AD Accounting Reporting

The Hartford•Hartford, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is within the Accounting Operations group of the Corporate Controllers organization and is primarily responsible for the GAAP financial close. The team interacts with various business partners to ensure that GAAP financials for the Property and Casualty segments are accurate by Line of Business and on a consolidated basis. This role has great opportunity to gain exposure to multiple departments in the Finance organization and will be a key contributor to the monthly financial close process. Also, as part of the team, this role will be challenged to identify process improvements opportunities and empowered to implement solutions. This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office (Hartford, CT) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field
Minimum of 5 years’ experience preferably with a history working in insurance accounting and/or public accounting.
Critical thinking, analytical and quantitative skills; attention to detail.
Ability to learn quickly and work independently, but also to contribute as part of a team.
Strong communication, technical accounting, and problem-solving skills.
Willingness to be flexible and able to successfully balance multiple competing priorities.
Highly motivated and able to take ownership for meeting personal goals and objectives.
Experience with financial systems: general ledger, financial reporting, administrative systems etc.

Nice To Haves

CPA, or MBA a plus.
Big Four experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Review, validate and understand underlying data components in certain administrative systems to ensure proper reporting of information, and support Line of Business Finance, Reinsurance and Actuarial teams with any questions.
Review financials statements by segment for reasonableness.
Serve as a quality reviewer of work prepared by others, identifying issues and resolving variances.
Compare period actuals to outlook and prior periods and investigate material variances to understand key drivers for the movement; and to determine if adjustments are needed.
Develop, maintain, and run various system allocations and reports from the general ledger and TM1.
Perform monthly reconciliations of complex balance sheet accounts.
Identify sources of all account activity and propose recommendations to resolve issues, where applicable.
Review key balance sheet and income statement line items for reasonableness, research material changes from prior period/quarter to explain the variances.
Contribute to quarterly and annual GAAP reporting deliverables, with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness.
Support various audit needs including those to support The Hartford’s policies, SOX, internal audit, external audit, or other regulatory bodies.
Understand and identify improvement opportunities for the existing processes, workflows, and procedures ensuring documentation is comprehensive enough to manage the accounts and resolve any issues.
Lead and participate in projects impacting the administrative systems which include updates to existing platforms, integration of newly purchased applications, and special projects as a result of acquisitions or divestitures.
Lead and participate in special projects requiring accounting expertise, generative AI, conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed, and provide solutions