Pekin Insurance

Accountant

• Provides timely and accurate financial information to management, auditors, and regulatory authorities
• Assists with monthly, quarterly, and annual processing of accounting information
• Prepares journal entries and reconciles various accounts
• Works closely with the Tax Accounting team to ensure tax compliance
• Prepares and submits federal and state income tax returns and filings
• Performs other duties as assigned

Accountant – Tax

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Assists with the annual budget process and forecasts throughout the year
• Reviews financial results of the enterprise to develop suggestions for financial improvement and cost reduction
• Conducts financial analysis and reporting of actual results in comparison to the financial plan
• Analyzes and reports expense trends including variances to forecast/budget as well as key expense metrics and benchmarks
• Prepares various statistical reports required by management throughout the year
• Collaborates with department personnel, management, and senior management for budget, forecast, and corporate plan reporting
• Assists with collection of data and preparation of the annual expense budget and forecast for both the P&C and Life companies
• Assists in communicating budget to actual results to management by providing analyses, identifying trends, and researching expense activity
• Assist in the preparation of forecasted financial statements (P&L, BS, Cash Flow)
• Assists in preparation and analysis of other financial components of the forecast including premiums, losses, and profitability ratios
• Assists in preparation of annual expense allocations by line of business
• Performs other duties as assigned

Financial Planning Manager

Software Engineer

• The Integration Developer II is responsible for working collaboratively with product and platform teams to create and support rich, interactive applications that help end users manage their data and processes.
• Software Engineer designs, codes, tests, implements, scales and (in some cases) supports application software and systems, usually as part of an Agile Development Team.
• The Integration Developer II works closely with Analysts, Product Owners, and Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate these into product or platform features, user stories, and/or components.
• Software Engineer drives the analysis and physical design of technical solutions related to a product or platform and is expected to effectively write new programs as well as support upgrades, maintenance or issue resolution for existing applications and systems.
• Software Engineer uses DevOps and Agile processes to deliver desired functionality quickly and effectively, while iterating to continue development.
• Software Engineer owns all aspects of development, from user experience (UX) planning to deployment.
• The Integration Developer II contributes to the development of the team backlog and architectural runway, management of work in process (WIP) levels, and support of engineering aspects of program and solution Kanban.
• Software Engineer may also participate in program increment planning, pre- and- post planning, system, and solution demos, and inspect and adapt events.

Integration Developer II

Security Analyst

• Monitor and triage security alerts, performing basic investigations
• Follow established playbooks for initial response actions
• Document findings and escalate potential threats in a timely manner
• Assist with user and service account access reviews
• Review and process whitelist requests
• Analyze reported phishing emails and help identify trends
• Perform basic log reviews and data validation
• Maintain and update runbooks/playbooks
• Participate in incident post-mortems
• Track and report on recurring alerts for tuning opportunities
• Ensure tickets and alerts are properly categorized and closed for audit readiness
• Support audit and compliance requests

Enterprise Security Analyst I

Sales

• Leads the sales development team for Personal, Commercial, Life, and Voluntary Benefit products
• Responsible for leading the overall strategic direction of the sales management team
• Provides direction, managing departmental objectives, overseeing staffing and expenses
• Engages with independent agents and monitors agency performance results
• Conducts annual and semi-annual agency reviews and monitors programs for improvement
• Assists with administration, leadership, coaching, and feedback to direct reports

Regional Director of Sales

Underwriter

• Reviews medical records, exam and laboratory findings, financial and criminal records, and other relevant data to make informed business and pricing decisions
• Assesses coverage and tax implications and other specialized information when making underwriting decisions
• Serves as the key contact for underwriting decisions related to business owner life insurance policies
• Makes judgments regarding reinstatement requests and other policy-related decisions
• Assists in the Contestable claim review process
• Serves as a senior expert in all Life Underwriting policies and practices for the department

Life Underwriting Large Case Specialist

• Manages the overall agency relationship from a sales perspective
• Drives new business sales growth for Personal, Commercial, and Life with independent agents
• Meets the sales objectives for assigned territory based on the annual business plan
• Directs the marketing of personal, commercial, and life activities
• Provides technical and field underwriting expertise to the agency force
• Develops, negotiates and executes business plans for selected agencies
• Point person for all sales initiatives; drives new business quote activity
• Recruits new agencies and processes new agency appointments
• Monitors agent results (production, profit, pricing, loss ratio)
• Works closely with underwriting and service team(s)
• Collaborates with underwriting team to ensure strategies are understood
• Monitors local marketplace, develops competitive intelligence
• Makes systematic calls on the agent to aid sales, underwriting and education
• Communicates the company philosophy and provides motivation to agency force
• Conducts periodical sales and educational meetings for agency force
• Conducts periodic agency performance reviews with Sales Management and underwriting teams
• Assists and trains agencies in using the Company Intranet website
• Maintains the call report and/or software system
• Attends sales meetings at the Pekin Home Office and annual award banquets
• Supports Life Specialist in generating sales, identifying opportunities