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Accountant

CFS
  • New York, NY
  • $95,000–$105,000 Per Year
5 days ago
CFS

Job Description



Looking to build your accounting career within a global insurance organization? This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to reinsurance accounting, regulatory reporting, and complex financial operations while working alongside experienced finance leaders.
If you're looking for a role that offers visibility, technical growth, and increasing responsibility, this Accountant position provides a strong foundation for long-term career advancement.

Accountant


Salary: $95,000 - $105,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:



  • Gain hands-on experience in specialized reinsurance and insurance accounting operations.

  • Work closely with finance leadership and expand your exposure to regulatory and financial reporting activities.

  • Develop expertise in treaty and facultative reinsurance accounting processes.

  • Increase your responsibility and independence as you grow within the role.

  • Participate in process improvement initiatives and cross-functional finance projects.

  • Build advanced analytical and reconciliation skills through complex financial reporting activities.

  • Partner with internal stakeholders, brokers, and external clients on impactful finance matters.

  • Gain exposure to audit support activities and year-end financial reporting processes.

  • Work in a detail-oriented environment that values accuracy, accountability, and professional development.


Key Responsibilities for the Accountant:



  • Manage reinsurance accounting activities related to premiums, losses, recoveries, collateral, and cash allocations.

  • Prepare, validate, and distribute treaty bordereaux and settlement reports.

  • Process treaty and facultative premium and claims settlements and collections.

  • Perform reconciliations between ceded balances and general ledger reports.

  • Support quarterly and year-end reporting requirements.

  • Assist with audits, financial analysis, reconciliations, and process improvement projects.


Qualifications for the Accountant:



  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

  • Minimum 2 years of accounting, finance, insurance, or financial services experience.

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions.

  • Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.

  • CPA or CPA eligibility preferred.

  • SAP experience preferred.


Numbers & Facts

LocationNew York, NY
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$95,000–$105,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

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  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Brokerageunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
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  • Financial Auditunmatched
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  • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Pivot Tablesunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
  • Reinsuranceunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
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