Accounting Supervisor

Merchants Insurance Group • Buffalo, NY

1d • $80,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Merchants Insurance Group is a leading Property and Casualty Insurer in the
Northeast and is looking for an experienced Accounting Supervisor for our
General Accounting team to join our Corporate Headquarters located in Buffalo,
New York.

The Accounting Supervisor will become part of a dedicated General Accounting
management team focusing on month end close, premium tax compliance, statutory
financial statements, audited combined financial statements, maintenance of
involuntary underwriting pool activity and the leadership and mentoring of
General Accounting direct reports.

Merchants Insurance Group, rated A- (Excellent) with a stable outlook by the
A.M. Best Company, is proud to be one of Buffalo Business First’s Best Places to
Work in Western New York (2023-2025), a Fast Track company (2019-2025), and a
Top Private Company (2019-2025). Merchants was also granted the Ward’s 50®
designation as a top-performing property-casualty insurance company for four
consecutive years (2021-2024) and has been granted the Ivans Spark Award for
innovation (2024-2025). In October 2024, Newsweek and Statista included
Merchants Insurance Group on their first-ever America’s Most Reliable Companies
list, which highlights organizations that other companies can feel confident
doing business with in 2025. Of 1,500 B2B companies evaluated, Merchants was one
of only 300 companies to make the list.

Merchants offers its colleagues a Hybrid work schedule. The Hybrid work schedule
requires 2 full days per week in the office, with the option to work the
remaining days at home or in the office. This exciting Hybrid Work benefit
offers colleagues a flexible work schedule with the ability to remain connected
with their Merchants team and colleagues.

Requirements

• Qualified candidates will have a 4-year degree in accounting or finance, CPA preferred.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in an accounting environment.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, general ledger transactions, and account reconciliations.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Excel and Word.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with statutory accounting principles is a plus.
• Previous supervisory experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned month-end close responsibilities to include journal entries, preparation of reports and performing analytics.
• Assist with the preparation of annual and quarterly statutory statements and supplements for submission to regulators in accordance with published guidelines.
• Prepare annual audited combined financial statements with detailed work papers for support during the external audit.
• Review of annual premium tax returns and estimated payments.
• Compliance and review of involuntary underwriting pool premiums, losses, loss adjustment expenses and other underwriting expenses.
• Administer the non-employee compensation system, including data collection and furnishing 1099s to payees and transmitting to the IRS.
• Supervise all staff reporting to this position.

Benefits

• Welcoming and positive work environment.
• Hybrid work schedule. The Hybrid work schedule will require 2 full days per week in the office, with the option to work the remaining days per month at home or in the office.
• Flexible work arrangements, including flex scheduling and summer hours.
• Competitive pay scale.
• Generous paid time off package.
• Full Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 401(k) employer match amount is 100% up to 6% of your annual contributions. You are immediately 100% vested in the employer match dollars.
• Outstanding company bonus program.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level