Lead Accountant – Investment Reporting
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Lead investment accounting and reporting for UFG Insurance’s insurance business. Oversee financial statements, valuations, controls, audits, and reporting process improvements.
Responsibilities:
- Lead preparation and review of investment-related components of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated GAAP and statutory financial statements, regulatory filings, and disclosures
- Prepare and review investment supporting schedules, financial disclosures, security pricing and valuation information, reconciliations, analyses, and documentation
- Coordinate investment accounting and reporting workstreams and reporting deadlines
- Oversee accounting for investment purchases, sales, income, amortization, realized and unrealized gains and losses, impairments, and other investment activity
- Review security pricing and valuation information and resolve discrepancies
- Analyze investment balances, income, performance-related accounting results, valuations, and financial trends
- Review journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and data from investment systems and external providers
- Partner with Finance, Investments, Tax, Actuarial, FP&A, Technology, Legal, and external service providers
- Support implementation of accounting standards, policies, and investment reporting requirements
- Serve as subject matter expert and provide guidance to team members
- Prepare SOX-compliant documentation and execute and review financial reporting controls
- Support internal and external audits
- Lead process improvement, automation, integrations, migrations, and financial reporting system initiatives
- Develop procedures, reporting instructions, and best practices
- Provide functional direction, training, coaching, feedback, and mentoring to accounting professionals
- Proactively identify and resolve reporting issues and escalate significant matters
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant) preferred
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including investment accounting and reporting
- Experience preparing or reviewing investment accounting entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, security pricing or valuation information, financial statement disclosures, and related reporting documentation
- Experience working with investment accounting systems, custodians, investment managers, pricing sources, or other investment-related service providers
- Experience leading projects, reporting workstreams, or the work of other accounting professionals
- Experience providing supervision, coaching, work review, or performance feedback to other accounting professionals
- Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and statutory accounting principles applicable to investment accounting and reporting
- Advanced knowledge of investment accounting, financial statement presentation, disclosure requirements, security pricing, valuation, and investment-related reporting processes
- Knowledge of common investment types and related accounting for purchases, sales, income, amortization, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and impairments
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and complex formulas
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities
- Ability to supervise and develop team members, lead projects and reporting workstreams, coordinate work, manage priorities, and meet deadlines
- Process improvement mindset and ability to identify and implement efficiency enhancements
- Critical thinking skills and sound professional judgment
- Ability to work independently, identify issues, and escalate significant matters appropriately
- General office environment; infrequent travel as needed
Benefits:
- Annual incentive compensation
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- Accident, critical Illness & short-term disability insurance
- Retirement plans with employer contributions
- Generous time-off program
- Programs designed to support the employee well-being and financial security
- Remote work arrangement
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