Essential Elements
Statutory Filings- Prepares quarterly and annual statutory financial statements (Yellow and blue books) for the insurance companies. Responsible for filing data and statements with regulatory agencies including NAIC. Drafts Footnote disclosures and provides well organized work papers to facilitate review of quarterly schedules. Attends annual training and develops user requirements related to update Statutory Accounting disclosures and reports.
Compliance- Manage regulatory reviews including maintaining records that support financial activity. Monitors changes to statutory reporting requirements and ensures compliance with accounting policy. Responsible for the preparation of General Interrogatories and Notes to the Financial Statements.
Internal/External Audit- Reconcile Premium, Claim, Cash Clearing and Prepaid Balance Sheet accounts. Skilled in working with Sovos, formerly eFreedom, software and maintaining access as well as running cross checks and validations of quarterly and annual statements. Work with Oracle Fusion and SmartView tools to ensure data accuracy and completeness. Assist external auditors in reviewing financial activity and preparing audit exhibits and statements.
Supplemental Filings- Support the preparation of annual statement supplement filings including SHCE, MLR, RBC, A&H Policy Exhibit and NY Supplement. Complete Supplemental filings and prepare draft of MDA’s for review by management. Review Investment schedule D’s to ensure roll forwards and continuity of balances to face financials are reasonable.
Reporting and Analysis- Complete RBC calculations for the regulated entities and provide explanations of the year-over-year changes. Identify future trends and model potential transactions and their impact on RBC levels. Coordinate and accumulate financial analytics including explanations for review. Prepare and track operational timeline and actions items while managing a team close schedule.
State Tax and Filing Compliance – Review and support the preparation of quarterly estimated premium tax filings and the annual premium tax returns. Review and support the various state assessment and data collection filings. As well as review and approve the recording of accruals within the general ledger associated with these filings.
Requirements
Education and Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance required
CPA preferred
Experience
4-6 years’ experience working in statutory insurance accounting required
Expertise with insurance accounting (A&H, Life and Property & Casualty) preferred
Developed understanding of insurance company concepts preferred
Extensive knowledge and understanding of SSAP’s and the ability to evaluate their applicability preferred
Exceptional prioritization and time management ability with a sense of urgency to deal with the pressures of meeting regulatory deadlines required
Experience with annual statement software (SOVOS, formerly eFreedom), and G/L system (Oracle) preferred
Premium tax return experience preferred
Management of staff members preferred
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