Senior Accountant

Great Plains Casualty • Cedar Rapids, IA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Great Plains Casualty is seeking a senior accountant to work across statutory, GAAP, and transactional reporting, with the initiative to improve processes. This role encompasses the full close, statutory and GAAP reporting, insurance-specific accounting cycles, and day-to-day accounts payable and receivable. The position involves collaboration with finance, claims, and underwriting functions, offering insight into how decisions in these areas impact financial statements. While insurance experience is a plus, it is not required; the company will invest in teaching the statutory side to candidates with a solid accounting foundation. The role provides exposure to the investment portfolio, its strategy, and pricing/rate decisions affecting program profitability, with potential for growth as the company expands.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience with a CPA license, an MBA, or active progress toward CPA licensure; or minimum 4 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and the monthly close process.
• Experience with full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Four-year degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience working with large data sets.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance industry experience preferred, particularly property & casualty.
• Exposure to Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAPs) or NAIC Annual Statement preparation is a plus.
• Public accounting experience preferred, especially in an insurance practice.
• Experience with Sage is a plus.
• Working knowledge of AI and automation tools, with interest in applying them to accounting workflows such as reconciliations, documentation, and analysis of large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for the monthly, quarterly, and annual close.
• Prepare GAAP financial statements, management reporting packages, and GAAP to Statutory reconciliations.
• Maintain close checklists and keep the close calendar on schedule.
• Prepare NAIC Annual and Quarterly Statement schedules, exhibits, and workpapers.
• Record loss and loss adjustment expense reserve activity with the actuarial function and prepare reserve rollforwards.
• Account for written, earned, and unearned premium across direct, assumed, and ceded books.
• Prepare audit exhibits and respond to external auditor requests for the GAAP and statutory audits.
• Prepare state statutory filings and premium tax returns across all licensed states.
• Complete other regulatory filings, including data calls, and guaranty fund assessments.
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries and financial condition examinations.
• Assist with the Risk-Based Capital calculation and monitor changes to Statutory Accounting Principles.
• Evaluate current close, reporting, and transaction processes and recommend improvements to accuracy, cycle time, and controls.
• Lead assigned process changes from proposal through implementation, documentation, and training.
• Identify opportunities to apply automation and AI-enabled tools to repetitive work.
• Write and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and desk documentation.
• Contribute to decisions on system enhancements and on how the function scales as the company grows.

What This Job Offers

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