Statutory Reporting Associate

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited is a financial services company focused on the retirement, life insurance and reinsurance markets. Through its family of brands including Forethought, Accordia Life and Commonwealth, Global Atlantic offers a broad range of retirement and protection products, as well as reinsurance solutions. The company today has eleven offices, over 1,000 employees, and over $190 billion in assets. Global Atlantic offers employees the unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative and meritocratic working environment. The Company’s unique entrepreneurial culture encourages all employees to assume significant levels of responsibility. Global Atlantic invests in its people because it believes they are critical to the long-term success of its business.

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Associate will join the Statutory Accounting and Reporting team in Des Moines to review and analyze the statutory financial statements, management reports, and related financial statement disclosures. This role also includes oversight and completion of audit and audited financial statements, assist in Statutory information requests, and lead team of two to support the individual markets sector.

Candidates must be active team members, interacting with local and multi-state personnel to ensure adequate control and reconciliation of information posted to GAFG’s ledger. Other interactions include working with the Planning & Analysis, Actuarial, Investment, Reinsurance, Tax, Legal and Compliance teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Learn on the job about statutory reporting, reinsurance transactions, accounting for investments, capital requirements, and regulatory filing process.
• Review and approve journal entries within the close process cycle and reconcile ledger to source information, research/explain fluctuations in financials and prepare analysis and commentary on key business drivers,
• Review and oversee internal reinsurance settlements on a quarterly basis
• Complete monthly assigned balance sheet and/or transaction reconciliations
• Review quarterly and annual schedules included in the filings for a life and health insurance company and contribute to completion of schedules for multiple companies. This includes journal entry review and coordinating with other departments on work requirements and deadlines
• Review financial statements and reports for auditors and regulatory agencies. Provide financial analysis and support for various projects and initiatives Assisting with external audits and examinations by preparing work papers, analyzing data, and preparing SSAP basis financial reports
• Research and compile information for ad-hoc requests, including life and annuity business analysis, rating agency data compilation, state insurance department inquiries and other departmental requests
• Identify weaknesses in internal SOX controls and make recommendations for improvements to workflows, procedures, and find reporting efficiencies
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 5-7 years experience in the insurance industry or public accounting which includes some management experience
• Experience in Statutory, IFRS or US GAAP accounting in a life insurance company preferred
• Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions from research and report on findings
• Strong communication skills, work ethic and high level of personal integrity and accountability
• Experience with PeopleSoft General Ledger, Business Object Enterprise, Hyperion Financial Management and Essbase preferred
• Global Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state, or local laws.

Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office. 

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives.  Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives. 

The base salary range for this role is

$90,000 - $120,000 USD

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