Senior Accountant

Senior Technical Accountant – Statutory Insurance Accounting (Remote or Omaha, NE)

The Senior Technical Accountant is an individual contributor role that provides high‑level statutory insurance accounting expertise across the organization. This position focuses on review, analysis, and advisory work rather than routine preparation. It supports complex statutory reporting, technical research, reconciliations, regulatory interactions, audit activities, and guides others who perform more preparatory tasks. The role offers the opportunity to influence key decisions, improve processes, and partner closely with auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders in a stable, growth‑oriented insurance environment.

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), including codification interpretation, application to complex insurance transactions, and guidance to internal partners.
• Review and analyze quarterly and annual statutory filings (financial statements, MD&A, supplemental schedules) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with NAIC requirements.
• Provide oversight and review of statutory reporting work performed by others, focusing on quality, consistency, and adherence to statutory accounting standards.
• Conduct proactive research on emerging statutory guidance, monitor SAPWG activity, industry developments, and regulatory trends, and communicate potential impacts and recommendations to leadership.
• Support statutory audits by performing technical SAP analysis, reviewing codification checklists, coordinating audit responses, and providing well‑supported explanations of balances, reconciliations, and processes.
• Assist with state insurance examinations and regulator communications, including holding company filings, dividend notifications, and multi‑jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory review related to group reinsurance structures, new business initiatives, and U.S. and international reporting considerations.
• Perform and review investment, cash, and general ledger reconciliations, including multi‑source data reconciliation, variance analysis, and root‑cause investigation of discrepancies.
• Design, build, and enhance Excel workbooks and summary schedules for large data sets using pivot tables, look‑ups, and logic‑based formulas.
• Document controls, processes, and accounting conclusions clearly and thoroughly to support audit and regulatory review.
• Collaborate and communicate professionally with accounting, finance, auditors, regulators, and management, providing written and verbal explanations of complex accounting matters.
• Work effectively under tight deadlines, including extended hours during quarter‑end and year‑end reporting, while maintaining high attention to detail and quality.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and enhance the statutory reporting and compliance framework across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• 3–5+ years of insurance accounting experience with significant exposure to NAIC statutory accounting.
• Deep, hands‑on expertise in Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) and NAIC statutory accounting, including codification interpretation.
• Experience working with insurance regulators, statutory audits, and regulatory filings.
• Strong background in investment, cash, and general ledger reconciliations, including multi‑source data reconciliation.
• Proven ability to perform variance analysis and root‑cause investigation of statutory financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills, including creation of workbooks, pivot tables, and logic‑based formulas.
• Experience improving the efficiency and accuracy of reporting tools and Excel‑based models.
• Ability to document controls, processes, and accounting conclusions in a clear, audit‑ready manner.
• Experience working under tight deadlines during close and year‑end cycles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact professionally with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and quality in all statutory reporting and analysis.
• Capability to thrive as a…