Senior Accounting Services Analyst

Global Atlantic Financial Group · New York City, NY

Company

Global Atlantic Financial Group

Location

New York City, NY

Type

Full Time

Job Description

All offices are currently open, and our employees are back 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices. If you have questions on this policy or the application process, please contact [email protected].


COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.
Global Atlantic is looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us. 

We use Greenhouse as our scheduling tool and communicate through their systems. At times, your email may block our communications. Please be sure to check your SPAM so that you do not miss critical information about our process, including scheduling. 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited is a financial services company focused on the annuity, life insurance and reinsurance markets. Through its family of brands — including Forethought, Accordia Life and Commonwealth Re — Global Atlantic offers a broad range of retirement and protection products, as well as reinsurance solutions.  Global Atlantic was founded at Goldman Sachs in 2004 and separated as an independent company in 2013. The company today has nine offices and over $40 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

Global Atlantic Financial Company is seeking a candidate for the position of Senior Accounting Services Analyst.  Responsibilities include:

  • Member of the Third Party Administrators (TPAs) Accounting team, responsible for performing daily, monthly, and quarterly closing procedures, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and analytical review of activity posted by TPAs.
  • Investigate unanticipated variances and provide detailed comments to TPAs or other stakeholders to ensure an efficient and accurate accounting close for financial reporting.
  • Analyze service workflows and automated technologies to recommend process and system improvements that maximize operating efficiencies.
  • Support special projects, system enhancements, and provide production support.
  • Assist in the preparation of year-end financial statements and regulatory reports.
  • Complete assigned account reconciliations.
  • Support monthly flux analysis review.
  • Assist in year-end audit process by monitoring deliverables and coordinating timely delivery of open requests, as well as thinking creatively about how to respond to requests efficiently.
  • Develop familiarity and work effectively with various software packages such as Peoplesoft GL, Essbase and Hyperion Financial Management reporting nvVsion and EDH/Tableau.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) and “own” the accounting on designated blocks of business.
  • Assist in training and supervising Analysts and contractors (who are supervised by other team members) as needed.
  • Participate in quarterly close processes, which due to fixed due dates, may necessitate work on weekends and/or holidays to ensure all relevant financial records for each quarter are timely reviewed, recorded, and reconciled.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, plus two (2) years of insurance accounting experience.
  • Prior experience must include two (2) years of:
    • Recording journal entries in general ledger applications (Oracle and Peoplesoft a strong plus).
    • Experience with GL and related data reporting software packages, such as Peoplesoft GL, Essbase, nVision, and EDH/Tableau.
    • Performing daily, monthly, quarterly closing procedures including journal entries, account reconciliations.
    • Working with Excel, including data functions, formulas, and pivot tables.
  • Prior experience must include one (1) year of:
    • Preparing financial statements and similar reports.
    • Assisting year-end audit process to verify financial statements for external auditors.

The expected annual base salary for this position is $66,310 to $110,661. May work remotely in the Boston or New York City Metropolitan Area. Domestic travel to Global Atlantic offices and/or TPA offices may be required 1-2 times per year. Global Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT  

Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.

We are active in our communities-

  • New York: Red Hook Conservancy, Girls Who Invest and The Bowery Mission
  • Boston: Cradles to Crayons, Project Bread, Let’s Get Ready, Rise Against Hunger, Salvation Army and many other local volunteer organizations in around the Boston area
  • Hartford: Habitat for Humanity, Foodshare, Humane Society, Hands on Hartford, Mercy Shelter and Dog Star Rescue
  • Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Batesville: American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Angels of Giving, Margaret Mary Health Foundation, Ripley County Community Foundation, Safe Passage, Batesville High School Sponsorships, local area youth sports and food pantries, as well as many others
  • Des Moines: United Way, Central Iowa Shelter & Services, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa and Make a Wish Foundation
  • Berwyn: Food drive and will be planning an event to help a local family over the holidays
  • Atlanta: Packaged Good Organization, which helps the most vulnerable community members with providing personalized care packages for people in need including the elderly, our armed forces, the homeless and hospitalized kids
  • Bermuda: Sponsor of a weekly feeding program operated by The Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family.

Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.  More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email [email protected].

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08/31/2023

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