Senior Accountant, Finance Data Transformation

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Position Summary

Global Atlantic is seeking a candidate to join the newly formed finance data transformation group. This candidate will help drive the Enterprise Transaction Data in implementing the Organization's Data Strategy across the Financial Transaction Domain. This role will require to support of change in step with the organizations Data Transformation initiative. This includes working with the business to ensure alignment with the Data Governance and Data Management Strategy.

All candidates must, in addition to possessing the specific qualifications cited below, work well within a complex, fast-paced, fluid environment, and have a proven ability to execute results timely and accurately as well as adherence to strict deadlines. All candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong organizational and interpersonal skill.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide general support and assistance to the existing and new data transformation projects
• Data Mapping of the General Ledger systems and chart of accounts
• Assist in UAT process by performing the testing on the initial test Accounting journal entry results created by automated IT process
• Day-to-day responsibilities include developing data definitions, measurements, and exception handling
• Responsible to escalate complex or critical issues to the manager and other team members
• Show awareness of linkage of Data Strategy to the overall finance strategy
• Demonstrates the ability to affect change within their department and with their direct and indirect stakeholders, Reports to the Finance Data Steward
• Works with our technology partners to implement the technology related process to support the data governance program
• Create and maintain business metadata definitions, domain values, business rules, etc.
• Execute testing related to the buildout of our reporting warehouse, liaison between IT and Reinsurance Accounting to develop automated reporting for analysis that supports internal management reporting and external regulatory reporting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 1-3 years of specialized experience as a data practitioner in Insurance or Financial Services
• Insurance related accounting experience including month end close and GL reconciliation a plus
• Experience in Insurance Accounting and/or Operations, with a foundational understanding of the upstream processes and impacts to downstream accounting and reporting
• Organized, details oriented and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work efficiently in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Strong communication (oral and written)
• Proven ability to successfully handle competing priorities and handle multiple deliverables

***This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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