Senior Accountant

Company Details

2025 Business Insurance Best Places to Work winner, Berkley Southwest offers commercial property and casualty products and services through independent agents in Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. We maintain a strong local presence in each of our markets, keeping underwriting and support close to the customer.

Now more than ever, financial strength is critical to a successful, long term insurance relationship. Berkley Southwest is a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation , a Fortune 500 company, whose insurance company subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best. #LI-LD1 #LI-HYBRID

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

The Senior Accountant will assist with several aspects of accounting, financial analysis and controllership for multiple business units within W. R. Berkley Corporation. The Senior Accountant will perform an interesting mix of core responsibilities and assist with key initiatives. The Senior Accountant will have an ownership and continuous improvement mindset, with the opportunity to utilize technology to enhance efficiencies.

Key functions:

Prepare monthly journal entries and assist in the maintenance of the general ledger system, including asset management and accounts payable modules

Assist with financial reporting

Assist with financial analysis, including time sensitive ad hoc information requests

Assist with controllership, especially as it relates to the preparation of account reconciliations

Key performance indicators, dashboards and scorecards

Operating plans, budgets and reforecasts

Corporate initiatives

Business unit initiatives

Continuous improvement and enhanced efficiencies

Leverage technology

Issue resolution

Consistently demonstrate W. R. Berkley Corporation’s core competencies and innovation behaviors

These responsibilities are to be carried out primarily in Berkley Southwest’s Coppell, Texas office or Continental Western Group’s Urbandale, Iowa office in order to facilitate in-person collaboration with colleagues and to provide immediate support when called upon.

Education requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Minimum 3 years of accounting and/or financial analysis experience

Minimum 3 year of financial systems experience preferred

Basic knowledge of the Property and Casualty insurance industry preferred

Advanced financial application and/or data management skills (i.e., Excel and SQL, etc.)

Qualifications

Qualifications:

This position will be assessed based on the following elements of performance:

Accountability - appropriate use of time and resources, meeting deadlines and minimizing errors

Initiative - proactively seeking projects, asking questions and requesting help when needed

Critical thinking - identifying problems as they arise, proposing new solutions and asking “why”

Customer service - communicating with and addressing the needs of our internal customers

Teamwork - effectively collaborating with stakeholders within and outside of our department

Professional growth - developing business acumen, communication skills and technical proficiencies

Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment in multiple computer systems simultaneously

Ability to consistently demonstrate W. R. Berkley Corporation’s core competencies and innovation behaviors

Must be able to work in a hybrid 4-1 work environment. Presently, most employees work in the office Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and work remotely on Friday. Days are not flexible, nor is full-time work from home an option at this time.

Must meet work from home requirements to participate in this program

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer

Additional Company Details We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Sponsorship Details Sponsorship not Offered for this Role