Accountant - Financial Reporting

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Finance and Accounting

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$60,800.00 - $100,300.001Travelers' 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.

As an Accountant, you will be responsible for timely and accurate books and records for reporting to both internal and external parties while maintaining a strong control environment. Leveraging your accounting knowledge, you will conduct financial activities such as preparing, evaluating, and completing financial reporting including journal entries, and reconciliations.

This role will be responsible for Annual and Quarterly financial reporting, including preparing Statutory Financial Statements and other regulatory financial filings. Responsibilities may include monitoring and implementing regulatory financial reporting changes and ensuring timely submission of statutory financial filings to various State Insurance Departments and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

What Will You Do?

• Compile and review financial data for reporting and accuracy.
• Prepare, evaluate, and complete components for internal management based financial reporting, consistent results with corporate policies and standards.
• Prepare, evaluate, and complete components of external financial statements which may include GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), SEC and STAT (Statutory Accounting Principles).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, and/or professional designations, such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
• Knowledge of accounting theory and practice.
• Written and verbal communication skills with the ability to pay attention to detail and effectively covey information
• Ability to leverage analytical skills access and gather data, including a basic understanding of what the data represents.
• Ability to proactively manage time and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to solve challenges and make recommendations for more efficient processes.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.).

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.