We are Hiring! Staff or Senior Accountant
Location: La Jolla, CA
Why choose Palomar?
Palomar is a rapidly growing and innovative insurer focused on providing specialty insurance to residential and commercial customers. Palomar welcomes the best and brightest to our thriving team. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Palomar is building a dynamic and diverse team.
Join a company built on a culture of agility, innovation and authenticity that delivers peace of mind and protection to individuals and businesses impacted by adversity.
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Why choose Palomar?
Palomar is a rapidly growing and innovative insurer focused on providing specialty insurance to residential and commercial customers. Palomar welcomes the best and brightest to our thriving team. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Palomar is building a dynamic and diverse team.
Join a company built on a culture of agility, innovation and authenticity that delivers peace of mind and protection to individuals and businesses impacted by adversity.
The Details:
The Senior Accountant will be an integral team member in assisting with preparation and review of complex program administration and reinsurance agreements to ensure they are appropriately accounted for and recorded.
What will you do?
· In a preparer capacity, ensure the timely and accurate posting, balancing, and reconciliation of the general ledger for each product assigned.
· In a reviewer capacity, review the work completed by staff accountants to ensure timely and accurate posting, balancing, and reconciliation of the general ledger.
· Researches and analyzes fluctuations between current financial results and prior year, prior periods, budgeted and projected financials.
· Works with independent and internal auditors to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.
· Recommends opportunities for improvement in accounting systems, processes, and procedures with a goal of increasing efficiency.
· Assists team members with budget activity, proper g/l coding, document preparation, and other accounting-related activities.
· Assists in the training and mentoring of staff accountants
· Monthly journal entry review
What we are looking for:
· Staff Accountant: 2+ years of professional experience
· Senior Accountant: 3-5 years of experience in the insurance industry
· Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or higher
· Senior accountant experience, including working in a lead and/or training capacity
· Ability to organize, self-prioritize, and be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment with demanding internal and external deadlines
· Ability to multi-task between monitored and performed assignments
· Microsoft Office skills required – Advanced Excel, Intermediate Word, Intermediate Power Point
· Extensive accounting software experience
· Strong interpersonal skills. Collaborative team player necessary
· Public accounting experience, including SOX technical knowledge
· Public company industry experience
We love people who want to:
· Build strong relationships through transparency, trust, and respect for each other.
· Work in an agile environment, with a resilient mindset to find creative solutions to challenges.
· Collaborate and celebrate diverse perspectives, promoting inclusivity and equality.
· Do the right thing with strong conviction and integrity.
· Be bold and innovative to help make an impact.
If you thrive in a dynamic environment, and like working with happy, authentic, talented people, you’ll enjoy a career with Palomar!
What will you get in return?
· Full Suite of Medical Benefits
· Long Term Financial Incentives – STOCK!
· 401k with 3% Automatic Fully Vested Employer Contributions
· Competitive PTO + Holiday Program
· Hybrid Work Environment
· Work From Home Stipend
· Professional Development Assistance
· Career Exploration Opportunities
· Regular company-wide social events (even virtually!)
· To learn more visit us at www.plmr.com
Diversity at Palomar
At Palomar, we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in all facets of the organization. We have built an open culture that celebrates the diversity of our workforce, while actively championing equality and inclusion practices that make us a company people want to work with and work for.
We believe that diversity, equality and inclusion yields greater organizational creativity and productivity, which helps us serve our customers and partners more effectively. Delivering on our diversity commitment returns greater value to our shareholders and ultimately makes a positive impact to the communities in which we do business and to the people who live in them
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Accommodations:
Palomar will consider reasonable accommodations to ensure a qualified applicant with a disability can be considered for the position. Palomar will also consider necessary modifications to the physical work environment, or to the way a job is usually performed, so an individual with a disability can perform the essential functions of the position. Additional accommodations will be considered that enable an employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment like those that are enjoyed by other employees without disabilities.
For more information about our company, visit us at www.plmr.com. Palomar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
No phone calls or agency solicitation please
Pay Range: $70,000 – $105,000
The above pay range is for all US-based roles based on function and level, benchmarked against companies of similar size and scope. To be compliant with local legislation as well as provide greater transparency to candidates, we disclose salary ranges on all job postings regardless of the desired job location. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and the opportunity for annual long-term incentive stock grants. In addition, we offer a highly competitive benefits package. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and qualifications, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
