Staff Accountant

The Company

Cover Genius is a Series E insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Hopper, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.

Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.

Our People are

Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired

Our People are not

Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious

About the Role

As a Staff Accountant at Cover Genius, you will join our growing Global Financial Operations & Reporting team. In this role, you will be a knowledgeable and resourceful member of the team, carrying out daily accounting functions related to our insurance business, and key financial processes that drive and sustain our business’s rapid growth.

We seek a driven, reliable, and self-starting individual who excels in teamwork and is eager to be part of a global insurtech company dedicated to protecting customers of the world’s largest digital companies.

What will your day look like? You will...

• Play a key role in the finance function, including responsibilities for various accounting processes, accounts payable and accounts receivable, cash/treasury management, expense management, compliance, and internal controls.
• Perform month-end close activities such as premium and claims recognition, accruals, bank reconciliations, G&A expenses, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions and workpaper preparation.
• Perform monthly premium and claims bordereau reconciliations.
• Assist with developing and monitoring budgets, perform variance analysis, and provide insightful commentary on financial reports.
• Support financial statement audits, which includes working with the internal accounting team and external audit teams to ensure complete submission of financial information and supporting workpapers.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and overall process improvement as we scale internal processes.
• Partake in ad hoc accounting or finance projects and analyses.

To help us level up, you'll ideally have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting and finance operations for insurance carriers and/or captive insurers preferred.
• CPA or CA preferred.
• Strong ability to quickly identify both risks and opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on both process improvements and results.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive self-starter, resourceful with a strong work ethic.
• Capable of working independently as well as working in a team.
• Understanding of Insurance programs and insurance journal postings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Netsuite.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Thrives on collaboration and operates with a strong internal stakeholder mentality.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the drive to solve complex problems on a recurring basis.
• Strong ability to quickly identify both risks and opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on both process improvements and results.
• Expert multitasker, self-prioritizer, and project manager.
• Professionalism, integrity, and strength of character.
• Able to cope with a dynamic and high change environment.
• Takes ownership for responsibilities with a positive attitude.

Why Cover Genius?  

Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?

• Flexible PTO. Taking time out is important for our teams to enjoy life and stay fresh.

• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.

• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.

• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!

Salary Range  

The base salary range for this role is between $66,500 and $99,500. The total compensation package also includes equity, and the opportunity for additional earnings through our annual bonus or variable commission plans.

We believe in transparency, and this salary range bracket is designed to provide a clear understanding of the potential earnings associated with this role. Your skills and contributions are highly valued, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!

* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discrimination, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.