Experience

Farmers New World Life Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Analyst II

  • May 2013 - Present

  Mercer Island, WA • Deliver and validate the accuracy of various monthly and quarterly accounting processes including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, and note disclosures for GAAP, IFRS and budget variance reporting on financial and operational results. • Accountable for performing quarterly P&L analysis for executive management, including analyzing quarterly variance reports for the Zurich Corporate office. • Produce quarterly Board of Directors’ meeting materials including KPIs and Balance… Show more • Deliver and validate the accuracy of various monthly and quarterly accounting processes including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, and note disclosures for GAAP, IFRS and budget variance reporting on financial and operational results. • Accountable for performing quarterly P&L analysis for executive management, including analyzing quarterly variance reports for the Zurich Corporate office. • Produce quarterly Board of Directors’ meeting materials including KPIs and Balance Sheet Solvency reports. • Review and reconcile assigned 96 balance sheet accounts, research issues resolving questionable items and analyze quarterly variances to spot trends. • Drove internal merger implementation finance team for testing the SAP system integration and data output including validation of consolidated financial statements. • Initiated 4 years of unreconciled inter-company cash settlements in the ledger resulting in accuracy of financial statements. Developed and implemented the process for payable/receivable for inter-company to validate accuracy. • Supported SAP BPC implementation project for a virtual team of 10+ with expertise on SAP and FIP accounts mapping structures, report design and data validation which resulted in improved automation, increased efficiency in staff workload and improved the consistency. • Work closely with external auditors; manage annual audit and quarterly review processes.

• Sr. Accountant

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2013

  Mercer Island, WA • Maintained operating expense, analyzing activities on a weekly basis to generate monthly and quarterly cost reports. • Monitored expenses for trends and emerging risks. Provided financial support to book, reconcile and support expense accruals, deferred acquisition costs (DAC), fixed assets, inter-company, and other entries as needed. • Provided internal reporting of expenses for management, actuarial and IFRS consolidation. • Reviewed GL accounts to ensure expenses were recorded… Show more • Maintained operating expense, analyzing activities on a weekly basis to generate monthly and quarterly cost reports. • Monitored expenses for trends and emerging risks. Provided financial support to book, reconcile and support expense accruals, deferred acquisition costs (DAC), fixed assets, inter-company, and other entries as needed. • Provided internal reporting of expenses for management, actuarial and IFRS consolidation. • Reviewed GL accounts to ensure expenses were recorded according to policy and developed templates for the reporting of departmental expense and labor allocations. • Prepared annual budget and forecast, providing actual general expense schedules and trends. • Developed accrual schedules, adjustments, and investigation of underlying sub-system transactions as needed. • Delivered STAT quarterly and annual reports – Exhibit 2, Interrogatories and Schedule Y as well as Fixed Assets Schedule for the Tax Department. • Supported Cost Accounting System implementation for $30M+ operating budget of New Business.



Safeco

• South Africa
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Aug 2004 - Apr 2008

  Greater Seattle Area • Reconciled fixed assets balance sheet and construction in progress (CIP) accounts and coordinated periodic physical inventory and asset tag tracking. • Analyzed $1.5M phone project previously not placed as assets due to incorrect sales tax calculation by vendor. Resulted in a savings of $120K. • Delivered financial reports GAAP and STAT close monthly/quarterly to support consolidated team. • Prepared Fixed Asset Summary for Tax Department for annual tax return and coordinated use and… Show more • Reconciled fixed assets balance sheet and construction in progress (CIP) accounts and coordinated periodic physical inventory and asset tag tracking. • Analyzed $1.5M phone project previously not placed as assets due to incorrect sales tax calculation by vendor. Resulted in a savings of $120K. • Delivered financial reports GAAP and STAT close monthly/quarterly to support consolidated team. • Prepared Fixed Asset Summary for Tax Department for annual tax return and coordinated use and sales tax issues with the Tax Department and Accounts Payable. • Reviewed supporting documentation in clearing accounts to ensure items were being capitalized or expensed in agreement with fixed assets capitalization policy. • Maintained fixed assets promptly by communicating with asset’s custodians. • Provided capitalization expenditures report to planning department (actual vs. budget purchasing). • Tracked TIA for the Leasehold Improvement Projects with Real Estate Department. • Managed payroll accounting including termination, new hires, status changes, time entry, retro, leave of absence, and other payroll activities including stock option exercises. • Reconciled pay wage assignment, tax levy, and child support according to state & federal regulations and responded to inquiries related to state and federal taxes. Show less