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Trustmark

Voluntary benefits and self-funded health plans

Business Unit Accountant 3

Full-Time
$71.5k - $103.3k/yr+ Bonus
Mid
Bachelor's
Lake Forest, IL, USA
Hybrid
AccountingFinancial Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience and 4–6 years of related experience.
  • Prior experience in an operational accounting role.
  • Experience with account reconciliations.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the liaison between a business unit and Corporate Finance for accounting-related activities, including ICFR documentation and testing, account reconciliations, journal vouchers, and Workday assistance.
  • Provide accounting guidance to the operations team to ensure accounting rules are followed and reported financials are accurate.
  • Act as the Workday subject matter expert and assist with journal vouchers and other Workday-related items to ensure accuracy.
  • Complete account reconciliations, assist staff members in clearing out-of-balance accounts, and ensure they understand the reconciliation process.
  • Partner with business unit Operations and Corporate Finance on banking activities such as wire transfers, ACH, and NSF transactions.
  • Resolve cash imbalances with Treasury.
  • Complete quarterly variance analysis.
  • Depending on the business unit, manage the stop-loss accounting process.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and support accounting-related projects.
  • Understand administrative systems, including data flows and financial processes, and recommend improvements.
  • Identify efficiencies and automations that could reduce costs within accounting functions.
  • Collaborate with the business to ensure efficient processes and explore automation opportunities.
  • Understand accounting-related control items and review quarterly test results to ensure processes are followed.
  • Collaborate with business unit Finance to assess the need for new controls or modifications to existing controls.
  • Assist business unit employees with finance-related tasks, provide solutions, and train them on setting up new vendors, submitting invoices, and creating journals.
  • Provide subject matter expert assistance on projects where accounting is a key component.
Desired Qualifications
  • CPA.
  • Knowledge of Workday.
  • Aptitude to learn business operations systems.

About the company

Trustmark provides employee benefits services nationwide, focusing on voluntary benefits, self-funded health plan design and administration, and wellness programs. Its products include Trustmark Voluntary Benefits (life, hospital, accident, disability, and critical illness) with employee education and communications support; Trustmark Small Business Benefits offering level-funded or self-funded health plans for small to mid-size employers with simplified underwriting; and HealthFitness wellness and prevention programs. It differentiates itself by combining national scale with personalized service and long-term relationships, giving smaller employers access to benefits typically available to large companies, along with education resources to improve understanding and utilization. Its goal is to help people and businesses thrive by providing practical benefit options, comprehensive plan administration, and wellness programs.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Lake Forest, Illinois

Founded

1991

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What believers are saying

  • Erik Braun joined March 16, 2026 after scaling Kuvare premiums from $46 million.
  • June 18, 2026 expansion added Critical HealthEvents, Hospital StayPay, and Life + Care.
  • Healthcare Highways and Vori Health broaden Trustmark Small Business Benefits' provider network.

What critics are saying

  • Phil Goss retires after 18 years; Braun must preserve finance discipline through 2026.
  • Expanded state launches raise compliance and filing complexity across Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon.
  • If digital enrollment lags, brokers migrate employers to Sun Life and Unum in 2027.

What makes Trustmark unique

  • Mutual ownership lets Trustmark reinvest profits into benefits and carrier relationships.
  • June 2026 product expansion spans Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon with bundled protection.
  • Enroll For Life integrates digital enrollment with voluntary benefits, reducing employer friction.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Wellness Program

Company News

Business Wire
Mar 16th, 2026
Erik Braun joins Trustmark as CFO after growing Kuvare premiums from $46M to $7B

Trustmark Mutual Holding Company has appointed Erik Braun as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective immediately. Braun succeeds Phil Goss, who is retiring after 18 years with the company and will remain through end-2026 to support the transition. Braun brings over 20 years of finance experience in insurance and financial services. He joins from Kuvare Holdings, where he spent nine years, serving as Corporate Controller before becoming CFO in 2024. At Kuvare, he helped grow premiums from $46 million to over $7 billion through acquisitions and integration of multiple carriers. Goss joined Trustmark in 2008 and became CFO in 2010. Under his leadership, the company received an upgraded AM Best rating to A (Excellent) in 2023.

Associated Press
Jan 20th, 2026
Trustmark appoints Nancy Harris and Terry Shaw to board of directors

Trustmark Mutual Holding Company has appointed Nancy Harris and Terry Shaw to its board of directors. Harris is the retired Executive Vice President and Managing Director of North America at Sage Group PLC, where she oversaw a $1 billion revenue business with 2,500 employees across the US and Canada. She currently serves on the board of Intapp, Inc. Shaw is the retired President and CEO of AdventHealth, one of America's largest faith-based healthcare organisations. During his eight-year tenure as CEO, he helped double the organisation's annual revenue and expand its workforce to 97,000 employees. Trustmark Chairman David Weick said the appointments would bring valuable strategic vision and expertise to the board as the company navigates technological change and evolving customer expectations.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 4th, 2025
Erich Sternberg Joins Trustmark as President of Voluntary Benefits and Chief Strategy Officer

Erich Sternberg joins Trustmark as President of Voluntary Benefits and Chief Strategy Officer.

Business Wire
Mar 3rd, 2025
Trustmark Mutual Holding Company Names John Anderson President & CEO, Completing Planned Leadership Transition

Anderson succeeds Kevin Slawin, who has retired after more than six years as Trustmark CEO.

Business Wire
Nov 7th, 2024
Trustmark Acquires Enroll For Life[TM] Technology Platform

Trustmark has successfully partnered with iOpt LLC and used this technology on select permanent life case enrollments since 2022.