Accounting Specialist – Alternative Ventures

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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.

• 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

• Performs a lead role in establishing and implementing 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 to area(s) of responsibility that would enhance, improve or facilitate job performance, processing or workflow
• Leads the development and design of new and enhanced systems and processes, under general guidance, within the assigned area(s)
• Prepares and analyzes the most complex pro forma financial data required for compliance with new requirements
• Assists management in applying financial data and analysis to solve administrative and operating problems
• Prepares state and supplemental reporting requirements
• Prepares complex financial information to provide to internal and external auditors, IRS, state examiners and other regulatory agencies
• Prepares special reports and presentations
• Serves in a group leader capacity to other accountants on selected projects
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned

• 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…