Position:
Accountant
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
Due to expansion in our Finance Department, we have an immediate opening for an experienced, motivated candidate responsible for accounting and financial reporting of one or more Berkshire Hathaway insurance companies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in accounting or related field or equivalent
- 1 year accounting experience preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to compile, analyze, and communicate financial information, meet deadlines, identify and solve problems, and organize workflow
- Strong numerical and analytical abilities
- Personal computer, related software and basic applications
Position:
Claim Examiner
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We are an A++ rated property casualty insurance company with an opening for a Claim Examiner. Responsibilities include investigating, evaluating, managing the defense, and negotiating settlements of claims.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelors degree and preferably a Law degree
- A minimum of 2 years work experience in a legal or liability insurance capacity
- Excellent investigation, evaluation, analysis, negotiation, and communication skills
- Ability to manage time and multiple priorities
- Interest in resolving complicated legal and factual issues
Position:
Claim Paralegal
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company seeks a Paralegal to assist with the investigation and evaluation of claims against construction contractors and developers as a Claim Paralegal.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma and two years college including paralegal courses or equivalent
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to investigate, analyze, evaluate, and organize
- Paralegal work experience or equivalent and basic insurance knowledge preferred
- Construction related experience preferred
Position:
Database Administrator
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We have an immediate opening for an experienced, motivated candidate responsible for the administration and maintenance of our Company’s proprietary and third party relational database systems.
Duties include:
- Serving as administrator responsible for database architectural design on new systems, monitoring database performance, troubleshooting problems, and researching improvements to improve overall system performance.
- Handling the backup and recovery of Company relational database systems.
- Serving as system administrator of the Company’s BizTalk installation.
- Creating and maintaining some software applications in support of the Company’s systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in computer engineering, computer science, mathematics or related field or equivalent
- Database architecture and administration including SQL Server administration
- Software application development
- 3–5 years related work experience
- Knowledge of DB2 administration preferred
- Programming languages such as Microsoft VB, C# or ASP preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Position:
International Tax Compliance Administrator
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We have an immediate opening for an experienced, motivated candidate responsible for preparing all U.S. Forms 5471 and 8858 and related workpapers and returns for one or more Berkshire Hathaway insurance companies. This individual will collaborate with others to formulate tax planning strategies to effect the best tax position for the National Indemnity Company Group and assist in providing strategic tax planning counsel for management with respect to acquisitions and divestitures of subsidiaries.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration with Certified Public Accountant certificate
- Personal computer and related software such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word and prior experience with various tax and/or accounting software applications
- Corporate industry experience with tax law
- Experience related to areas of taxation including compliance, research, and planning
- Over five years of progressive experience in private or public accounting
- Legal and mathematical analysis
- Excellent written and oral communication with all levels of management and outside contacts
- Work accurately with detail
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
Position:
IT Security Engineer
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company is looking for a motivated individual who would serve as a Security Specialist responsible for managing, directing and making daily decisions related to the physical and logical security of our network and systems.
Duties include:
- Develop system and network security design standards, network diagrams and technical design documents.
- Implement system and network security policies and procedures.
- Troubleshoot access problems and ensure network (platform, LAN/WAN, telecommunications, and voice) security access.
- Work to develop systems to protect against unauthorized access, modification, or destruction of critical IT systems.
- Track and ensure compliance with audits, Payment Card Industry (PCI), state regulations.
- Work with outside vendors and auditors to answer questions, provide data, document policies or procedures for auditing requirements, and to schedule and plan such security testing as attack and penetration tests or other voluntary audits.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Degree in information systems, management information systems, IT management, or other IT degree (engineering, math, and science degrees are acceptable substitute degrees)
- 3 to 5 years related work experience
- Experience with operating systems, browsers, and various networking devices including Cisco and SonicWall
- Experience with system log and security log analysis
- Experience with firewall monitoring, management and administration
- Experience with security related best practices, standards and procedures, and HW/SW products
- Must have strong forensic, troubleshooting and problem solving abilities and interpersonal skills to work through issues with various teams
- Excellent oral and written communication with all levels of the organization
- Excellent customer service
- Mathematical and statistical analysis
- Insurance related background preferred
- CISSP, CISA, CCSP (Cisco), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) with Security Specialization preferred
Position:
Law Clerk
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group, is seeking a second or third year law clerk. The candidate should possess excellent writing and analytical skills. Top 10% and law review preferred. Primary duties involve research and analysis and drafting of memoranda and other legal documents.
Flexible hours (15-20) during the school year
Minimum Qualifications:
- Second or third year law student
Position:
Pricing Intern
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. We have a need for temporary help in our Pricing Department. We offer 15-25 hours per week depending on the applicant’s schedule during the school year and up to 40 hours per week during the summer. The hours are flexible between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Duties include:
- Assisting analysts with auditing pricing programs that have been converted to a new software platform
- Assisting analysts with analytical research for commercial auto and/or general liability coverage rating schemes
- Testing individual computer programs for each state assigned using the Commercial Auto Manual, state proposals and general consultation with the individual pricing analysts
- Testing changes to the software as needed as a result of a change in rate, change in law, or programming error
Minimum Qualifications:
- Sophomore, junior, or senior
- Major in math, finance, economics, physics, or equivalent
- Advanced knowledge of Excel
- Excellent math skills
- Work with detail with accuracy
- Ability to work well with others
Position:
Software Application Programmer I
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We have an immediate opening for an entry level professional in Product Management. This individual will provide technical and analytical support in our software development area and design and maintain applications to meet the users’ requirements. This includes developing, maintaining, testing, implementation, and documentation of the project specifications to satisfy user requests.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in computer engineering, computer science, math, physics, chemistry, or other quantitative-related field
- Excellent math and quantitative skills
- Knowledge of Visual Basic, VB.NET, ASP.NET, and SQL Server is a plus
Position:
Software Application Programmer II
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We have an immediate opening for an experienced, programming professional on our software development team. This individual will design and maintain applications to meet the users’ requirements. This includes developing, maintaining, testing, implementation, and documentation of the project specifications to satisfy user requests.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in computer engineering, computer science, math, physics, chemistry, or other quantitative related field
- 1-2 years programming work experience
- Excellent math and quantitative skills
- Knowledge in Visual Basic, VB.NET, ASP.NET, and SQL Server is a plus
Position:
Systems Intern
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. We have a need for temporary help in our Systems Department. The hours are flexible between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 15-25 hours per week during the school year are available depending on the applicant's schedule and up to 40 hours per week are available during the summer.
Duties include:
- Configuring new personal computers for users; assembling and installing hardware components; installing and configuring software; testing all aspects of hardware and software to ensure equipment is properly set up for end users
- Reconfiguring existing personal computers and related software for users
- Installing or upgrading software on workstations
- Documenting computer configuration and inventory information
- Following, maintaining, and updating documentation regarding the process of configuring and installing hardware and software
- Light programming of small Intranet and Internet applications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Sophomore, junior, or senior
- Major in computer science, computer engineering, MIS, or equivalent
- Understanding and ability to configure personal computer hardware and related software
- Knowledge of Windows XP (and newer) and Office 2003 (and newer)
- Familiarity with networking and client/server applications
- Basic keyboarding skill
- Ability to work well with others
- Work with detail with accuracy
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
Position:
Underwriting Intern
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
National Indemnity Company is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. We have a need for temporary help in our Underwriting Department.
The hours are flexible between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 20-25 hours per week during the school year are available depending on the applicant's schedule and 30-40 hours per week are available during the summer.
Duties include:
- Evaluating risk acceptability based on driver quality, loss history, and overall business operations
- Identifying and communicating potential problems to lead underwriter(s)
- Initial quoting of renewal policies for further review by an underwriter
- Researching and reviewing policies for state reporting data
- Preparing materials to send to policyholders
Minimum Qualifications:
- Sophomore, junior, or senior
- Major in business, math, or equivalent
- Work with detail with accuracy
- Knowledge of basic math
- Excellent grammar, proofreading, and written communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
Position:
Underwriting Specialist
Location:
Omaha, NE
Job Description:
We have an immediate opening for an entry level underwriting professional in a fast paced, growing area of our Company. Responsibilities include identifying and evaluating commercial auto risks and determining conditions of acceptability.
Our position requires strong customer service skills, the ability to handle a wide range of issues. You must be comfortable making underwriting decisions over the phone with our agents, working on computers, and solving problems.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in business, math or related field or equivalent
- Knowledge of basic math
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to multi-task