Senior Accountant – Title Insurance

HG Managing Agency provides management and financial services to a growing family of title insurance companies and agencies, including National Consumer Title Insurance (NCTI), a multi-state title insurer domiciled in Florida, and Omega National Title Agency (ONTA) and its subsidiaries.

Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our Tallahassee-based finance team. In this role, you will play a key part in the monthly close and financial reporting process across the group’s insurance and agency entities, with particular ownership of title premium and fee revenue, from agent remittance processing and revenue recognition through reconciliation and reporting on both a statutory (SAP) and US GAAP basis. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting fundamentals with the curiosity to understand how policies, agents, and transactions flow through to the financial statements. Senior Accountant would be responsible for posting other monthly entries including payroll, premium tax, reserves, monthly accruals and prepaid entries, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Own key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including preparing journal entries, accruals, and prepaid balances in accordance with the close calendar.
• Perform and review balance sheet account reconciliations to ensure data integrity, and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and flux analysis by entity, explaining significant variances to management.
• Record and reconcile intercompany activity and support consolidation across the group’s entities.
• Record and reconcile title premium revenue from direct operations and agent-issued policies, including agent remittances, retained premiums, and premium splits.
• Reconcile policy production and agent remittance reports to cash receipts and the general ledger; monitor policies issued but not yet reported, and monitor agent receivables and aging.
• Account for escrow, closing, search, and other title service fee revenue, applying appropriate revenue recognition guidance under US GAAP and statutory accounting.
• Support quarterly and annual NAIC statutory filings, including revenue-related schedules (e.g., premiums written by state, statutory premium reserve inputs), and reconcile statutory to GAAP results.
• Support premium tax filings and other state regulatory reporting.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for external audits, regulatory examinations, and tax filings.
• Maintain data and workflows in Sage Intacct, and partner with operations and IT to improve data quality, system integrations, and automation.
• Document and strengthen accounting processes and internal controls, including segregation of duties.
• Collaborate with agency, underwriting, and operations teams to ensure financial information is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and ad-hoc analysis; other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Working knowledge of both US GAAP and Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP)
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Advanced proficiency with Excel (lookups, pivot tables, working with large data sets)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Insurance company accounting experience; title insurance strongly preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, or actively pursuing
• Experience with Sage Intacct
• Familiarity with NAIC quarterly and annual statement reporting
• Experience with revenue generated through agent or broker distribution channels