Senior accountant, Insurance Accounting

Skyward Specialty

1d•$80,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Accountant is responsible for day-to-day financial activities. This includes creating month-end journal entries, annual and quarterly NAIC statutory statement preparation, internal management reporting, including the analysis and interpretation of data, systems and data flows, maintenance of the general ledger and support of the finance control environment. Principal Duties and Responsibilities • Coordinate completion of annual/quarterly statutory statement with outside areas (actuary, investments, tax, reinsurance, etc.) • Prepare parts of the annual/quarterly statutory statements not covered by outside areas. • Review general ledger items for accuracy and completeness • Review, analyze, report, and interpret financial reports • Prepare monthly Blackline reconciliations various complex accounts • Assist with preparation of audit work papers • Perform various projects and analysis as required • Work collaboratively with the actuary, reinsurance, insurance accounting, tax, investment departments) • Other responsibilities as assigned Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Strong knowledge of annual/quarterly NAIC statutory statement preparation. • Ability to analyze statutory results and report finding to management. • Strong organizational skills to manage daily responsibilities • Must have strong math and analytical skills • Detail oriented; able to multi-task; enjoy fast paced environment • Technical aptitude for multi-systems • Solid understanding of GAAP and STAT • Demonstrate an understanding of the business operation, objectives, and metrics • Propose ideas for efficiencies and streamlined processes • Work cohesively in a team-oriented environment with other financial staff, underwriting, sales, and actuarial staff • Ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment, with minimal direct supervision • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft financial application products • Must be able to analyze complex data and prepare a variety of reports • Expresses objectives, procedures, results, and business impacts clearly and logically in both written and verbal form • Consistently identifies issues, root causes and makes business-focused recommendations Qualifications, Education and Experience Preferred • Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required • CPA preferred • Experienced professional with 4-5 years’ experience in corporate/statutory accounting and general ledger; P&C insurance and statutory reporting experience required. Compensation & Benefits The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $80,000 - $95,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. In addition to the base salary, this opportunity may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition and professional certification assistance, 401k savings, elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program, paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave, as well as other employee assistance. #LI-Remote Skyward Specialty is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty insurance company, delivering commercial P&C products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. The Company operates through eight underwriting divisions – Accident & Health, Captives, Global Property & Agriculture, Industry Solutions, Professional Lines, Programs, Surety and Transactional E&S. At Skyward Specialty, we approach insurance differently. Our specialty insurance experts are empowered to dig deeper to customize solutions that help brokers and agents deliver impactful solutions to their clients. We operate at the complex end of the specialty market and leverage technology to bring disruptive, innovative insurance solutions to market. We are agile and steadfastly focused on our strategy to lead in the select markets in which we choose to do business. We call this our rule our niche strategy.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of annual/quarterly NAIC statutory statement preparation.
Ability to analyze statutory results and report finding to management.
Strong organizational skills to manage daily responsibilities
Must have strong math and analytical skills
Detail oriented; able to multi-task; enjoy fast paced environment
Technical aptitude for multi-systems
Solid understanding of GAAP and STAT
Demonstrate an understanding of the business operation, objectives, and metrics
Propose ideas for efficiencies and streamlined processes
Work cohesively in a team-oriented environment with other financial staff, underwriting, sales, and actuarial staff
Ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment, with minimal direct supervision
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft financial application products
Must be able to analyze complex data and prepare a variety of reports
Expresses objectives, procedures, results, and business impacts clearly and logically in both written and verbal form
Consistently identifies issues, root causes and makes business-focused recommendations
Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required
Experienced professional with 4-5 years’ experience in corporate/statutory accounting and general ledger; P&C insurance and statutory reporting experience required.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinate completion of annual/quarterly statutory statement with outside areas (actuary, investments, tax, reinsurance, etc.)
Prepare parts of the annual/quarterly statutory statements not covered by outside areas.
Review general ledger items for accuracy and completeness
Review, analyze, report, and interpret financial reports
Prepare monthly Blackline reconciliations various complex accounts
Assist with preparation of audit work papers
Perform various projects and analysis as required
Work collaboratively with the actuary, reinsurance, insurance accounting, tax, investment departments)
Other responsibilities as assigned