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Sr. Accountant

L5

robert halfChicago, IL22 days ago

Occupations

Accountants and AuditorsBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksFinancial Specialists, All Other

Industries

Other Accounting ServicesTemporary Help ServicesEmployment Placement Agencies
Job Description: The salary range for this position is $105,000-$120,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0mThe role focuses on management information, planning and financial reporting, working across the whole finance team and supporting both the London and US teams. Priorities will shift with the needs of the business, offering a varied and evolving workload. Few roles offer the chance to see an insurer’s finance function built from the ground up. This one will suit an accountant who wants the full picture rather than one corner of it, and who is at their best when learning something new.
Job Description:
  • Prepare management information and reporting for the senior team and the Board
  • Support the annual planning process, building and maintaining planning, forecasting and scenario models covering P& L, balance sheet and cash flow
  • Develop expense, premium and cash flow tracking and reporting as the business grows
  • Prepare analysis and commentary on business performance
  • Support the preparation of group and entity reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP, including consolidation and intercompany accounting
  • Assist with US statutory reporting for the US insurance entity
  • Support the month-end close, including journals, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Support year-end audits and the preparation of statutory accounts for group entities
  • Contribute to the documentation of accounting policies, processes and controls
  • Act as the day-to-day point of contact between the finance team and the outsourced accounting provider
  • Review the work delivered, ensuring the ledger is accurate, complete and up to date
  • Help define and refine the processes between the company and the provider as transaction volumes grow
  • Work with the Finance Systems Lead to design, build and test finance processes and systems
  • Identify opportunities to simplify and automate processes
  • Contribute to projects as the business grows, including new systems, entities and markets
  • Support the wider finance team at peak periods, including tax and finance operations
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
  • Approx. three years’ post-qualification experience
  • Experience across management reporting and financial reporting, with the breadth to work beyond a single specialism
  • Advanced Excel skills, including building, auditing and working with financial models and scenarios • A tech-first mindset and the ability to adopt new systems quickly
  • Experience in the insurance sector
  • Exposure to US GAAPExposure to US statutory accounting and reporting Personal attributes
To apply to this role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0mOur specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Chicago, IL

Occupation

Accountants and Auditors

Industry

Other Accounting Services

Posted

22 days ago

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