Accounting Specialist - Alternative Ventures

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Accounting Specialist – Alternative Ventures

Role Summary

This role supports accounting operations for Alternative Ventures programs, helping ensure accurate, timely, and complete financial information. The position focuses on executing key accounting activities, performing analytical reviews, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts as the business continues to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Support accounting operations for Alternative Ventures programs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal standards
• Execute assigned components of accounting processes, including reconciliations, reporting, and data validation, with a strong focus on accuracy and completeness
• Work through ambiguity by leveraging data, research, and critical thinking to support well‑informed recommendations
• Analyze and interpret data to identify discrepancies and support process improvements
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying manual processes that may be automated or streamlined
• Follow and support established internal controls around manual workflows to ensure complete, accurate, and reliable data
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with finance, operations, and business partners to support the growth of the P&C business
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and excitement as the organization expands into new ventures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 2–4 years of accounting or financial reporting experience
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn new business models and processes
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Exposure to emerging and non‑traditional insurance programs
• Opportunities to build technical accounting and analytical skills
• The ability to contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives
• A collaborative, growth‑oriented team environment

This is a hybrid position located in Columbus Ohio and you will be required to come into the office two days per week.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

Would you thrive in an inclusive work environment where you can lead, adapt and innovate? Do you want to invest in yourself and work in an environment of problem solving, collaboration and learning? If you’re ready to lead in a technology‑enable, digitally focused organization, where Controllership is a captivating and respected career, we want to hear from you! As a Specialist, you'll plan, coordinate and perform the most complex accounting functions.

We'll count on you to acquire, assemble, evaluate, interpret, record and analyze financial data of all types and sources ultimately utilized in the preparation of financial documents for various regulatory and statutory authorities and for internal management of all levels.

• 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…