Job Description
Client Industry: Insurance & Reinsurance
Role: Financial Analyst
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000/annually Location: NYC or Northern NJ (Hybrid schedule, flexible work from home)
About the role: A growing insurance organization is seeking a
Financial Analyst to join its finance team. This role is ideal for someone with 1-3 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, or insurance operations who is eager to work with complex financial data and contribute to high-impact reporting and analytics. You'll play a key role in supporting financial operations, including reporting, reconciliations, and reinsurance processes. The position offers strong visibility across the organization and opportunities for professional growth.
Responsibilities: - Assist with monthly and quarterly financial close processes, including journal entries and reporting packages.
- Prepare and validate premium, loss, and commission data.
- Reconcile claims and escrow activity across multiple entities.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools for leadership and board-level presentations.
- Support reinsurance billing and data tracking, including reconciliation and schedule preparation.
- Work with large datasets to extract insights and support financial decision-making.
- Help test and implement new financial systems and reporting tools.
- Create and refine Excel-based templates for recurring reports.
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, accounting, or insurance.
- Familiarity with property & casualty insurance is preferred; reinsurance experience is a plus.
- Strong Excel skills (e.g., PivotTables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS); Power BI experience is a bonus.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.
- Comfortable working with data and collaborating across teams.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
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