Senior Accountant

Title:

Senior Accountant

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Finance

Job Description:

About Everest:
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the Role:

The Finance Operations Group of Everest Insurance, a member of the Everest Re Group, Ltd. is looking for a Senior Accountant to join our Warren, NJ office.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Ensuring Premium Written by each Program Administrator is properly recorded on the Company’s subsidiary ledger.

• Ensuring Monthly Account Currents are received timely and that the related cash is received, recorded and applied against the open accounts receivable.

• Ensuring outstanding amounts due under the terms of each Program Administrator agreement are collected or effectively resolved.

• Preparation of Journals as per the monthly/quarterly close timelines.

• Assisting/performing annual operational audits to ensure that the accounting and financial controls are being maintained for each respective Program Administrator.

• Review and clear deposit suspense accounts- research variances if necessary.

• Participation in the Company’s Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 compliance efforts and audit submissions.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Accounting or Finance or CPA preferred.

• 5-7 years of experience, preferably within the Insurance Industry.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Advanced PC skills, including Excel and Access.

• Billing and collection application like Guidewire and reconciliation tool experience like Blackline/ARCS is a plus.

• Experience with ERP General Ledger, AP, Intercompany - Oracle/PeopleSoft ERP.

• Strong organizational skills-ability to multitask and prioritize.

• Able to thrive under pressure and adhere to deadlines.

• Ability to work with limited direction and take ownership to drive process improvements.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture 

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

  

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue b