Senior Accountant – AI Specialist

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Senior Accountant managing close, investment accounting, and compliance for Branch’s technology-driven insurance business. Applying AI to automate finance workflows and train process owners.

Responsibilities:

  • Own month-end close, reconciliations, and recurring reporting, delivered on deadline
  • Own investment accounting, including journal entries, investment schedules, and reconciliations
  • Prepare and support state compliance filings, forecasts, and calculations
  • Support accounting for new insurance programs and standardize their processes
  • Maintain GAAP, statutory, and regulatory compliance, including internal controls and documentation
  • Identify recurring accounting work that should no longer be manual and rebuild it with AI tools
  • Map current-state processes, prototype AI-enabled alternatives, and lead implementation
  • Hand off automations with documentation and training so process owners can manage them independently
  • Evaluate and pilot AI tools for accounting and finance and train team members
  • Ensure AI-enabled processes include appropriate controls, documentation, and human review
  • Apply AI to investment accounting and reporting workflows
  • Align accounting-team AI work with Branch’s enterprise AI direction, standards, and governance
  • Support an expanding set of insurance programs while standardizing accounting practices

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of corporate accounting experience
  • Independent ownership of month-end close, reconciliations, and compliance reporting
  • Investment accounting experience, or ability to learn it quickly
  • A four-year degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • Hands-on experience applying AI to real work
  • Track record of automating repetitive work
  • Ability to teach and document built processes for handoff
  • Excellent understanding of AI tools and concepts
  • Proactive and creative approach to challenging the status quo
  • Ability to make decisions with incomplete information
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Proven track record managing multiple projects and prioritizing work
  • Ability to work independently and handle ambiguity
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to identify opportunities and create data-supported solutions
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
  • Insurance or statutory accounting experience is a plus, not a requirement

Benefits:

  • Above-market salary
  • Pay equity and transparency
  • Remote-first work arrangement
  • Work-from-home setup provided
  • Monthly internet covered
  • Flexible YouTime / encouraged time off
  • $1000 toward next vacation after first year at Branch
  • Employee stock options for full-time employees
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) contribution matching
  • Annual company gathering (BranchFest)