BerkleyNet is an innovative workers compensation insurance provider that does all our business online. Our goal? To make doing business “Ridiculously Fast. Amazingly Easy.”

As an Accounting Manager, you will oversee the finance operations team, ensuring efficient management of cash flow, treasury functions, billing, and receivables. This role is a hybrid position with aspects of managing finance operations and supporting the financial reporting team.  You will lead a team of finance professionals, managing their daily operations in collaboration with Finance leadership to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficient operations. Your responsibilities will include compiling and analyzing financial information, developing comprehensive workpapers, and coordinating special projects that support the Finance team.  Additionally, you will support the financial reporting team with month-end closing responsibilities, assist with the annual budgeting process, annual audit preparation, and SOX internal control compliance, gaining valuable exposure to these critical processes.  This position offers the opportunity to positively impact both the finance operations and financial reporting teams, driving continuous improvement and strategic insights.

 

• Consistent and Timely Coordination: Oversee the assigned analysis and reporting of financial results in a deadline-focused environment. Collaborate with the team to gather information, proactively identify issues, and propose solutions. Ensure assigned balance sheet accounts are supported by appropriate documentation.
• Business Acumen and Analytical Expertise: Utilize strong business acumen within the insurance industry, and analytical skills to perform ad hoc financial analysis. Effectively communicate results to Finance leadership.
• Management Oversight: Supervise finance and operational staff members to ensure strong performance and execution of job responsibilities. Foster continued professional development of team members.
• Coaching and Feedback: Provide timely coaching and feedback to drive and manage individual and team performance.
• Talent Assessment and Development: Assess talent, identify employee development and training needs, and collaborate with HR partners, Finance leadership, and individual employees to establish goals and create development plans.
• Talent Management Strategies: Partner with HR and Finance leadership to execute talent management strategies that improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and foster a psychologically safe work environment.
• Continuous Process Improvement: Lead efforts to continuously improve processes, increasing the speed and effectiveness of financial analysis, finance operations, and monthly reconciliations.
• Risk Identification and Mitigation: Identify areas of risk in financial operations or financial reporting activities. Clearly communicate risks and provide proposed solutions to resolve issues.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work with others within and beyond the department to communicate and collaborate on enhancements to current processes, and proactively propose solutions to increase our efficiency and accuracy. 
• System Proficiency: Be a highly effective user of all financial systems, policy and claims systems, and corporate platforms and tools. Identify and coordinate the resolution of system issues.
• Efficiency and Value Assessment: Continually assess the business value and efficiency of work performed. Make suggestions for improvements and collaborate with others to implement them.  Set high standards of performance for self and others. Assume responsibility for work objectives, initiate, focus, and monitor efforts toward goal accomplishment. Proactively act and go beyond what is required.
• Compliance Coordination: Coordinate and prepare information for all compliance requests, including Financial SOX control testing and auditor requests, ensuring an efficient process and timely completion.
• Team Development: Foster the development of teammates through training and reviewing their work. Assist team members with innovation projects and follow through with ideas and experiments. Develop innovative ideas that have a measurable impact at the financial statement level.
• Budget Preparation and Analysis: Assist with annual budget preparation and ongoing budget variance analyses throughout the year.
• Facilitate Communication: Encourage and ensure communication among all levels within the department to facilitate staff development.

• 5 to 7 years of finance/accounting experience
• 2 to 3 years of experience leading and engaging teams in fast-paced results driven organizations
• Preferred Qualification: CPA, CMA license or AIAF designation
• Experience with the following technologies preferred: Essbase, OBIEE, VENA Solutions, PeopleSoft and PowerBI
• Proven experience in managing receivables and collections, ensuring timely and accurate processing of the full lifecycle of receivables, optimizing cash flow and minimize outstanding balances.
• Must demonstrate attention to detail in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously to drive results
• Communicates effectively with teammates and others, leading meetings and interacting with increasingly higher levels of management to gather information and effectively present results and recommendations
• Consistently demonstrate positive innovation behaviors that support new ideas to keep the department and company moving forward
• Proactively demonstrate assessment of risks within internal controls, processes and financials

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is required

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The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. Benefits include Health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans.

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.

• Domestic U.S. travel required (up to 10% of time)