Accountant I

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.

Our Finance department is seeking to hire an Accountant I to join our team! This position will be located in our Cincinnati office and will be on a hybrid schedule.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Reconciles and adjusts, as necessary, journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to loss recoveries.
• Contacts other departments to resolve problems and reconciling items.
• Contacts outside companies and completes research to identify payments.
• Utilizes working knowledge of multiple claim applications.
• Participates with the review and evaluation of existing procedures and operations in assigned area for management decision-making regarding improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree (Preferred) or equivalent.

Field of Study: Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

Experience: Generally, 6 months to 2 years of related experience. Book-keeping or general accounting experience preferred.

Additional Job Description

Performs work under moderate supervision. Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures. Demonstrates working knowledge of various business systems to perform job functions. Works on assignments of moderate technical complexity.

Physical Requirements

• Requires prolonged sitting.
• Requires continuous use of computer.
• May lift, carry, push, or pull objects up to 10 lbs.

Business Unit:
Property & Casualty Finance

Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.