Accounting Manager

Description

Western National Insurance Group is a private mutual insurance company with over 120 years of experience serving customers' property-and-casualty insurance needs in the Midwestern, Northwestern, and Southwestern United States. Known as "The Relationship Company®," we define success as a measure of the relationships we’ve built over time. In everything that we do, we know that delivering a friendly and helpful interaction makes for a better experience for everyone involved.

That’s the power of "nice". At Western National, nice is something we work to bring to every person and organization with whom we partner and serve.

Western National is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our team!

The individual in this role will have the opportunity to lead key accounting functions, oversee financial reporting and regulatory compliance, and serve as a strategic business partner to internal and external stakeholders. This position provides leadership to accounting staff, drives operational efficiencies, and ensures accurate and timely financial information to support organizational decision-making.

• Coordinates and implements short- and long-term goals, objectives, and plans for the accounting department.
• Analyzes financial condition and operating performance by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data to support internal and external business needs.
• Partners with business units to provide financial insights and improve accounting processes, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Hires, supervises, trains, coaches, and develops accounting staff to meet organizational needs and performance expectations.
• Establishes departmental schedules, project priorities, and performance expectations while fostering employee development and productivity.
• Provides guidance, communicates expectations, and resolves conflicts to support a collaborative and effective team environment.
• Manages, coordinates, and reviews monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Oversees the annual financial statement audit and periodic regulatory audits of company accounts and financial results.
• Monitors federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and ensures compliance with applicable financial reporting standards and legislation.
• Coordinates and manages the company’s financial planning process.
• Evaluates internal controls to ensure compliance with the Model Audit Rule and communicates identified deficiencies to management.
• Identifies opportunities to improve accounting procedures and operations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Analyzes complex financial and operational problems, identifies root causes, and recommends solutions based on potential benefits, costs, and risks.
• Exercises sound judgment in resolving complex accounting matters and engages the Controller and/or Assistant Controller on highly complex or nonroutine issues.
• Consistently acts according to our customer experience standards, including responding quickly, maintaining a positive attitude, building rapport, demonstrating empathy, managing the customer’s expectations, using the proper communication channel for the situation, and taking ownership to ensure the customer’s issue is resolved.
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.

• Two or more years of accounting management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to interpret, analyze, and report financial data.
• Ability to research,…