Senior Accountant

Job Title: Senior Technical Accountant – Statutory Insurance Accounting (Remote or Omaha, NE)

Job Description

The Senior Technical Accountant role is an individual contributor position that provides high‑level statutory insurance accounting expertise across the organization. You will serve as a subject matter expert on Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), focusing on review, analysis, and advisory work rather than routine preparation. In this role, you will support complex statutory reporting, technical research, reconciliations, regulatory interactions, and audit activities, while overseeing and guiding the work of others who handle more technical or preparatory tasks. This position offers the opportunity to influence key decisions, improve processes, and partner closely with auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders in a stable, growth‑oriented insurance environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), including interpretation of codification, application to complex insurance transactions, and providing guidance to internal partners.
• Review and analyze quarterly and annual statutory filings, including financial statements, MD&A, and supplemental schedules, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with NAIC statutory requirements.
• Provide oversight and review of statutory reporting work performed by others, focusing on quality, consistency, and adherence to statutory accounting standards, while operating as an individual contributor rather than a people manager.
• Conduct proactive research on emerging statutory guidance, monitor SAPWG activity, industry developments, and regulatory trends, and clearly communicate potential impacts and recommendations to leadership.
• Support statutory audits by performing technical SAP analysis, reviewing codification checklists, coordinating audit responses, and providing well‑supported explanations of balances, reconciliations, and processes.
• Assist with state insurance examinations and ongoing regulator communications, including holding company filings, dividend notifications, and multi‑jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory review related to group reinsurance structures, new business initiatives, and U.S. and international reporting considerations, ensuring statutory compliance and sound accounting conclusions.
• Perform and review investment, cash, and general ledger reconciliations, including multi‑source data reconciliation, variance analysis, and root‑cause investigation of discrepancies.
• Design, build, and enhance Excel workbooks and summary schedules for large data sets, using pivot tables, lookups, and logic‑based formulas to improve the efficiency and accuracy of statutory reporting tools.
• Document controls, processes, and accounting conclusions clearly and thoroughly, maintaining strong support for audit and regulatory review.
• Collaborate and communicate professionally with accountants, financial administrators, auditors, regulators, and management, providing clear written and verbal explanations of complex accounting matters.
• Work effectively under tight deadlines, including extended hours during quarter‑end and year‑end reporting, while maintaining high attention to detail and quality.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and enhance the overall statutory reporting and compliance framework across the organization.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• 3–5+ years of insurance accounting experience with significant exposure to NAIC statutory accounting, including statutory reporting and compliance.
• Deep, hands‑on expertise in Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) and NAIC statutory accounting, including codification interpretation and application to complex insurance transactions.
• Demonstrated experience working with insurance regulators, statutory audits, and insurance regulatory filings.
• Strong background in investment, cash, and general ledger reconciliations, including multi‑source data reconciliation.
• Proven ability to perform variance analysis and root‑cause investigation to resolve differences and issues in statutory financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to create workbooks from scratch, design summary schedules for large data sets, build pivot tables, and use lookups and logic‑based formulas.
• Experience improving the efficiency and accuracy of reporting tools and Excel‑based models.
• Proven ability to document controls, processes, and accounting conclusions in a clear, comprehensive, and audit‑ready manner.
• Experience working under tight deadlines, including extended hours during close and year‑end reporting cycles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with accountants, financial administrators, auditors, regulators, and management.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and quality in all aspects of statutory reporting and analysis.
• Ability to thrive as a subject matter expert, providing oversight and advisory support without direct people management responsibilities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• MBA, CPA, or Master of Accountancy is a plus.
• Experience with EAS or other insurance‑specific accounting systems.
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and analysis is a plus.
• Experience with Concur and SAP is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including documentation of controls and processes, is a plus.
• Demonstrated drive to improve processes and continuously enhance reporting quality and efficiency.
• High level of integrity, intelligence, and initiative, with a strong sense of ownership and pride in work.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, regulatory developments, and evolving business needs.
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships and communicate complex concepts in a clear, concise manner to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Work Environment

This is a backfill role for a long‑tenured professional, offering the chance to step into a highly respected position with significant impact and visibility. The role can be 100% remote within a central time zone workday (approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT), with a preference for candidates located in or near Omaha, NE. Remote team members travel to Omaha approximately one week per quarter, with occasional additional visits as business needs arise. The standard workweek is typically around 40 hours, with the expectation of increased hours (up to approximately 50 hours per week) during busy periods, such as quarter‑end and year‑end reporting deadlines. For those based in Omaha, the office environment is business‑casual, where jeans and a nice shirt are appropriate. The building offers a complimentary, state‑of‑the‑art 24‑hour fitness center and hosts regular onsite events, including family‑friendly summer gatherings and holiday celebrations. The organization is known for its long‑term stability, strong investment track record, and commitment to investing in its people. Most roles are created due to growth rather than replacement, reflecting a culture of expansion and opportunity. Employees have access to robust wellness resources, including an integrated wellness program and online wellness portal, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that includes retirement and savings plans with employer match, medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees and dependents, educational reimbursement, a dedicated learning and development program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time‑off policies including parental leave, and an Employee Assistance Program. Employee Resource Groups support volunteering, social connection, and professional development, and leadership actively seeks employee input through companywide surveys, fostering an inclusive, engaged, and collaborative work environment.

This is a Permanent position based out of Omaha, NE.

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 19, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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