Senior Accountant Resume Example Coventry Healthcare

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Professional Summary

Goal-oriented Accounting Analyst knowledgeable about statement review, trend forecasting and project coordination. Familiar with GAAP and relevant regulations. Adaptable professional with well-developed multitasking, interpersonal and communication skills.

Skills

Analysis
Accounting, Leadership
Critical thinking
Strong verbal and written communication
Business systems management
Problem Solving

Relationship building
Financial statements
Strong collaboration and teamwork
Process Improvement
Planning and organization skills
Policy planning

Work History

Senior Accountant | 09/2009 to 07/2012
Coventry Healthcare - Omaha, NE

Evaluated and improved accuracy and completeness of National Insurance Statutory filings to boost regulatory compliance
Assist with Financial Statement preparation
Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes
Bank reconciliations
Assist support staff with accounting inquires
Develop and implement process improvements for transaction accounting
Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances
Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data
Partnered with auditors to prepare yearly audits and ensure compliance with governmental tax guidelines

Accounting Supervisor | 07/2012 to 03/2015
Mutual Of Omaha - Omaha, NE

Coordinate period end close process for Corporate Accounting Department
Project manager for new bank reconciliation software implementation
Supported general budget administration with detailed expense analyses and report reviews.
Approved cash disbursements by verifying check amounts against invoices and authorized checks and wire transfers.
Coordinated and completed month-end closing processes within deadlines.
Selected, trained, assigned, scheduled and coached employees and communicated job expectations.
Performs expert level of financial analysis, planning, forecasting, accounting, and transaction processing activities which may include leading such activities
Coordinates periodic compilation or execution of timely and accurate financial transactions and/or reports which includes variance analysis and/or a clear understanding of accounting transactions and financial reporting implications
Recommends actions to management throughout enterprise, identifies trends, risks, and indicators through analysis of financial and non-financial data
Leads and documents key processes, decisions and insights to business partners
Contributes and executes on ideas to improve business processes and knowledge in workplace
Operates collaboratively while building relationships with business partners
Manage direct reports in completion of various financial analysis, corporate development, finance project initiatives, planning, forecasting, accounting, and transaction processing activities with a strong sense of urgency and focus on quality

Accounting Manager | 03/2015 to 02/2019
Mutual Of Omaha - OMAHA, NE

Supervised team of 10 - 14 accountants for Corporate Accounting division, training employees on best practices and cultivating strong processing activities with a strong sense of urgency
Leverages opportunities to learn about the business and seek opportunities to provide understanding of the products and elements of the business to their teams
Coordinates analysis of financial and non-financial data to identify trends and/or indicators, provide insights, and recommendations
Provide support for internal and external financial statements in compliance with GAAP and/or other regulatory requirements.
Actively shares knowledge through timely feedback, coaching and mentoring
Fosters collaborative environment by leading by example and casting the best shadow
Ensures proper internal controls exist over the processes that impact financial reporting
Actively coaches and mentors staff builds and sustains engaged, collaborative team
Manages relationships with examiners, auditors, and other outside regulatory parties, as required
• Lead special projects involving financial accounting matters, such as mergers/acquisitions, policy updates, business partner requests, creation of new processes and business systems conversions.
Manages accounts payable disbursement group which handles all check disbursements, 1099 and tax related matters for the Enterprise via PeopleSoft ERP system
Manages the Enterprise Travel & Expense reimbursement processes and policies
Develop, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines
Strong knowledge of finance and/or accounting practices and procedures preferably common to an insurance industry finance environment that can be applied across topics and challenges faced so resolve challenges and set standards
Provides accounting assistance to project managers and operations staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs
Acts as a liaison between the company, government and external accountants to meet information needs and to ensure that proper information is maintained for historical purposes
Recruits and hires employees for the Accounts Payable team
Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product
Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval
Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary
Accomplished redesign of Enterprise T&E expense recognition to improve user experience by collaborating with business areas to understand financial reporting requirements
Serve as the central point of contact for various areas of the department as assigned
Participate in period-end close activities to ensure timely completion of tasks, including identification and resolution of unusual items and issues in a timely and accurate manner

Senior Business Systems Consultant | 02/2019 to Current
Mutual Of Omaha - Omaha, NE

Operate with high integrity, builds trust, and earns sustainable credibility with internal and external clientele
Leads and facilitates identification, development, and evaluation of alternatives to meet business requirements
Conveys objectives to be achieved for technical projects of a complex or enterprise nature that require a higher level of abstract and creative solutions
Coordinates, plans and may conduct on-going maintenance, enhancements, and upgrades to existing business tools
Resolves conflicts and/or issues by assimilating, interpreting and drawing conclusions from extensive variety of data with multiple abstract and concrete variables
Effectively influence, persuade and interact with multiple customer contacts to identify root cause of identified problem and develop, evaluate, and present cost effective approaches that will satisfy customer's requirements and resolve conflicts across multiple customers/suppliers
Planned and executed PeopleSoft Financials Systems upgrade

Education

Bellevue University - Bellevue, NE | MBABusiness Administration - Accounting, 2012

Bellevue University - Bellevue, NE | Bachelor of ScienceAccounting, 2000

Nebraska College of Business - Omaha, NE | Associate of Applied ScienceACCOUNTING, 1987

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Coventry Healthcare
Mutual Of Omaha

School Attended

Bellevue University
Nebraska College of Business

Job Titles Held:

Senior Accountant
Accounting Supervisor
Accounting Manager
Senior Business Systems Consultant

Degrees

Bellevue University - Bellevue, NE | MBA
Bellevue University - Bellevue, NE | Bachelor of Science
Nebraska College of Business - Omaha, NE | Associate of Applied Science

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