AAA Northeast · 16 hours ago
Senior Accountant (57806)
Providence, RI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expAAA Northeast is a top employer in the Northeast committed to community service and innovation. The Senior Accountant will oversee and mentor the team, ensuring compliance with accounting principles, and provide timely financial information to management while preparing financial reports and variance analyses.
Consumer Services
Responsibilities
Generates and analyzes monthly insurance financial statements for distribution to executive management and the board of directors, this includes equity method accounting for both life and P&C companies, agency insurance commissions, as well as P&C and life reinsured business; compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts; ensures timely and accurate completion of required standard journal entries to facilitate monthly closing; tracks monthly accruals to ensure accuracy of financial reporting; participates in year-end review of accruals
Establish, review, revise and supervise the maintenance and control of fiscal record-keeping functions and systems within a more complex division/large department
Assist in the coordination with the forecasting and planning team
Assists in the coordination and preparation of financial statements and annual audits
Assists the Manager or Director, of Insurance Financial Reporting in providing executive management with financial reports; provides a written analysis of large variances; identifies trends and works to resolve discrepancies; interprets numbers and will prepare ad hoc reports, as we transition to becoming a direct writer rather than purely an agency, insurance is the primary focus of our business
Plan, direct, coordinate and review the work of professional and clerical accounting staff
Provides support to the department’s Staff Accountants in maintaining the internal reporting system which provides control of expenditures, incentives and other activities that may be reimbursable by our partners across all business lines; identifies variances from budget and informs senior management; anticipates business lines needs and distributes pertinent decision-making information
Assist in shaping an allocation methodology to charge club costs to insurance via a service contract
Provide technical and functional supervision over clerical, paraprofessional and professional accounting staff
Makes recommendations to management regarding staffing needs, department policy, and workflow procedures based on department performance trends and routine quality audits
Provide support for the accounting group for reconciliations and analysis
Examine/analyze complex fiscal record-keeping systems and procedures in departments in order to make recommendations for improvements, to determine compliance with codes/ordinances or to prepare reports
Consult with managers and departments on budget, forecasting, and monitor financial reports
Prepare, design, implement and report to management fiscal impacts on special projects
Financial consultant with administrative and program managers
Represents AAA finance department at multi-department meetings and coordinates work with other departments and business lines
Stays abreast of changes in programs, policies or procedures that could impact the department, update the processes for compliance and train the staff so that they can implement them in coordination with effective dates
Review new accounting pronouncements or Insurance laws to determine impact on procedures and to provide guidance in the performance of auditing, accounting and fiscal work; Research, study and apply various accounting and regulatory ordinances to assure us GAAP and NAIC compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Accounting or related field required
7+ years Accounting experience, preferably in public accounting required
Preferred
Master's Degree Accounting or related field preferred
2+ years Insurance Accounting preferred
CPA Upon Hire Preferred
Company
AAA Northeast
With a legacy deeply etched in over a century of dedicated service, AAA Northeast delivers legendary services and trusted advice, allowing members and their families to enjoy the peace of mind that membership provides.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Joy K. Cave - CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Alexis Grey
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