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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in overseeing accounting operations within the insurance industry, including AP, AR, reconciliations, and revenue reporting. Proven ability to lead and develop accounting teams while ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Accounting ExperienceSupervisory ResponsibilityWholesale Insurance OperationsAdvanced Excel ProficiencyApplied Epic Experience
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Hard Skills
Accounts PayableAccounts ReceivableReconciliationsRevenue ReportingJournal EntriesFinancial ReportingBank ReconciliationPayroll ManagementData AnalysisProcess Improvement
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCoachingTeam Leadership
Tools & Technologies
Applied EpicAI ToolsAutomation Tools
Industry Keywords
Insurance Agency AccountingCommission AccountingCarrier ReconciliationsE&S LinesMGA RelationshipsRegulatory Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations of a growing insurance agency
- Supervise AP/AR activities and review agency billing accounting operations
- Oversee commission revenue reporting and reconciliations
- Manage a small accounting support team, including external and overseas resources
- Coach team members and provide feedback on performance and career growth
- Set team deadlines and priorities and hold others accountable
- Solve operational problems and provide suggested solutions for financial risks
- Maintain carrier payables policies, procedures, and controls
- Perform quality assurance reviews for compliance with accounting policies and procedures
- Prepare premium payable worksheets for sureties
- Calculate and post monthly journal entries for GL reconciliation
- Prepare monthly financial reports, including trial balance and GL reports, for Home Office
- Reconcile bank statements, set up wires and ACHs, and maintain banking relationships
- Prepare renewal reports and supervise renewal team workload
- Prepare monthly bond list and management reports for internal distribution and the primary surety/carrier
- Review increase/decrease invoices and releases/cancellations
- Prepare and review complex renewals
- Maintain payroll, PTO records, and personnel files
- Serve as liaison with the parent company payroll department and employees
- Participate in special projects and initiatives
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of accounting experience with supervisory responsibility
- Strong knowledge of AP, AR, reconciliations, and revenue reporting
- Experience in wholesale insurance operations, including program business, E&S lines, commission accounting, carrier/MGA relationships, and regulatory compliance
- Experience coordinating with carriers to resolve accounting and commission discrepancies
- Ability to supervise, mentor, and support accounting staff and consultants
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Administrative and process improvement experience
- Familiarity with AI and automation tools to modernize accounting and back-office processes and improve operational efficiency
- Knowledge of insurance agency accounting, commission accounting, and carrier reconciliations
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field or equivalent experience is preferred
- Minimum four years of experience in accounting, including receivable and payable experience
- Wholesale Insurance accounting background required
- Excellent knowledge of both operational and financial accounting
- Experience with Applied Epic or similar insurance agency management systems
- Advanced Excel proficiency, including data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting
- Hands-on management style with experience leading and developing accounting staff
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Fertility benefits
- Wellness resources
- Paid sick time
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Complimentary Calm app subscription
- Immediate vesting in a 401(k) plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discount programs
- Paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave, including for adoptive parents
- Legal plan options
- Pet insurance coverage
