Senior Accountant, Reinsurance

Addison, TX; Montpelier, VTfull time

On Site

senior

$87k–$127k

H1B: no

Nationallifeinsurancecompany Senior Accountant, Reinsurance responsible for supporting reinsurance arrangements and ensuring accurate accounting processes. This role involves preparing journal entries, reconciling statements, and improving accounting processes within a growing insurance company.

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and reconcile periodic reinsurance settlement statements.
Carry out monthly and/or quarterly ledger close procedures, including preparing reinsurance journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses.
Validate data from both internal systems and external reinsurers, investigating any discrepancies that arise.
Maintain records that are accurate, thorough, and well-documented to support settlements, underlying assumptions, and reconciliations.
Identify and pursue opportunities to improve processes, focusing on standardization and automation where possible.
Review and provide support for the implementation or updating of new and existing reinsurance agreements.
Work collaboratively with reinsurers to foster effective relationship management.
Support audits, regulatory reporting, and respond to other ad hoc requests as necessary.
Collaborate across functions with teams such as Financial Reporting, Risk Management, Legal, Internal Audit, Pricing, Product, IT, Operations, and Investments.
Identify, evaluate, and leverage emerging technologies, including generative AI and automation solutions and workflow tools, to drive measurable improvements in reporting efficiency, control effectiveness, and scalability.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingStrong grasp of accounting principlesAdvanced skills in ExcelDemonstrated analyticalPublic Accounting experienceAI Proficiency ExpectationsAt National Life GroupAll applicants are expected toLeverage approved AI tools

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
Three to five years of accounting experience within the insurance industry required
Strong grasp of accounting principles, especially regarding internal controls.
Advanced skills in Excel.
Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation abilities.
Keen attention to detail and the capacity to meet deadlines in a dynamic work setting.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Capability to work independently as well as collaborate across teams.
Proven ability to develop strong working relationships and operate with a partnership-focused approach.

Preferred

Public Accounting experience
AI Proficiency Expectations
At National Life Group, we view AI as an enabler of human potential. We use AI to help us work smarter, serve more clients, and keep our promises, while remaining a relationship-driven business where our people are our greatest strength.
All applicants are expected to:
Leverage approved AI tools, where appropriate, to improve the efficiency, quality, and impact of their work.
Stay curious and open to new AI-enabled ways of working.
Exercise sound judgment by reviewing and validating AI-generated content.
Maintain accountability for the accuracy, quality, fairness, and integrity of work products by adhering to National Life’s AI guiding principles.

Benefits

401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU
Annual Bonus
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

Nationallifeinsurancecompany

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