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Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:
Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments
All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans .*
And that's just the beginning...
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General Summary:
Unum is looking for an Accountant to support the Finance organization's accounting modernization initiatives with a focus on improving reconciliation quality, timeliness, transparency, and sustainability. This position performs intermediate-level accounting and financial analysis with a focus on improving and modernizing the financial close and related processes. The role partners with stakeholders across Finance to provide insights, identify improvement opportunities, and support the design, implementation, and adoption of accounting processes, systems, and controls. Responsibilities include contributing to initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness while maintaining strong accounting discipline and governance.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Perform and enhance balance sheet and operational reconciliations by applying standardized methodologies, strengthening documentation, and ensuring clear audit trails and issue resolution.
Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, or standardize reconciliation and close-related processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency.
Participate in the implementation and optimization of reconciliation tools, subledger solutions, and supporting technologies, including testing, job coding, validation, and user adoption activities.
Analyze reconciliation differences and recurring issues to identify root causes and recommend process, system, or control enhancements.
Assist in the development, documentation, and maintenance of reconciliation procedures, close calendars, and control frameworks to support internal controls and audit readiness.
Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, IT, and business partners to improve upstream data quality and end-to-end financial processes.
Support continuous improvement efforts by tracking key metrics (e.g., aging items, reconciling differences, close cycle time) and communicating progress and risks to management.
Contribute to change management activities related to process improvements, including drafting job aids, training materials, and knowledge transfer documentation.
Apply a problem-solving mindset to evaluate existing processes, challenge inefficiencies, and promote best practices aligned with evolving accounting standards and organizational goals
Make recommendations regarding the process of creating the assigned complex analytics.
Maintain various systems and data assets that support the specific financial areas (e.g., accounting, planning, and administrative systems). Assumes ownership of the data in the system or assets related to the assigned analysis.
Partner with business areas to provide requested accounting research, analysis, information, and data.
Maintain a specialized working knowledge in assigned tasks and analysis of Unum's products, services and business processes including, their specific business area, the issues and technical skills required to support the area.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications
Bachelor's degree required or comparable work experience that well prepares or qualifies the individual for the work to be performed. Master's degree a plus
Must be CPA eligible or have an active plan to pursue.
0-3 years of accounting experience
Demonstrates some knowledge and/or a proven record of success in financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, and financial reporting systems including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and current accounting policies and procedures.
Basic understanding of the components of multiple financial statements and how they interact with one other.
Detail oriented with good intuitive reasoning.
Ability to respond quickly and positively to change.
Developing customer service/teamwork skills within job area.
Highly motivated individual able to take direction from managers and developing skills to solve problems with little guidance from managers.
Strong project management skills, including ability to prioritize work while working on multiple projects keeping track of and meeting due dates.
Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, analytical and interpersonal skills, and ability to interact in an effective manner with all levels of personnel.
Intermediate EXCEL Skills
General ledger systems and reporting tools experience preferred.
Proficient in Word and PowerPoint
Exhibit customer service skills in working with functional area team and other resources to complete assigned work.
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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.
Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.
The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.
$45,600.00-$86,200.00
Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
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