Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting

Penn Lumbermens Mut Ins Co • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Position Summary: Responsible for coordinating in the accounting close on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis under the supervision of the Accounting Manager as well prepare external financial documents as required (example: Statutory Statement). Serve as a backup to the Accounting Manager in completing a variety of routine and non-routine financial reporting and disclosure activities. Provide assistance to other personnel to facilitate accurate financial reporting. Work with various members of our accounting department and Management team to ensure the accuracy of our financials as well as put together the necessary analysis to support these figures. Responsible for updating accounting department on all FASB and SAP pronouncement changes. Responsible for coordinating Annual audit, which would include all preliminary audit work. Coordinate Risk Focus exam performed by the Insurance Departments, which is scheduled every 5 years.

Requirements

• Four year business degree with Accounting or Finance major
• 7–10 years experience in general Accounting preparing financial statements.
• General Accounting skills to include hands-on preparation of monthly reporting package and analysis.
• Knowledge of Statutory Accounting Principles with a generalized knowledge of the Insurance industry.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Excel, Word, Access and Crystal Reports.
• Insurance Accounting Knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in accounting software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.

Nice To Haves

• 2-4 years of Auditing/Public experience preferred but not required.
• Prior experience with SunGard EAS and/or Fiserv AS2000 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for completing quarterly and Annual statements.
• Coordinate and Review the preparation of the monthly financial statements package presented to the Leadership team along with the Board of Directors.
• Coordinate Annual Audit performed by Public Accounting Firm which would include all preliminary Audit Field work..
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of financial materials for Executive Committee and Board of Directors’ Meetings.
• Research all current and pending FASB & SAP pronouncements and communicate to the accounting department on a Quarterly basis.
• Assist in the completion of the Risk Focus Exam perform the State Insurance Department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees