Senior Financial Reporting Consultant

Zurich North America is currently looking for a Senior Financial Reporting Consultant to support our Finance Accounting team performing accounting entries, analysis and reporting. This individual will work a hybrid schedule from our corporate headquarters in Schaumburg, IL or our Chicago, IL office.

 

To perform financial accounting relevant for IFRS, GAAP and Statutory reporting, ensuring that accounting processes and procedures are followed and completed to support and reinforce key business objectives. Will communicate and document financial statement impacts to management.

 

In this role you will be responsible for:

 

• Support various types of general and/or sub-ledger transactions relevant for Group reporting as well and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles reporting
• Maintain one or more ledger categories/chart of accounts as a regular part of daily work
• Perform and review SOX controls in line with Group internal guidelines
• Processes moderate to complex transactions and related activities and able to communicate/document financial statement impacts to management
• Prepares and reviews complex reconciliations and clears all open items. Processes complex transactions and related activities, including complex collections and settlements
• Prepares and reviews financial reports and finds and corrects errors
• Analyzes financial statements, ledger accounts and prepares complex spreadsheets
• Prepares and monitors budgets and trends, suggests solutions to issues
• Performs complex accounting research and applies complex accounting theory to transactions
• Identifies potential process improvements and efficiencies. Develops and presents action plans for process improvement to management
• Communicates complex concepts and subject matter to supervisors and outside vendors or customers
• Promotes teamwork and leads or participates in project work streams
• May oversee analysis performed by less experienced staff
• Leads or participates in inter-department group teams on complex projects, evaluates potential impact on local reporting units, performs local implementation of changes
• Business Travel, as required
• Extended Hours during Peak Periods, as required
• Pass Applicable Exam/Licensing, as required
• Regular Predictable Attendance

  

Basic Qualifications:

  

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Accounting or Finance area
  OR

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Accounting or Finance area
  OR

• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including Associate Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Accounting or Finance area
  AND

• Experience with accounting and financial reporting, general ledger and reporting tools

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• CPA
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of accounting principles
• Insurance industry experience
• Advanced general ledger transactional experience
• Project management experience
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office experience
• Technology experience related to one or more of the following areas: General ledger, financial reporting systems, Business Objects or other query tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

 

 

Your pay at Zurich is based on your role, location, skills, and experience. We follow local laws to ensure fair compensation. You may also be eligible for bonuses and merit increases. If your expectations are above the listed range, we still encourage you to apply—your unique background matters to us. The proposed salary range for this position is $96,000.00 - $157,000.00, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%.

 

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits for employees and their families. [Learn more about Total Rewards here.]

 

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