Sr. Accountant

Odyssey Reinsurance Company (OdysseyRe) is the global reinsurance arm of Odyssey Group, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance and specialty insurance. OdysseyRe offers a broad range of property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance products, providing capital and risk management solutions for clients to efficiently manage economic risk, through a network of branch and representative offices across North America, Latin America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), AsiaPacific and London.

OdysseyRe is an equal opportunity employer with excellent benefits and a strong commitment to providing training and opportunities for our staff. We provide employees an innovative, enriching environment and take great pride in their career growth.

OdysseyRe is rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best and A+ (Strong) by Standard and Poor’s. Odyssey Group is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, which is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol FFH.

Corporate Sr. Accountant (Financial Reporting), Stamford, CT

Report To: AVP Corporate Accounting Manager

 Position Summary

The Corporate Senior Accountant will work with the team responsible for preparing U.S. GAAP and

insurance statutory (“U.S. STAT”) financial statements and reports, as well as prepare

corporate accounting journal entries and execute internal controls over financial reporting.

Essential Duties

• Assist in the preparation of the quarterly and annual U.S. GAAP based financial package.
• Assist in the preparation, compiling and oversees the filing of the U.S. STAT Quarterly and Annual Statements along with statutory financial filings with NAIC
• Assist with the review of all Company presentations and reports containing financial information.
• Partner closely with various internal and external functions to assist in preparation and review of financial information and/or statements
• Execute various internal control procedures over financial reporting.
• Assist in research and prepare white papers on accounting for various topics under U.S. GAAP and U.S. STAT accounting practices.
• Perform other related duties as required to achieve the goals and objectives of the Company and department.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of and experience with U.S. GAAP standards is required, US STAT is preferred

• Knowledge and experience in consolidations is preferred
• A good understanding of insurance accounting and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure that the data collected and reported represents the circumstances and events being portrayed, is preferred.
• Strong PC skills, especially Excel.
• Experience with SAP general ledger and Wings insurance statutory reporting software preferred.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Can work with the top levels of executive management on presentations and results analysis.

Experience & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university in accounting
• Minimum of three (3+) years of accounting experience in the financial compilation and reporting role is required; insurance and / or reinsurance industry is a plus
• Big 4 or top national public accounting experience is preferred

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