Berkley Select delivers professional liability insurance solutions to individuals, businesses, professional services firms, and nonprofit organizations. As a Berkley company, Berkley Select is staffed with a team of experts with a specific focus on Professional Liability. Berkley Select utilizes individual risk underwriting, loss control, and claims practices to provide superior products and services to its customers.
Berkley Select is a Berkley Company. W. R. Berkley, founded in 1967, is one of the nation’s premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB).
Responsibilities
This position is responsible for providing support to the Finance department through recording and reporting of financial information and assist in the maintenance of accurate financial data.
Monthly Close
Prepare and maintain workpapers and journal entries to accurately close the corporation’s monthly books in accordance with GAAP.
Maintenance and reconciliation of general ledger accounts and related subsidiary ledgers/systems to support financial reporting, including investigation and correction of reconciling items.
Financial Compliance
Provide support to the Corporation in Sarbanes Oxley and other reporting/testing.
Financial Reporting
Prepare and maintain timely and accurate statutory financial statement supporting schedules on a quarterly and annual basis including supporting workpapers.
Preparation and distribution of internal monthly financial reports including ad hoc project requests.
Reconciliations
Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and review outstanding items for all bank accounts.
Prepare monthly Accounts Receivable Reconciliations and Reinsurance Reconciliations. Review all outstanding items for further action required.
Prepare other account reconciliations as required.
Accounts Payable
Compile, prepare, and review requests for payment from internal and external sources.
Other Functions
Prepare other monthly balance sheet account reconciliations as assigned.
Act as backup to the accounts receivable function for vacation, sick time or as needed otherwise.
Complete special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting and minimum of 2 years of accounting experience.
Proficiency with P.C. applications including Microsoft Windows, Excel and Word is required. Knowledge of PeopleSoft or other PC based General Ledger software is a plus.
Insurance accounting experience is a plus
Must be fully vaccinated and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19. *, unless prohibited by law.
Additional Company Details
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer
Additional Requirements
*Per the CDC, fully vaccinated means at least 2 weeks after (1) a second dose in a 2-dose series, or (2) a single-dose vaccine, and this status and definition applies to COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Berkley is a company of people. People with knowledge, devotion, desire and determination. People who recognize that every detail of the insurance transaction is significant, that every person in our organization is important and that every task they accomplish makes a difference in our results. People who make up a caring family with a commitment to a common set of goals.
