Senior Accountant

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary 

This team provides centralized investment accounting and reporting across the organization, ensuring all investment activity is captured accurately in the general ledger. The team supports internal and management reporting, statutory and regulatory filings, board reporting, and the preparation of financial statements. In addition, the team is leading an accounting system upgrade to automate currently manual processes and improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform month-end and quarter-end close activities, including preparing journal entries and producing management and financial reports 

• Support internal, executive, and regulatory reporting requirements, including board and statutory reporting 

• Own and manage designated accounting areas, providing subject matter expertise and ensuring accurate and timely recording of transactions 

• Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and efforts to reduce manual processes 

• Collaborate with cross functional teams through meetings, training, issue resolution, and ongoing operational support

*Ability to work until 5PM PST is required*

*Ability to travel onsite to Portland, OR 1-2 times a year is highly preferred. *

Skills and Background You’ll Need

Education: Bachelor’s degree required in accounting or related field. 

Experience: 2+ years’ professional experience in accounting.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel. Power BI experience is preferred.

• CPA eligible required; CPA designation preferred.

• General investment or investment accounting experience preferred.

• Ability to work until 5PM PST is required.

• Ability to travel onsite to Portland, OR 1-2 times a year is highly preferred.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate 

• Driving Success: Acts with urgency, pursues ambitious goals and shows resilience in the face of obstacles and setbacks.                 

• Improvement Mindset: Continually seeks new ways to create business/ customer value by identifying and implementing opportunities for improved efficiency, effectiveness and innovation.                           

• Winning Together: Actively engages colleagues to achieve shared outcomes by developing trust, inviting diverse perspectives and pushing to bring the best ideas forward.

We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. After any conditional offer of employment is made, the background check will include an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain and correct background information. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.