Reconciliation Assurance & Exceptions Specialist

Reconciliation Assurance & Exceptions Specialist

Requirements

• GAAP and/or STAT knowledge and/or functional business area regulatory requirements
• Complex financial statement preparation, including consolidation of companies/subsidiaries
• Principles of taxation and the related impact on financial statement preparation
• Accounting and/or business computer systems
• Verbal and written communication skills for internal/external contacts
• Ability to analyze, discover and solve accounting problems, to interpret financial documents and data and to analyze and interpret legal requirements
• Project management skills
• Ability to interpret changes in financial reporting and legal requirements relative to the impact on financial statement preparation and to the formulation of company or business area policies and procedures
• Ability to effectively operate a personal computer and related software using advanced techniques
• Ability to apply accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices to specialized, unique and/or nonrecurring complex problems

Responsibilities

• Performs a lead role in establishing and implementing of new or revised accounting policies and procedures
• Prepares and analyzes the most sophisticated financial and regulatory statements for the company(ies) and/or business areas assigned
• Develops and submits sophisticated accounting and financial transactions required to ensure accurate reporting
• Ensures the completeness and accuracy of all reports, forms and data provided to internal and external clients/customers
• Recommends management actions or alternatives when the analysis of financial documents discloses unfavorable trends, situations or deviations
• Keeps informed of changes to GAAP and/or STAT regulatory requirements which ultimately impact the submission of statements, reports and other financial data
• Recommends changes to area(s) of responsibility that would enhance, improve or facilitate job performance, processing or workflow
• Leads the development and design of new and enhanced systems and processes, under general guidance, within the assigned area(s)
• Prepares and analyzes the most complex pro forma financial data required for compliance with new requirements
• Assists management in applying financial data and analysis to solve administrative and operating problems
• Prepares state and supplemental reporting requirements
• Prepares complex financial information to provide to internal and external auditors, IRS, state examiners and other regulatory agencies
• Prepares special reports and presentations
• Serves in a group leader capacity to other accountants on selected projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarization with or interested in Power BI and other technologies
• Progress towards CPA preferred
• Insurance experience preferred