Manager, Accounting - Controls and Sustainability Reporting

Travelers • St. Paul, MN

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About The Position

Travelers' accounting team serves as the steward of our financial information and controls to ensure compliance with all internal policies and external requirements. The team creates transparency about the health of the company by providing timely, accurate, and actionable information to all stakeholders. This role will primarily focus on Sustainability Reporting and Financial & Accounting Controls activities. The Financial & Accounting Controls team supports the Company's account reconciliation tool, maintains ownership of corporate finance policies and procedures, monitors compliance, and executes other critical control processes.
As a Manager, Accounting, you will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate books and records for reporting to both internal and external parties while maintaining a strong control environment. You will prepare, review, and approve financial activities such as journal entries, payment requests, and reconciliations. This position may manage finance and accounting professionals.

Requirements

• Three years of finance, accounting, financial planning, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, and/or professional designations, such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
• Experience with accounting theory and practice within the insurance and financial services industry.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to consult on projects and present information effectively.
• Ability to influence team members and management.
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret trends and provide insights and recommendations to business partners.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through to ensure timely completion.
• Ability to think strategically and use judgement to resolve issues as they arise.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, PeopleSoft, Oracle Workiva, etc.).
• Ability to apply basic accounting and financial concepts to financial systems and processes.

Nice To Haves

• Audit, Public Accounting and/or Corporate Accounting background, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Compile, review, and analyze complex financial data for variance analysis, reporting, and accuracy to interpret and understand trends.
• Develop and validate financial analyses for key performance metrics (i.e. production, profitability, expense management, staffing).
• Prepare and create components of overall business and financial plan, budget, and forecasts.
• Conduct a review for accuracy and completeness and approve internal management based financial reporting, both routine and ad hoc for complete and consistent results with corporate policies and standards.
• Conduct a review external for financial statements which may include GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), SEC and STAT (Statutory Accounting Principles).
• Perform and review financial controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Prepare and review complex documentation to support internal and external audits with some interaction with internal auditors.
• Maintain compliance with various financial external regulatory requirements and internal accounting policies.
• Participate in projects that involve complex analysis and implementation of non-complex, routine business and financial regulatory changes relating to financial reporting, such as reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
• Provide coaching, training, and mentoring.
• If a manager of people, effectively oversee and engage direct reports and perform management activities such as performance management, career development, and talent acquisition.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager