Sr. Accountant-Hybrid-Hartford, CT

Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry’s trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group’s two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.


Responsibilities:
• Assume an active role in the US GAAP and Statutory monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting process for Talcott Resolution
• Support the Company's external financial reporting for both US GAAP and Statutory accounting methods
• Assist in analyzing and documenting earnings and other key financial variances
• Will be involved in strategic initiatives and non-BAU projects, including onboarding of new Reinsurance Transactions
• Maintains financial records of assigned functions or blocks of business and ensures that financial transactions and journal entries are properly recorded.
• Streamline processes and procedures to continually improve efficiency and controls
• Perform required internal controls and maintain documentation of the controls as required under SOX
• Support ad-hoc financial reporting/analysis projects with little direction or supervision
Opportunities:
• Further develops technical understanding of insurance and reinsurance business
• Provides opportunity to improve skills and expertise in finance discipline
• Requires interaction with finance and business contacts outside of immediate department
• Creates visibility to senior finance management through work assignments
• Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments requiring significant growth and learning in a short timeframe
• Tests the ability to communicate, present ideas, and influence others
• Demonstrates leadership capabilities through team effort, initiative, customer service, and integrity
• Opportunities for internal training on a variety of topics
• High exposure to special projects
Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree in accounting required, CPA or MBA is a plus
• 3-6+ years of accounting/finance experience preferably in the financial services industry or auditing
• Strong baseline technical understanding of insurance and reinsurance, as well as the related accounting and reporting concepts
• Experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, financial statement preparation & analysis
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with proven attention to details and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Reinsurance Transaction onboarding, or other complex technical transactions a plus
• Strong aptitude to understand and work with large data sets
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written Individual must possess a high level of initiative, be a self-starter, self-directed, highly motivated and must be able to work in a team and build relationships
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PeopleSoft/Oracle/other general ledger applications preferred


“*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html