Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.
We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.
The hybrid Senior Accountant is responsible for a broad range of accounting, re-insurance and/or investment accounting support and analysis. Functional areas may include, but not limited to: Insurance Accounting, Capital Modeling, Reinsurance Accounting, Investment Accounting, Statutory, GAAP, accounts payable, and/or accounts receivable.
Job Location: Hybrid in Oakville, ON
Main Responsibilities:
- Prepares complex journal entries, schedules and/or models.
- Responsible for reconciliations and/or audits.
- Assists with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes.
- Documents policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Assists with external and regulatory reviews, audits, and examinations, as needed.
- As requested, files with various government bodies, records insurance transactions, and reinsurance transactions.
- Assists with the completion of state filings, and forms, including necessary payments to states, if applicable.
- Researches and responds to state requests or questions. Maintains relationships with the state insurance departments.
- Assists in processing transactions, cash receipts, credit card disputes and policy cancellations.
- May assist with commission accruals, billings, and payments.
- Manages financial accounting system, including all accounting entries and account analysis.
- Forecasts, monitors, and tracks cash flow.
- Maintains balance sheet account analysis.
- Reviews entries and statements for accuracy.
- Participate in data related issue resolutions.
- May review others journal entries and prepare more complex one-off Journal entries.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)
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5+ years accounting experience
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Month end close process
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Excel Advanced
All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:
- Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability
- 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Retirement savings plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Pet friendly office environment
- Commuter Benefits
- Group Pet Insurance
- On the job training and skills development
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What We Do
Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services across insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and beyond across North America.
As a leading authority in the industry, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services that support a multi-brand and omni-channel approach. We operate our own insurance carrier and partner successfully with other carriers, as needed. We believe that pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets
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