Lead Accountant, Reinsurance

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Boston, MA

1d•$83,000 - $157,000

About The Position

As a Lead Accountant in Reinsurance Operations, you will plan and monitor the completion of book close processes and financial reporting in a deadline-driven environment. You will apply your expertise to complex assignments including detailed bordereau and cession statement reporting, audit and attestation support, statutory reporting, and payment processing. You will also lead efforts to continuously improve processes, producing relevant financial reports in the fastest, most efficient way possible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting or Finance) required.
Minimum of 5 years of accounting or finance experience.
Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions to achieve results.
Communicates well with own team and across organizational boundaries to create alignment and ensure the successful completion of shared goals.
Comfortable leading meetings and able to communicate issues and trends to senior management and other groups at the appropriate level of detail.
Possesses a solid understanding of accounting principles.

Nice To Haves

CPA or advanced degree in Accounting.
Reinsurance accounting experience
Essbase/SAP experience

Responsibilities

Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual book close cycles, ensuring timely completion and prompt resolution of issues.
Perform the most complex reinsurance accounting activities accurately and efficiently.
Oversee the creation of increasingly complex financial statement schedules, audit support schedules, and detailed payment support, and provide detailed review of other team members' schedules.
Research and apply reinsurance accounting policy to business issues as they arise.
Understand how data flows through the financial systems to the reinsurance accounting function to identify and resolve issues.
Assess the business value and efficiency of work performed, leading process improvement initiatives and collaborating with others to implement them.
Lead the most complex department projects and continuous improvement activities.
Support the development of teammates by sharing expertise through training and reviewing their work.