The Standard Hiring for Accounting Analyst (Remote) Job at Portland, OR Full Time

Req ID: REQ002650

About Us:

The Standard is a family of companies dedicated to helping its customers achieve financial well-being and peace of mind. In business since 1906, we’re a leading provider of group and individual disability insurance, group life, dental and vision insurance, voluntary (employee-paid) benefits, absence management services, and retirement plans and annuities for employers and individuals. For more information about The Standard, visit www.standard.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

Description:At The Standard, you’ll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We’re looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what’s right – across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.

Ready to reach your highest potential? Let’s work together.

What You’ll Do

You’ll be responsible for preparing journal entries, reporting, and the analysis of our investment portfolios on both a GAAP and STAT basis. You’ll partner with a wide range of teams to gather information and to create reports for senior management to evaluate the performance of the company’s investments.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and assist in developing analysis of financial results and performance information for our wide range of investments including bonds, commercial mortgage loans, derivatives, and tax advantaged investments.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and reports and analyze results and trends. Compile, analyze, and interpret management reporting.
• Review and analyze manual and automated procedures, systems and controls.
• Assist accounting systems liaisons to develop and implement new systems or enhance existing systems to resolve problems or improve accounting/financial processes and internal controls.
• Prepare and/or interpret complex accounting transactions and records.
• Analyze data in order to initiate/recommend corrective action as needed.
• Support regulatory reporting cycles.
• Develop and maintain effective and responsive communication with assigned division(s) to ensure timely identification and understanding of critical performance factors and accurate financial information.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis demonstrating industry knowledge.
• Assist in ad hoc projects to implement new investment accounting guidance, and to help upgrade or improve investment accounting systems

The Skills and Background You’ll Need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• Experience: 4 years progressively responsible experience in the preparation and interpretation of financial results, or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience. Experience with investment accounting preferred, but not required.
• Professional certifications preferred: CPA, CMA, or MBA.

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Note: The Standard is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role when hiring a Colorado resident. The salary for employees working in Colorado in this role is listed below. The Standard’s package also includes incentive plan participation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and paid time off.

• Please note, eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on various factors, including individual and organizational performance.

Salary Range:
$62,000.00 – $93,900.00

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, drug test, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.

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