Remote Senior Financial Reporting Accountant @ SageSure

Overview:  

SageSure is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to support the development and execution of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting functions. The role is instrumental in preparing accurate and timely financial statements, supporting reporting processes, and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, accounting standards and internal policies. This position will also work cross-functionally with Carrier Reporting and FP&A teams to support internal and external reporting requirements, audits, and special projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to consistently deliver high-quality work products within tight deadlines. 

 

What you’d be doing: 

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related disclosures for internal management and external investors. 

• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of detailed monthly financial reporting supporting schedules to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial data. 

• Support the consolidation of multiple entities, including eliminations and intercompany transactions, and non-controlling interest considerations. 

• Assist in the preparation of financial information required by lenders, including covenant calculations.  

• Develop, maintain, and deliver financial analytics to executive management. 

• Create and maintain dashboards for department executive heads. 

• Reconciliation of accounting transactions between general ledger and the reporting system. 

• Gain an understanding of technical transactions to ensure accurate reflection in the financial statements. 

• Research and understand material variances in month-over-month financial statement activity and budget variances and document monthly highlights to be delivered with draft financials. 

• Assist with budget uploads and reports used in financial reporting. 

• Assist with the audited financial statement process and prepare footnote support schedules to facilitate the annual external audit. 

 

We’re looking for someone who has:  

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, Information Systems 

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in an accounting or financial reporting role 

• Public accounting experience preferred  

• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and internal control principles 

• Experience with Oracle NetSuite; familiarity with NetSuite Planning and Budgeting software is a plus 

• Proven ability to meet strict deadlines, both independently and within a team environment 

• Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to deliver highly accurate work products 

• Assist in the implementation of new accounting standards and company policies 

• Strong verbal and written skills, and the ability to convey complex information 

 

Highly preferred candidates also have:  

• Experience in MGA/MGU insurance operations  

• Certified Public Accountant or CPA candidate 

• Experience in Microsoft office suite with intermediate or advanced Excel skills. 

• Experience in NetSuite, Concur, Lease Query, Workiva 

• Experience in Power BI dashboards and reports 

• Experience in interfacing applications with accounting software 

• Big 4 or national/regional firm experience a plus 

About SageSure:

 

Named among the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance for four years in a row (2020-2023), SageSure is one of the largest managing general underwriters (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed markets in the US. Since its founding in 2009, SageSure has experienced exceptional growth while generating underwriting profits for carrier partners through hurricanes, wildfires, and hail. Available in 16 states, SageSure offers more than 50 competitively priced home, flood, earthquake, and commercial products on behalf of its highly rated carrier partners. Today, SageSure manages more than $1.9 billion of inforce premium and helps protect 640,000 policyholders. 

 

SageSure has more than 1000 employees working remotely or in-office across nine offices: Cheshire, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Houston, Texas; Jersey City, New Jersey; Mountain View, California; Marlton, New Jersey; Tallahassee, Florida; and Seattle, Washington.  

 

SageSure offers generous health benefits and perks, including tuition reimbursement, wellness allowance, paid volunteer time off, a matching 401K plan, and more.

 

SageSure is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a workforce that reflects the spectrum of perspectives, experiences, and abilities of the world we live in. We recognize that our differences make us strong, and we actively seek out diverse candidates through partnerships with organizations, institutions and communities that represent various backgrounds. We champion belonging and inclusion for all identities, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, ability status, gender, and country of origin, striving to create a culture where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

 

Our nimble, highly responsive culture nurtures critical thinkers who run toward problems and engineer solutions. We relentlessly pursue better outcomes by investing in the technology, talent, and tools that position us to succeed in demanding markets. Come join our team! Visit sagesure.com/careers to find a position for you.