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As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! 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.

About Nationwide:
Nationwide is a leader in Financial Services and Insurance, and we're looking for team members who want a challenging, rewarding, and meaningful career.

About Finance Controllership:
Our team thrives on innovation, problemsolving, collaboration, and continuous learning. We focus on efficient business processes, strong data management, and accurate financial reporting to support our customers and policyholders.

Controllership is a technologyenabled, digitally focused organization that offers a dynamic and respected career path.

We're seeking individuals with accounting and/or finance experience at all levels.

Controllership is a technology-enabled and digitally-focused organization offering opportunities for a captivating and respected career path.

We are seeking individuals with accounting and/or Finance experience at all levels.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Understand tools used for associate upskilling(e.g., Power Apps, Power Query, Power Automate, Cloud, RPA, Gen AI).
• Develop innovative solutionsacross Controllership and Finance to address high-priority challenges and enhance operational efficiencies.
• Coordinate research and implementationof new/revised accounting policies and procedures.
• Enhance job performance and workflowthrough recommendations.
• Advise senior managementon complex accounting transactions and reporting.
• Lead projectsfor new/enhanced systems and processes.
• Provide financial data analysisto solve administrative and operating problems.
• Prepare complex financial informationfor auditors, IRS, state examiners, and other regulatory agencies.
• Conduct technical accounting researchfor financial statements and related data.
• Implement new GAAP and STAT accounting changes.
• Participate in industry trade groups.
• Ensure accounting compliancewith external auditors and regulatory requirements.
• Respond to inquiriesfrom state insurance departments, auditors, and regulatory agencies.
• Manage special projectsas advised by senior management.
• Provide updates/presentationsto internal stakeholders.

This position will be hired on aSuccessFlexbasis.

The hired associate mustresidewithin 35 miles of the following location(s):

1 Nationwide Blvd, Columbus Ohio

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.

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Job Description Summary

Would you thrive in an inclusive work environment where you can lead, adapt and innovate? Do you want to invest in yourself and work in an environment of problem solving, collaboration and learning? If you're ready to lead in a technology-enable, digitally focused organization, where Controllership is a captivating and respected career, we want to hear from you!
As a Specialist, you'll plan, coordinate and perform the most complex accounting functions. We'll count on you to acquire, assemble, evaluate, interpret, record and analyze financial data of all types and sources ultimately utilized in the preparation of financial documents for various regulatory and statutory authorities and for internal management of all levels.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs a lead role in establishing and implementing of new or revised accounting policies and procedures.

• Prepares and analyzes the most sophisticated financial and regulatory statements for the company(ies) and/or business areas assigned.

• Develops and submits sophisticated accounting and financial transactions required to ensure accurate reporting.

• Ensures the completeness and accuracy of all reports, forms and data provided to internal and external clients/customers.

• Recommends management actions or alternatives when the analysis of financial documents discloses unfavorable trends, situations or deviations.

• Keeps informed of changes to GAAP and/or STAT regulatory requirements which ultimately impact the submission of statements, reports and other financial data.

• Recommends changes to area(s) of responsibility that would enhance, improve or facilitate job performance, processing or workflow.

• Leads the development and design of new and enhanced systems and processes, under general guidance, within the assigned area(s).

• Prepares and analyzes the most complex pro forma financial data required for compliance with new requirements.

• Assists management in applying financial data and analysis to solve administrative and operating problems.

• Prepares state and supplemental reporting requirements.

• Prepares complex financial information to provide to internal and external auditors, IRS, state examiners and other regulatory agencies.

• Prepares special reports and presentations.

• Serves in a group leader capacity to other accountants on selected projects.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Accounting Manager or Director.

Typical Skills and Experience:

Education: Undergraduate studies in accounting, finance or business administration; accounting major and degree preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Progress towards CPA preferred.

Experience: Four to six years of related accounting experience; insurance experience preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: GAAP and/or STAT knowledge and/or functional business area regulatory requirements. Complex financial statement preparation, including consolidation of companies/subsidiaries. Principles of taxation and the related impact on financial statement preparation. Accounting and/or business computer systems. Company organizational structure and products and services. Verbal and written communication skills for internal/external contacts. Ability to analyze, discover and solve accounting problems, to interpret financial documents and data and to analyze and interpret legal requirements. Project management skills. Ability to interpret changes in financial reporting and legal requirements relative to the impact on financial statement preparation and to the formulation of company or business area policies and procedures. Ability to effectively operate a personal computer and related software using advanced techniques. Ability to apply accounting principles, theories, concepts and practices to specialized, unique and/or nonrecurring complex problems.

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 Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. May require extended hours in periods of high volume.

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.

Credit/Background Check: Due to the fiduciary accountabilities within this job, a valid credit and/or background check will be required as part of the selection process.

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 Specialist, Accounting : $79,500.00-$148,500.00The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Accounting : $79,500.00 - $119,500.00