Senior Accountant, General Accounting

Responsibilities: Own assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close activities, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and required sign-offs. Exercise judgment in researching differences, documenting conclusions, and escalating significant or unresolved matters. Perform and coordinate bank reconciliations for technical and non-technical accounts, including validation of cash activity, investigation of timing differences, and follow-up on missing or incomplete bank files. Support cash-to-zero and ZBA entries and ensure cash balances are accurate, supported, and explainable. Monitor cash and payroll suspense activity, research open items, and coordinate resolution with Treasury, Payroll, Technical Accounting, Reinsurance Accounting, and other business partners. Prepare reclassification and clearing entries for payroll tax, 401(k), deferred compensation, and other suspense balances, as applicable. Perform lease and sublease accounting activities, including monthly and quarterly entries, lease-related reclassifications, suspense and account reconciliations, and support for financial reporting. Coordinate with business owners to capture lease changes and maintain complete supporting documentation. Prepare quarterly pension expense entries, annual true-up entries, pension account rollforwards, reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Review actuarial information, analyze significant movements, and support statutory and IFRS footnotes and audit requests. Perform other accounting and reporting requirements for fixed assets, depreciation, non-admitted assets, equity rollforwards, intercompany items, Business Related Services, and other assigned recurring or ad hoc activities. Prepare and support ECON, statutory, tax, and other reporting deliverables, including schedules, footnotes, PBC requests, and management reporting support. Ensure deliverables are accurate, complete, timely, and traceable to the underlying accounting records. Maintain compliance with internal controls, including ORCS and MARSOX requirements; retain appropriate evidence and support internal and external audits. Identify process improvement opportunities (leveraging data analytics and technology solutions such as Alteryx and Power BI), update procedures, and provide guidance or review support to other team members as assigned.

Qualifications: 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including journal entries and account reconciliations CPA required Experience with cash accounting, bank reconciliations, suspense or clearing accounts, and period-end close preferred Experience with lease, pension, payroll, fixed asset, intercompany, or financial reporting activities preferred Insurance or financial services experience preferred Public accounting experience is a plus Experience with Oracle Fusion, SAP, BlackLine, or comparable ERP and reconciliation tools preferred IFRS and Insurance Statutory accounting experience a plus, ability to research and apply accounting guidance Advanced proficiency in Excel and ability to analyze large or complex account activity Experience with Alteryx and Power BI preferred At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services. We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.