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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Oversees enterprise general ledger reconciliations for insurance receivables and related accounting including Surety ensuring reconciliations are accurate supported completed timely and aligned with corporate accounting and reconciliation policies.
• Leads the monthly financial close process for the Ledger Reconciliation function including review of automated and manual reconciliations validation of general ledger and sub-ledger balances review of reconciling items aging comments resolution ownership and management sign-off in applicable systems.
• Serves as the primary Operations representative for the financial close committee during each monthly close period; advises on and makes decisions impacting Operations accounting processes close deliverables and issue resolution priorities.
• Acts as primary approver for journal entries in the general ledger that may have material impact to CNA financial statements; evaluates supporting documentation financial impact compliance considerations and appropriate resolution path before approval.
• Manages complex reconciliation issues out-of-balance conditions timing differences remediations and escalations across insurance receivables customer-level sub-ledger activity TPA balances deductible recoveries invoices payment activity and related accounting processes.
• Provides leadership over a high-volume receivables environment with an enterprise receivable base that has grown significantly in recent years; establishes priorities governance routines and problem-solving discipline to support continued business growth with a flat headcount model.
• Develops and implements strategies that leverage data automation and AI-enabled tools to improve reconciliation processes strengthen financial integrity enhance reporting and decision-making improve documentation and reduce operational risk backlog and manual effort.
• Leads strategic use of BPO/offshore support for Ledger Reconciliation activities including work intake quality expectations service delivery oversight issue escalation performance monitoring and sustainable capacity planning.
• Builds strong partnerships with Finance Financial Control Audit Claims Processing IT Billing Underwriting Reinsurance Payment Management business partners and other stakeholders to resolve complex issues and maintain accountability across end-to-end processes.
• Serves as a primary liaison to internal and external auditors for Insurance Receivables and related accounts; coordinates evidence explains reconciliation processes addresses inquiries supports control walkthroughs and ensures timely remediation of audit or control findings.
• Prepares reviews and distributes management reporting related to production quality close status backlog aged reconciling items service levels audit readiness BPO performance and process health; uses metrics technology and information analysis to make decisions and influence priorities.
• Maintains a strong control environment by identifying compliance SOX accounting tax system policy and operational risks; partners with appropriate internal resources to resolve issues and reinforce standard practices.
• Leads and supports Billing & Collections projects by providing subject matter expertise requirements testing change management input process design guidance and deployment support for tools automation reconciliation workflows and reporting enhancements.
• Assigns distributes and coordinates work across the team and with partner teams to ensure consistent efficient and timely service delivery; validates staffing levels anticipates workforce demand manages overtime considerations and supports annual budget input as needed.
• Oversees recruitment onboarding performance management training development coaching and motivation of subordinate staff in alignment with corporate strategic direction; sets appropriate stretch goals aligned with CNA strategy customer commitment financial discipline and operational excellence.
• Generates and implements approved improvement ideas across teams; promotes continuous improvement appropriate risk-taking experimentation and cross-functional collaboration to increase responsiveness and raise the quality of work.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

• Typically reports to Director or above.

Skills Knowledge & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of corporate accounting finance insurance receivables financial close account reconciliation practices GAAP and statutory accounting principles and related operational controls.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex operational processes with financial statement audit compliance customer and business partner impact.
• Strong leadership coaching and talent development skills with the ability to attract manage develop motivate and retain talent needed to win.
• Excellent organizational analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to prioritize multiple projects resolve complex issues and make sound decisions under close deadlines.
• Ability to exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility for decisions impacting people costs compliance financial integrity quality of service and operational outcomes.
• Strong customer focus and continuous improvement mindset; value driven to provide superior solutions to internal and/or external customers and business partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey accounting reconciliation system audit and operational issues in a clear concise and effective manner.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with ability to influence across organizational boundaries and collaborate effectively with senior leaders cross-functional partners auditors technology teams and offshore partners.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite and business-related software systems; ability to use metrics reporting tools reconciliation technology and information analysis to drive decisions.
• Acts with urgency to advance organizational priorities thinks creatively uses diverse ideas to solve problems and focuses on objectives to set direction and drive superior results.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance business or equivalent work experience; completion of applicable insurance accounting finance or leadership coursework preferred.
• Extensive experience in accounting finance financial operations account reconciliation ledger reconciliation receivables financial close audit support or related operational leadership environment.
• People leadership experience including coaching performance management development workload management and accountability for team results.
• Experience supporting financial close internal/external audit requests SOX or control processes reconciliation systems process improvement automation reporting or BPO/offshore partnerships preferred.
• Insurance industry experience preferred.

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