Admiral’s Finance team partners closely with stakeholders to understand their unique needs and challenges, leveraging advanced analytics to provide actionable information that supports informed decision-making.
What does the Finance Department do?
Admiral’s Finance team is committed to empowering our internal and external customers through data-driven insights. They partner closely with stakeholders to understand their unique needs and challenges, leveraging advanced analytics to provide actionable information that supports informed decision-making. Our goal is to foster a collaborative environment where data becomes a strategic asset, driving efficiency, innovation, and growth across the organization.
Join Admiral’s finance department and be part of a dynamic team driving innovation in the E&S market!
Our Financial Reporting team ensures the accuracy and integrity of Admiral’s financial statements and compliance with regulatory requirements. They manage the preparation of financial reports, providing a clear and accurate picture of the company’s financial health. The team also handles internal controls, risk management, and audit coordination, supporting strategic decision-making and fostering trust with stakeholders.
Empowering Decision-Making with Data Analytics
Our Business Analysis team supports decision-making by providing data analytics, reporting, and in-depth analysis of business data. They ensure data integrity, resolve quality issues, and focus on process improvement and innovative solutions. Additionally, they develop tools to support internal and external customers, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.
Collaborative Financial Planning for Strategic Insights
Our Financial Planning & Analysis (FPA) team collaborates closely with our underwriting, actuarial, and operations teams to deliver meaningful insights for informed decision-making. They provide financial commentary during meetings, lead annual budget planning, and develop forecasting processes. The FPA team also conducts cost-benefit and scenario-based analyses to support business decisions.
Optimizing Cash Flow and Receivables Management
Our Financial Operations and Receivables team manages the company’s cash flow and ensures timely collection of receivables. They oversee billing processes, handle customer payments, and manage accounts receivable to maintain healthy liquidity. The team also optimizes payment processes and collaborates with other departments to resolve billing issues and provide excellent customer service.
Accurate Premium Audits for Financial Integrity
Our Premium Audit Operations team ensures accurate premium calculations and compliance by processing audits and coordinating with external vendors. They maintain the integrity of premium-related data, identify discrepancies, and recover underreported premiums. By working with underwriters and external auditors, they support the financial health of the company.
What’s it like to work in Admiral’s Finance Department?
Learn more about some of our teammates in the Finance department and hear what they like most about their roles, what surprised them most about Admiral, and some of the things they are most passionate about in their private lives!
What is your area of expertise within finance? When I first started within Admiral I worked primarily within reinsurance accounting. Over the past few months my role has shifted as I’m focused on FP&A now. I’m very excited for the changing responsibilities and each day I’m trying to learn as much as possible so I can be a valuable asset to the team.
What do enjoy most about your role? Our team! I get to work with some incredibly talented and bright co-workers that make going to work a great experience. I think our skillsets complement one another well and each day I learn something new which helps me grow within my role.
What would someone be surprised to learn about finance? No two days are alike. Each day brings something new and exciting that we get to work through. Within finance we can all lean on one another’s expertise to deliver the best possible solution to any given situation.
What are you most passionate about? Outside of spending time with my family, I enjoy running, cooking and keeping up with Philadelphia sports (for better or worse).
What is your guilty pleasure? Reality television (the trashier the better).
What is a skill or talent you wish you had? I would love to have learned to play an instrument, either the guitar or the piano.
What is your area of expertise within finance? I am the Manager of Financial Reporting and Analysis here at Admiral. I oversee and ensure a smooth close process monthly, quarterly, and annually. The primary focus of my role is to provide monthly underwriting profit and loss results, detailed expense analysis, and variance explanations to senior management to facilitate decision making.
What do enjoy most about your role? This role has been very fulfilling for me. It has provided me with the opportunity to use analytical skills to interpret complex financial data and ensure the accuracy and integrity of reports that directly impact business decisions. Another important aspect of my role is the opportunity to guide and develop the team through trainings and coaching, while fostering collaboration. This position has enabled me to work closely with various teams and departments within the organization to understand their needs and ensure accurate financial reporting.
What has been the greatest accomplishment of your career? It might sound cliche, but coming from a small Eastern European country, being able to study and graduate college in the States has been by far the greatest accomplishment. That was the steppingstone in opening doors, creating opportunities, and building a career for me.
If you could max out a credit card at any store, where would it be? It would be Chanel. “Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside” – Coco Chanel
Describe yourself in 3 words. Patient, resilient, reserved.
What is a skill or talent you wish you had? I’ve always been fascinated by people who can play musical instruments. I wish I learned to play piano.
What is your area of expertise within finance? Cash application of Premium and Deductible payments, reconciliation of misapplied/missing payments, and escalation of past due balances collection.
What do you enjoy most about your role? The variety of activities that are done throughout the week and day. I enjoy jumping from Accounts Receivables to Accounts Payables to negotiating past due Insured balances with Collection Agencies.
What surprised you most when you started at Admiral? The most surprising thing I’ve come across in this company is having such a friendly and often times funny Management and Upper Management Group. I’ve work in many places where people in that position tend to rope themselves off from everyone. I really enjoy how everyone is so approachable.
What is something you really geek out about? I love remote control cars and am now getting into remote control planes as well.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I do Commercial/Advertising and Portraiture Photography (my college major was Fine Art Photography).
If you could max out a credit card at any store, where would it be? B & H Photo and Video in New York (tons of camera and computer gear).
What is your area of expertise within finance? My area of expertise within Finance is month-end reporting and data analysis to support reporting. I am involved with the daily monitoring of our financial data to ensure proper and accurate reporting for our current process, as well as the data exploration within the new Berkley projects involving Admiral.
What do you enjoy most about your role? I enjoy troubleshooting and finding solutions to improve our data processes.
What would someone be surprised to learn about finance? One of the most surprising things about the finance area is that they are the data facilitators for most of the Admiral processes, which makes sure all data is accurate and consistently reported.
Describe yourself in 3 words. Dedicated. Goofy. Introvert.
What is a skill or talent you wish you had? I really enjoy music, so the talent that I wish I had would be a good singing voice.
What fad did you embrace while growing up? The fad that I embraced growing up was big hair, which is not hard since I have curly big hair without trying.
