Senior Financial Reporting Analyst II

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We’re actively seeking a talented Senior Financial Reporting Analyst II to join our Reinsurance Accounting and Reporting team in Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE.

As a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst II you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by supporting the Company's fast-moving reinsurance initiatives with specialized financial literacy and perspective. You will fill an existing role that sits on a small team of reinsurance accounting subject matter experts within the Corporate division, reporting into the broader Enterprise Accounting and Reporting group.

How you’ll help move us forward:

• Support the Reinsurance accounting and financial reporting function to fulfill our monthly, quarterly, and annual deliverables and controls
• Develop and provide concise, relevant, meaningful reporting and analysis to facilitate management’s review of the financial results
• Communicate issues and the business impact to management
• As a Reinsurance subject matter expert, contribute interpretation, advice, and perspective especially on highly technical subject matters
• Prepare monthly and quarterly data validations and analysis to generate required journal entries to support both our Statutory and GAAP ledgers
• Responsible for end-to-end processes and calculations that support our Reinsurance financial results
• Prepare reporting deliverables to support annual regulatory filings, reinsurance settlements, and other Company initiatives
• Perform review of financial results to evaluate reasonableness in the context of current business events and trends
• Support relationships with internal and external customers, owning communication channels and fulfill requests
• Collaborate with other departments and supporting external parties to resolve issues and develop long-term solutions
• Execution and updating of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) flowcharts and documentation for the department
• Leading or participating in department or divisional projects as required 
• Providing audit support to internal and external auditors
• Creating and reviewing process documentation and pursuing and performing process improvements for areas of responsibility
• Understand, learn, and apply accounting and financial reporting principles, insurance and reinsurance knowledge, and general business acumen
• Use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve services and solve long-term problems
• Independently tackle complex problems, applying ingenuity and creativity to develop solutions
• Actively seek out and increases knowledge of systems, products, and the business
• Proactively engage in knowledge sharing and peer training

The experience you bring:

• 8+ years of experience in Reinsurance or Insurance Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities under tight time frames 
• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills 
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills 
• Strong organizational skills, ability to work well in deadline-driven environment
• Strong accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and a team player
• Comfortable with collaborating with all different levels of management

What makes you stand out:

• CPA candidacy or licensure
• Experience or certification with PeopleSoft, Oracle, Appian, Workiva, Essbase, Alteryx, Tableau, Profisee, SQL, or Snowflake

You can be who you are.

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