Principal Accounting Process Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership and specialized knowledge in accounting, reporting, and operational processes.

• Assist in the modeling and automation of intricate accounting and reporting issues alongside accounting leadership and team members.

• Conduct thorough analysis of financial and operational data to uncover root causes, evaluate impacts, and promote enhancements.

• Collaborate with accounting, operations, and technology teams to enhance reporting efficiency, data quality, process effectiveness, and business outcomes.

• Facilitate audits, regulatory examinations, and internal control activities by preparing necessary documentation and validating information.

• Lead and prioritize projects focusing on process redesign, automation, scalability, reporting quality, data integrity, and control effectiveness.

• Assess control effectiveness and identify emerging risks.

• Enhance financial, operational, reporting, and compliance controls throughout processes and functions.

• Promote data quality improvements by conducting root-cause analysis and resolving systemic issues.

• Present strategic recommendations to improve reporting reliability, governance, and decision-making capabilities.

• Exemplify Thrivent’s leadership competencies: Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement, client commitment, and alignment with Thrivent’s mission, promise, and values.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years of pertinent experience in accounting, finance, operations, or systems-related roles.

• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, financial processes, and system-enabled workflows.

• Proficiency in data tools like Power Query and Power BI, as well as financial systems.

• Capability to collaborate across functions and communicate effectively with stakeholders, including leadership.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Skill in synthesizing information, evaluating impacts, and influencing decisions.

• Ability to serve as a subject-matter expert and manage changing priorities while ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines.

• Capability to lead complex analyses, resolve ambiguous issues, present findings and recommendations, and drive results.

• Preferred: experience in financial services or a large corporate environment with complex, regulated financial processes.

• Preferred: experience in leading or supporting audit, regulatory, or external reporting activities.

• Preferred: familiarity with financial systems, data structures, and system-enabled processes.

• Preferred: experience in influencing system or process design.

• Preferred: progress toward or interest in relevant professional certifications such as CPA, CMA, MBA, IIBA-CBAP, or IIBA-CCBA.

• Preferred: experience in leading process improvement initiatives and delivering measurable outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Various bonuses, including annual or long-term incentives.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Health savings account.

• Flexible spending account.

• 401(k).

• Pension.

• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Supplemental protection insurance.

• 20 days of Paid Time Off each year.

• Sick and Safe Time.

• 10 paid company holidays.

• Volunteer Time Off.

• Paid parental leave.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Well-being benefits.

• Full-time remote opportunity.