Senior Accountant/Accounting Specialist (Hybrid)

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Compiles, consolidates, and analyzes accounting and finance information for the production of statements, schedules, filings, and reports of a complex nature.
• Responsible for the complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and for the development of financial statements and reports.
• Analyzes trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues, expenses, and recommend improvements to current processes.
• Conducts special studies and develops and implements accounting methods and procedures.
• Manages relationship between the accounting group and other departments, locations, divisions, and external customers.
• Provides technical advice to lower level positions and other functional areas.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Field of Study: Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

Experience: Generally, 6 to 8 years of related experience including 2 to 3 years in insurance accounting or other specialty area. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and insurance related certifications (Program in General Insurance (INS), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), etc.) are preferred.

Business Unit:

Property & Casualty Finance

Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.