Manager-Financial Reporting and Reinsurance NEW

Brentwood, Tennessee
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
Description:

We are seeking a Manager-Financial Reporting and Reinsurance to join our Accounting department. This is a full-time, exempt, hybrid position based at our Brentwood corporate office, with working hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Sponsorship is not available for this role. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected status.

Candidates must currently be able to reliably meet the on-site requirements for both the interview process and the role. Relocation assistance is not anticipated.

General Function

Serves as a hands-on accounting manager overseeing and executing key accounting functions, with primary responsibility for financial reporting and reinsurance. Applies advanced accounting knowledge and sound professional judgment to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance, while driving process improvements and supporting regulatory reporting requirements. Cross-trained across multiple accounting functions to provide backup support as needed.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• Responsible for the accurate and timely facilitation and completion of monthly and year-end financial reporting.
• Owns and ensures the accurate and timely end-to-end process for approximately 35 journal entries per month, including data entry, review and interpretation of related financial reports, coordination of team members’ tasks and deadlines, and overall quality control.
• Compiles, prepares, reviews, and distributes initial drafts of internal monthly and year-end financial statements, ensuring timely input and analysis from team members and maintaining administrative ownership and final review of documents.
• Reviews externally distributed monthly financial statement data, responds to follow-up inquiries, provides interpretive explanations, and implements appropriate corrections as needed.
• Prepares and reviews general ledger account reconciliations.
• Supports quarterly and annual regulatory filings by identifying appropriate internal data sources and completing data retrieval, analysis, and entry for assigned sections.
• Develops and maintains a functional understanding of the company’s budgeting system, policies, terminology, and underlying concepts to effectively complete assigned tasks and perform required reviews.
• Oversees the accounting and reporting of all monthly reinsurance activity; evaluates existing processes and identifies opportunities to improve accuracy, timeliness, internal controls, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensures all reinsurance contract reporting requirements are met and serves as the point of contact for internal and external communications; exercises independent judgment when reviewing reports for conceptual and detailed accuracy before submission to external brokers; responsible for ensuring accuracy of amounts paid and recovered.
• Prepares Schedule F and all related pages in the company’s annual statement.
• Coordinates corporate insurance policies owned by the accounting department, including annual renewals and administration (e.g., Workers’ Compensation).
• Reviews approximately 20 to 30 employee expense reports per week for accuracy, proper coding, and compliance with company policy. Exercises independent judgment in evaluating exceptions, resolving discrepancies, and recommending improvements to enhance efficiency and adherence to guidelines.
• Supports or assists the AVP-Financial Reporting with audit coordination, as needed.
• Cross-trains across multiple accounting functions and assists accounting department staff during peak periods, reviews various accounting items, and serves as backup support when needed.
• May lead or participate in cross-functional teams.
• Meets established performance standards for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal achievement.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required. This position operates under a hybrid work schedule that includes both on-site and remote work; specific scheduling and on-site expectations are determined by business needs and job responsibilities.
• Completes special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Quickly acclimate to the nuances and complexities of the company’s internal accounting and financial processes and systems.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and demonstrated ability to apply those principles conceptually, using sound professional judgment and critical thinking at a senior accounting level.
• Ability to produce accurate, high-quality work within established deadlines.
• Evaluate accounting processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize, manage, and coordinate multiple complex schedules, processes, and administrative tasks.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and a variety of other applications and accounting platforms or software.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and recognize when and how to effectively collaborate with others.
• Ability to research, read, comprehend, analyze, apply, and distill large amounts of complex financial and accounting information into useful tools, presentations, and/or conversations.

Professional Essentials

• Contributes to a positive, professional, creative, and innovative achievement-oriented work environment that emphasizes SVMIC’s mission, vision, and values.
• Contributes to SVMIC’s inclusive environment, communicates ideas and needs, and makes space for disagreement over ideas and the expeditious resolution of those disagreements.
• Appropriately copes with occasional stress that comes with interpersonal interactions in a standard office environment.
• Manages relationships with others in a professional, courteous manner.
• Receives and utilizes constructive criticism to grow and develop professionally.
• Exercises integrity, discretion, and confidentiality when exposed to or interacting with sensitive and proprietary information.
• Stays current with constantly evolving business and technology by seeking out and participating in opportunities to grow technical and professional skills.

Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience required, with demonstrated experience at the senior accountant level.
• Experience with insurance industry accounting or reinsurance accounting, strongly preferred.

Licenses and Professional Designations

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, preferred.

Degree of Supervision

Plans, directs, and coordinates work within a designated area of the department. May

provide guidance to or review the work of Staff or Senior Staff Accountants, as

appropriate. Direct staff supervision is not anticipated.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Frequently required to reach with hands and arms and use a computer for significant periods of

time. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop. May use a telephone and video

conferencing software for extended periods of time. May be required to operate a motor vehicle

and/or sit for extended periods of time in a motor vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift

and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is a quiet, professional office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. SVMIC retains the discretion to add or change duties of the position at any time.

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