Senior Accountant/Senior Accountant – Financial Reporting

Liberty Mutual Insurance is hiring a Senior Accountant – Financial Reporting to plan and monitor book-close processes and prepare accurate financial reports. The role applies accounting policy, coordinates with teams and management, and improves reporting processes and controls.

Responsibilities

Oversees functions of the monthly, quarterly and annual book close cycles, monitoring timely completion and escalating issues for resolution

Accurately and efficiently performs accounting activities of increasing complexity

Creates increasingly complex financial statement schedules, audit support schedules and other reports in a timely manner. May perform detailed review of other team members` schedules

Researches and applies accounting policy to business issues that arise

Establishes, documents and performs internal control procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting

Understands how data flows through the financial systems to the accounting function in order to identify issues and take action to address them

Continually assesses the business value and efficiency of the work performed, making suggestions for improvements and collaborating with others in implementing them

Leads or actively participates in increasingly complex department projects and continuous improvement activities

Fosters the development of teammates by sharing expertise and experience through training or reviewing their work. May provide feedback on performance

Preferred

Bachelor`s degree (Accounting or Finance) and a minimum of 3 years of accounting or finance experience preferred

Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word is preferred

Accounting

Finance

Advanced Excel

Microsoft Word

Benefits

Flexible Time Off Annual Accrual - days: 15

Workplace flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups

Company

Global property and casualty insurer for individuals and businesses.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

http://www.libertymutualgroup.com/

Founded in 1912

10001+ employees

Qualifications

Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously to achieve results

Must be able to communicate effectively with teammates and others, leading meetings and interacting with increasingly higher levels of management to gather information and effectively present results/recommendations

Bachelor`s degree (Accounting or Finance) and a minimum of 3 years of accounting or finance experience preferred

Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word is preferred

Required skills

Accounting, Finance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

Preferred skills

Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word is preferred

Experience

3+ years