GFO Accounting Architecture Intern

Job Description

About the Role

The Accounting Architecture intern role will report to the VP of Accounting Architecture. The GFO AA intern will interact with a diverse group of global stakeholders, including finance functions (receivables, payables, general accounting, reinsurance, treasury, etc.), IT, divisional leadership and other project participants at various levels, including external vendors. This role will help document accounting solutions, test accounting output, and track and communicate findings from testing. Critical factors to success include: ability to think critically to solve issues/problems, detailed oriented, ability to multitask, meet deadlines, work in a team as well as independently, strong grasp of accounting, and the desire and ability to learn.

General Requirements

• Participate in discussions regarding accounting requirements across impacted team
• Provide updates to manager and project managers
• Compile reconciliation requirements, documentation, flows and approach
• Perform testing, identifying, tracking and communicating issues to manager and project manager

Specific to This Role

• Documentation of Project, including
  • Accounting flow as resulting from system triggers (Visio)
  • Accounting requirements discussions
• Participate in project discussions, including across teams (functional, overall PM, treasury, reconciliations, business groups, IT)
  • Provide notes of the discussion in timely manner
  • Ask questions based on your understanding and the goal of the project
• Assist with defining GL account reconciliation solutions, including matching rules, identifying support sources, documentation of approach, testing and handoff to reconciliation owner
• Perform accounting testing
  • Support and document UAT accounting requirements, including setting up test tracking
  • Execute testing adhering to agreed upon timelines
  • Communicate findings to manager, and assist with communication across impacted teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting preferred with Finance or Operations understanding
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.