Financial Services Reporting and Reconciliation Analyst-1

Are you passionate about being part of a team that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis.

The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of the following location:

Grandview: 1000 Yard Street Grandview OH, 43215

Work schedule: 2 days in office, 3 days remote.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization.  Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, Ohio or Scottsdale, Arizona. However, on occasion, applications from internal candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.

Internal Compensation Grade D2

General Ledger Analyst – Life, Annuity, Income Products, Advisory & NBSG 

We manage and reconcile financial activity related to life, annuity, and income products, as well as advisory and NBSG transactions. This includes incoming and outgoing funds, check issuance, and interdepartmental transfers. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform daily account research and reconciliation of financial transactions. 
• Investigate discrepancies and variances in collaboration with business partners. 
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of general ledger entries. 

Preferred Tools & Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, formulas and macros. 
• Experience with general ledger systems such as Frontier and PeopleSoft. 

• Accounting Background

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. You’ll need to reconcile expenses and payables for the major lines of business. You’ll also have opportunities to research and analyze reporting and provide workable solutions to processing problems.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Collects, analyzes, verifies, researches and recommends solutions to processing and booking problems and reports through daily analysis.
• Balances and reconciles various cases and suspense account to the general ledger.
• Prepares and analyzes financial reports and statements.
• Ensures accuracy of reporting and reconciliation for various businesses, products and functions.
• Trains and cross-trains other team members on work functions and processing procedures.
• Acts as technical source to answer questions from other departments.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Manager/Director.

Typical Skills And Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies in accounting, finance or related field.

Experience: Two years of experience in accounting, finance, tax reporting or customer service.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate both internally and externally. 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: Non-Exempt (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.

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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.