Senior Accountant/Senior Accountant – Financial Reporting

Liberty Mutual is hiring a Senior Accountant for financial reporting. The role centers on running book close cycles and producing financial reports in a deadline-driven setting, and it is for someone with at least three years of accounting or finance experience who can handle detailed work accurately and communicate with people across the business.

The position is based in the United States.

What you will do

• Oversee the monthly, quarterly and annual book close cycles, monitor timely completion and escalate issues for resolution.
• Perform accounting activities of increasing complexity with accuracy and efficiency.
• Create increasingly complex financial statement schedules, audit support schedules and other reports on time. You may also review other team members' schedules in detail.
• Research and apply accounting policy to business issues that come up.
• Establish, document and perform internal control procedures to keep financial reporting accurate and timely.
• Understand how data moves through the financial systems into the accounting function so you can spot issues and act on them.
• Continually assess the business value and efficiency of the work, suggest improvements and work with others to put them in place.
• Lead or take an active part in increasingly complex department projects and continuous improvement work.
• Help teammates develop by sharing your expertise and experience through training or reviewing their work. You may give feedback on performance.

What they are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 3 years of accounting or finance experience preferred.
• Attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once to get results.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates and others, lead meetings and interact with increasingly higher levels of management to gather information and present results and recommendations.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word preferred.

Pay and benefits

The typical starting salary range is determined by factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and gives room to progress as employees grow in the role. Some roles have a compensation plan that may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on factors set out in the plan for the role.

Liberty Mutual states that its goal is a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to thrive. The company points to benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities and Employee Resource Groups. It describes itself as an equal opportunity employer that will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Fair Chance Notices are listed for California, Los Angeles Incorporated, Los Angeles Unincorporated, Philadelphia and San Francisco.