Accounting Consultant

Allstate Insurance is looking for an accounting consultant to work at our headquarters near Northbrook, IL.

As an accounting consultant with Allstate, you will report and analyze specific investment instruments, which focus on Statutory and Tax reports. You will mainly work with a team of co-workers to review and analyze documents, and write tax reports.

Here at Allstate, we are looking for someone with great analytical skills who knows how to work as a team player, and will be dedicated to performing their job to the best of their abilities. Excellent communications skills are needed, as well as a general knowledge of accounting.

Working as an Accounting Consultant

An accounting consultant typically works with a team, as a part of the Operations department within the Investments Division. This rapidly growing department focuses mainly on Statutory and Tax reports, so as an accountant you will work on these reports, as well as the analysis of related investment instruments. You will prepare quarterly and annual tax reports, review and analyze various documents for internal and external customers, as assist the Statutory/Tax Team with certain schedule reviews.

Accounting Consultants must have a general knowledge of accounting and at least 4 years of accounting or reporting experience. As a consultant, you must be a problem solver with great organizational skills. You must be a detail oriented hard worker, and a self-motivator. It is important that you can multi-task and have to ability to work towards multiple deadlines simultaneously.

More about Allstate

Originally founded in 1931 as a part of Sears, Allstate has since then grown into the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the entire United States. Over the years, we have received numerous awards for our company’s strength, achievements, size, and commitment to diversity, including recognitions from both Forbes and Fortune magazines. With our 13 lines of insurance and offices all across the country, we offer something for everyone.

What is it like to work for Allstate?

Just like our customers, our employees are in good hands. We strive to provide a working environment that promotes diversity, balance, and innovating thinking. We believe that our employee’s happiness correlates to our customer’s satisfaction, and so for this reason we provide encouraging engagement, endless opportunities for professional and personal growth, and a thriving, motivating environment. Allstate is a team, not only committed to providing the highest-quality customer service, but is also dedicated to bettering the surrounding communities. With a job at Allstate, you can be a part of this team, and have the opportunity to better your life, and the life of someone else.

Allstate Employee Benefits

To demonstrate our appreciation for our employees, we offer a number of generous benefits and support systems.

Allstate provides medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance, as well as a retirement plan and profit sharing fund with 401(k) options. We offer dependent day care spending account, a health care flexible spending account, and childcare discounts. Because of our dedication to education, we provide tuition reimbursement, in-house education, and our very own “The Good Hands People” Program.