strong knowledge of statutory accounting principles (SAP), including Yellow Book preparation.
- Experience with monthly close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, v‑lookup, modeling basics).
- Detail‑oriented with strong problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
Preferred
- Experience with automation tools, cloud‑based accounting systems, or insurance‑specific financial systems.
- Exposure to SOX, MAR, or other internal control frameworks.
- Experience in high‑growth or tech‑enabled environments.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings to leadership.
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