Department: Financial Operations
Status: Full Time
Reference #: 1112
No. of Positions: 1

As a Financial Accounting Specialist, you will be responsible for obtaining, assembling, evaluating, interpreting, recording and analyzing financial data. This position will also provide assistance to Treasury Operations and backup support for payroll processing as needed.

Hybrid position, with regular visits to the Binghamton Home Office for team meetings. Reliable internet service is required for the role. 

Description of Duties & Responsibilities of a Financial Accounting Specialist:

• Process all vendors payments and assign to correct general ledger accounts.
• Process all employee and agent reimbursement vouchers for travel and other business related expenses.
• Maintain compliance with Company guidelines, and confidentiality of sensitive requests. Formulate appropriate, compliant solutions to resolve any discrepancies.
• Oversee Company purchase card program with JP Morgan Chase. Responsible for user administration and changes to online SmartData system. Review monthly reports prepared by cardholders for accuracy and appropriate approvals. Follow up with individuals on missing reports.
• Review monthly accounting transactions for accuracy. Perform any necessary correcting entries. Follow up with internal departments regarding unbudgeted items.
• Notify appropriate personnel of any changes to vendor information. Obtain proper information for new accounts payable vendors, including W-9s. Review all vendor 1099-NEC and1099-MISC forms for accuracy.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts including pre-paid, receivables, and special accounts for charity events.
• Perform annual review of all vendor payments for accurate 1099 reporting in compliance with IRS regulations.
• Review audit documentation and departmental procedures for necessary changes. Review internal controls and make suggestions where needed. Gather and review documentation for internal and external auditors.
• Track Company credit card charges, including payment discrepancies, refunds, returns and miscellaneous charges.
• Disburse petty cash and provide accounting related to reimbursement of expenses.
• Assist Treasury Operations with processing bank deposits and inputting ACH or releasing with bank software.
• Provide backup support for payroll processing as needed.
• Assist with special projects as needed or assigned by management.

Required Skills & Experience of a Financial Accounting Specialist:

• 3 to 5 years of related experience required.
• Experience with software interfaces, and online banking systems is required.
• Experience with accounts payable processing, and general ledger reconciliations is required.
• Experience with budgets is preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent data entry skills.
• Ability to operate general office equipment.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and organize a heavy workload.

Education Required: Associates degree in Accounting required. Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred.

Pay Range: $20.26 to $26.10 hourly

The starting pay rate for this role is based on a variety of relevant factors, including location, education, experience, and skills.

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
• Security Mutual is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Department: Actuarial
Status: Regular, Full Time
Reference #: 1099
No. of Positions: 1

As a Senior Assistant Actuary, you will convert actuarial models into Axis, develop new actuarial models within Axis, assist in the development of actuarial modeling standards, and ensure these models comply with those standards. You will contribute to creating efficient infrastructure for model maintenance and governance and provide actuarial, system, and implementation support to multiple departments across the Company. You may lead projects and/or provide management or direction to actuarial support staff as needed.

SML supports remote work for AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, IN MA, MN, NY, NJ, NC, OH, PA and TX. If you are interested in this position, but don’t live near Binghamton, NY, this may be an opportunity for you!

Description of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide documentation and product information for assigned products, including actuarial formulas, calculations, and demonstrations to the Systems department. Offer alternative solutions to system limitations. Make decisions regarding policy data accuracy and system issues. Serve as the liaison between the Systems department and Actuarial management. Provide final actuarial approval as appropriate.
• Coordinate with software vendors and various departments within the organization to provide written product specifications, actuarial formulas, rate files, and oversee actuarial testing as required.
• Research, analyze and resolve actuarial issues concerning models and tools.
• Provide modeling support across the actuarial department and assist in the modernization of actuarial tools and infrastructure.
• Assist in model governance and assumption setting as needed.
• Research and answer questions regarding actuarial issues across the organization and provide numerical examples of policy values and dividend calculations.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed or assigned by management.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• A minimum of 6 requirements towards the Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), which may include a combination of passed exams, completed modules or seminars, or completion of validation of educational experiences (VEE). Completing all VEE requirements is necessary to count as one of the five requirements towards ASA.
• Life insurance industry experience is required.
• Experience with insurance laws and actuarial regulations including Standard Nonforfeiture Law required.
• Strong knowledge of actuarial modeling systems is required.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience is required.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word experience is required.
• Basic Microsoft Access experience is required.
• Proficiency with actuarial software is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Axis (including DataLink) is preferred.
• Strong SQL Server (or equivalent relational database) experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics required.

Pay Range: $75,000.00 to $101,000.00

The starting pay rate for this role is based on a variety of relevant factors, including location, education, experience, and skills.

The level for this position will be determined based on factors including relevant skills, experience and other qualifications.

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
• Security Mutual is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Department: Systems & Technology
Status: Regular, Full Time
Reference #: 1107
No. of Positions: 1

In search of: The next member of our Software Engineering team. If you enjoy working in a team environment and would like to contribute to the success of an evolving Systems & Technology function, read on. We’re looking for someone who:

• Is equally adept at taking initiative as taking direction to solve programming challenges.
• Finds that using online tools to research problems comes naturally.
• Excels at conveying complex information in simple, accessible ways.
• Is intrinsically motivated and focused on providing high quality deliverables.
• Finds that attitude is as important as technical skill.
• Loves it when an assignment goes right but is resilient and stays upbeat when it doesn’t.
• Listens well, asks incisive questions, and digs into details while keeping the big picture in focus.
• Above all, thrives on collaboration and takes great satisfaction in helping others meet their goals.

SML supports remote work for AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, IN MA, MN, NY, NJ, NC, OH, PA and TX. If you are interested in this position, but don’t live near Binghamton, NY, this may be an opportunity for you!

The level of the position will be determined by relevant skills, experience and qualifications.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities of a Senior Software Developer and Senior Software Engineer: You may direct other developers, work alongside senior IT team members and management to develop, write, update, maintain and modify computer programs and software systems.

Write, update and maintain computer programs and software packages to handle specific jobs such as insurance administration, data collection, data reporting, and controlling other equipment.

• Create and maintain security and performance minded applications and programs.
• Create and maintain software builds and perform releases to development and production servers.
• Strong organization skills, and the ability to prioritize workload, document and report on progress, challenges and successes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with remote team members.
• Meet and interact with customers to define and refine requirements, clarify program intent, test modifications, identify problems, suggest changes and provide support post-deployment.
• Work with model office and business analysts to design and test modifications on new applications.
• Ability to adhere to timelines and schedules without sacrificing quality of deliverables.
• Maintain and grow your knowledge and skills through on-the-job training, seminars, webinars, and self-study.
  

Additional Duties and Responsibilities of a Senior Software Engineer:

• Serve as a technical leader in the design, application security, and delivery of a wide range of software development projects.
• Full stack development with an emphasis on middle-tier and service development.
• Engage in high level planning of applications and develop the future state of applications.
• Architect and design solutions that meet the needs of SML’s full application suite.

Required skills and experience of a Senior Software Developer or Senior Software Engineer:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Information Technology and Software Development programming required.
• Proficiency in Java programming language required.
• Proficiency in Agile Software Development required.
• Fluency in modern web browsers on multiple devices and their respective limitations and strengths.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Office Suite required.
• Ability to work on a team and independently.
• Ability to adhere to timelines and schedules without sacrificing quality of deliverables.
• Strong organization skills, and the ability to manage prioritize workload, document and report daily on progress, challenges and successes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with remote team members and internal clients.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and perform work reliably, accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet project deadlines, release schedules and provide on call support as needed.

Additional skills and experience required of a Senior Software Engineer:

• 7 to 10 years’ experience in Information Technology and Software Development programming.
• 7 to 10 years’ experience in computer programming, analysis and system design.
• Minimum of 2 years of software engineering and architect experience.
• Insurance knowledge and experience is helpful.
• Leadership experience is helpful.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Angular, JSP, HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, and JSON preferred.
• Experience with jQuery and Bootstrap preferred.
• Experience with web security protocols outlined by OWASP preferred.
• Experience with SOAP/REST web services.
• Life Insurance knowledge and experience preferred.
• Industry recognized certification preferred.
• Artistic, creative thinking and open mindedness to new ideas and approaches is helpful.

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or closely related field required.

Pay Range: $87,000.00 – $125,000.00 Annually

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position
• Security Mutual is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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