Principal Accountant-Financial Reporting

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC • Minneapolis, MN

9d • $87,400 - $120,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ameriprise Financial is looking to add a Principal Accountant- Financial Reporting to the team! The individual in this role is responsible for the preparation and timely completion of statutory financial statements and disclosures for filing with State regulators and the NAIC and monitoring changes in accounting/reporting guidance and new transactions and events. The individual in this role will also ensure quality and accuracy of disclosures and are in compliance with insurance statutory accounting principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
• 5 or more years’ experience - ideally with regulatory filings
• Proven ability to lead through change and handle detailed work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to problem solve
• Strategic and independent thinker with ability to quickly adapt to change
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

Nice To Haves

• Accounting degree
• CPA license
• Life insurance company statutory reporting experience
• Ability to navigate NAIC statutory accounting and reporting guidance
• Proficiency with Workday General Ledger
• Demonstrated decision-making skills, ability to prioritize tasks to understand the impact to the business and develop best practices
• Strategic and independent thinker with the ability to quickly adapt to change

Responsibilities

• Prepares life insurance company statutory annual and quarterly financial statements, and other reports, for filing with state insurance regulators and the NAIC
• Provides insightful qualitative analysis around regulatory and legal entity reporting
• Teams with internal and external partners to understand prioritize and review specialized/complex analysis, reports and accounting transactions and implement any changes needed for reporting
• Maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting
• Complete requests from and communicate with external auditors and examiners/regulators
• Ad hoc projects
• Assists in the preparation and review of various state and insurance company filings

Benefits

• vacation time
• sick time
• 401(k)
• health, dental and life insurances

What This Job Offers

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