Accountant I / Accountant II

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

This position will be with National Indemnity in Omaha, NE, and hybrid eligible after three to four months of onsite work. This position IS NOT ELIGIBLE for employment 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 and supplementary schedules for one or more companies or branches. (This includes the statutory annual statement schedules and separate GAAP basis financial statement packages for assigned companies or branches.)
• RECONCILIATIONS: Reconcile assigned company investment and cash accounts, as well as basic general ledger account reconciliations. Provide Financial Administrator and company accountants with support in preparing schedules and research/analysis for more difficult account reconciliations.
• COMMUNICATION: Coordinates communication of daily, monthly, and year end, accounting, and financial statement information between various offices and Omaha. Responsible for review, analysis, and inquiries with respect to this information, including development and completion of management reports. Travels to various offices as needed to facilitate communication process and to gather information.
• 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. Uses PC, and/or manual systems for development of and allocation of IBNR amounts, unallocated paid amounts, and other financial accruals and financial estimates.
• AUDITOR AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES: Responds to inquiries from internal and external auditors, state regulators, and others regarding financial transactions, balances, and procedures. Coordinates completion and maintenance of internal documentation which includes answering internal and external auditor questions, reviewing work performed by internal auditors and providing direction as needed, and responding to auditors’, NICO and Berkshire managements’ questions. Informs management of internal control documentation changes. Collaborates with company personnel on the completion of required documentation and the identification and remediation of internal control gaps.
• 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 or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of investment types
• General accounting principles and statutory accounting principles
• Financial reporting principles
• Personal computer, related software, and basic applications such as Excel and Word
• Excellent written and oral communication with all levels of the organization and outside contacts
• 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
  
  

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!