Accounting background strongly preferred.
It is our intention to fill this role in Grandview Heights, Ohio or Scottsdale, Arizona on a hybrid schedule requiring at least two days on-site. However, on occasion, applications from candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.
#LI-KR2
#Nationwidefinancial
Job Description Summary
Do you love connecting and building new business relationships? If you have a natural curiosity, are excited about helping people and want to accelerate both your personal and professional growth, we want to know more about you!As a Specialist, you’ll be responsible for the daily resolution of various cases and suspense accounts and for the development of complex transactions required to ensure proper reporting. You’ll need to reconcile expenses and payables for the major lines of business. You’ll also have opportunities to work with all internal and external customers to provide timely payments to customers, following all Nationwide financial protocols and generally accepted accounting principles.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Assures balancing and reconciliation of various cases and suspense accounts.
Collects and maintains adjusting entries and monthly balances.
Completes sophisticated transactions required to ensure accurate reporting.
Analyzes financial reports and statements.
Reviews and approves requests for manual payments.
Provides service to customers by demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of their needs, emphasizing timely responses and initiating appropriate follow-up.
Trains and cross-trains other team members on work functions and processing procedures.
Prepares, updates and maintains procedure materials and manuals.
Acts as a technical source to answer questions from other departments.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationship: Manager/Director.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate studies in accounting, finance or related subject.
Experience: Four years of accounting, finance, tax reporting or customer service experience.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to identify and evaluate problems and determine appropriate actions. Ability to analyze, discover and tackle processing problems. Verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with internal/external sources. Ability to set work priorities that conform with established standards.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Sr Analyst, Financial Services Reporting & Reconciliation : $62,500.00-$115,500.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Analyst, Financial Services Reporting & Reconciliation : $62,500.00 - $93,500.00Skills Required
- Undergraduate studies in accounting, finance, or a related subject
- Four years of accounting, finance, tax reporting, or customer service experience
- Accounting background
- Ability to identify and evaluate problems and determine appropriate actions
- Ability to analyze, discover, and resolve processing problems
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate with internal and external sources
- Ability to set work priorities according to established standards
Nationwide Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nationwide and has not been reviewed or approved by Nationwide.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement package includes a company‑paid pension alongside a matched 401(k) and retiree‑medical support, offering uncommon long‑term security.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off spans a broad bank plus company holidays, a floating “Unity Day,” additional paid time for volunteering/blood donation, dedicated hours for unexpected events, and other leaves such as bereavement and foster‑care.
-
Parental & Family Support — Family supports include extended paid time for birth mothers, separate paid parental or adoption leave for bonding, and employer‑provided backup care.
Nationwide Insights
What We Do
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.








