Senior Accountant

Location: Omaha, NE

Company

NICO National Indemnity Company

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers “large company” benefits with an exciting, friendly, and “small company” atmosphere? Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that.

The Senior Accountant will coordinate, compile, review, analyze, reconcile, and interprets financial information from various sources and prepare working papers and internal, SAP and GAAP basis Company financial statements and supplementary schedules.

This position will be with National Indemnity Company and will sit in Omaha, NE and up to 50% hybrid at management discretion after a period of on site training. This position is NOT ELIGIBLE for employer visa sponsorship.

What will you do?

Financial Reporting: Compiles, reviews, analyzes and reconciles, and interprets financial information from various sources and prepares working papers and internal, statutory and GAAP basis Company financial statements.

Reconciliations: Reconcile assigned company investment and cash accounts, as well as basic general ledger account reconciliations.

Communication: Coordinates communication of daily, monthly, and year end, accounting, and financial statement information between various offices and Omaha.

Process Review: Reviews and suggests improvements for the design and maintenance of various processes, reconciliations and databases utilized for financial reporting, and the balancing of reports or compilation of reports/worksheets by others and the assigning of codes to data for input to the general ledger system for accuracy and timeliness.

Auditor and Management Responses: Responds to inquiries from internal and external auditors, state regulators, and others regarding financial transactions, balances, and procedures.

Intern Management: May supervise intern(s) and assign projects and tasks to intern(s), including the auditing of daily disbursement requests, as well as verifying deposits, providing coding for monthly invoices, and forwarding payment requests to Accounts Payable, and corresponding with various personnel.

What are we looking for?

Bachelor's Degree in related field (Accounting, Finance or other related field). MBA or CPA is a plus.

Minimum of 2 years work experience

Knowledge of investment types

General accounting principles (GAAP)

Statutory accounting principles (SAP) highly preferred.

Financial reporting principles

Personal computer, related software, and basic applications such as Excel and Word

Who would excel in this role? Someone with/who can

Excellent written and oral communication with all levels of the organization and outside contacts

Maintain strict confidentiality

Organize several different tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines

Work well with people at all levels of the organization

Work accurately with detail

Work independently or as a team member as situation dictates

Supervisory skills including motivation, planning, training, delegation and prioritization

Identify and solve problems

Work overtime during seasonal demand

Research, review, and analyze financial information

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!