Statutory Accounting and Reporting Analyst
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Analyst, Statutory Accounting and Reporting will join the Statutory Accounting and Reporting team in either Des Moines or Boston to prepare and analyze the statutory financial statements, management reports and related financial statement disclosures.
Candidates must be active team members, interacting with local and multi-state personnel to ensure adequate control and reconciliation of information posted to GAFG’s ledger. Other interactions include working with the Planning & Analysis, Actuarial, Tax, Legal and Compliance teams.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Prepare quarterly and annual filings for an insurance company and contribute to completion for multiple companies
- Preparing journal entries within the close process cycle and reconciling ledger to source information, fluctuation, and other analyses to identify drivers of results
- Complete assigned areas for the statutory financial statements for multiple entities, including journal entry preparation, and coordinating work requirements and deadlines from others
- Assisting with external audits and examinations by preparing work papers, analyzing data, and preparing SSAP basis financial reports including footnotes
- Analyze trends, and research items and questions which arise
- Prepare quarterly RBC capital calculations
- Learn on the job about statutory reporting, reinsurance transactions, accounting for investments, capital requirements, regulatory filing process
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, 0-4 years of experience in the insurance industry, financial reporting, or public accounting
- Experience in statutory, IFRS or US GAAP accounting in a life insurance company preferred
- Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions from research and report on findings
- Strong communication skills, work ethic and high level of personal integrity and accountability
- Experience with PeopleSoft General Ledger, Business Object Enterprise, Hyperion Financial Management and Essbase preferred