Accoutning Process Improvement Manager
About The Position
The Accounting Manager – Special Projects is a senior role supporting the Accounting Department’s day-to-day operations, process improvement, and change management activities for large-scale finance transformation initiatives. The role coordinates Accounting initiatives and deliverables with internal and external stakeholders, identifies and escalates complex issues and roadblocks, and helps ensure their resolution. It also supports Accounting and Finance staff and other stakeholders in advancing projects, efficiencies, and controls for financial accounting and reporting processes. The position provides support across statutory, IFRS, Solvency II, ESG, accounting operations, regulatory, and compliance matters; assesses and improves accounting and controllership processes; and supports close activities, project management, accounting research, training, financial analysis, policy and procedure development, and control design. The role is based on a hybrid schedule, with 40–50% of the time in the office in Amelia, Ohio.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of accounting, internal audit, or financial statement audit experience.
- At least 5 years of insurance industry experience.
- Previous experience in an insurance company accounting department.
- Experience with control monitoring and evaluation of reporting risks.
- Project management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
- CPA certification.
- Public accounting or large corporate accounting/internal audit experience.
- Advanced understanding of data analytics, automation, and AI.
Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing day-to-day support on statutory, IFRS, Solvency II, ESG, Accounting Operations, regulatory, and compliance issues, and assist with reviewing deliverables.
- Support Accounting senior management with operational and project activities, using knowledge of property and casualty insurance company processes and statutory and IFRS accounting and reporting requirements.
- Help achieve business-as-usual goals, meet project milestones, and drive transformational changes that improve quality and operational efficiency within Accounting and Finance.
- Assess Accounting and Controllership processes for improvement opportunities; facilitate discussions on process improvement, control execution, and documentation during monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
- Manage, lead workstreams for, or represent Accounting on local, regional, and global projects affecting Accounting.
- Research and document accounting treatment for new and non-routine transactions under statutory and IFRS standards.
- Assist with training and communication about new accounting pronouncements and process changes, including developing training content and memos.
- Apply technical and insurance industry knowledge to help develop accounting processes and provide financial analysis supporting accounting interpretation decisions.
- Support project change management, policy and procedure development, and the design and implementation of controls focused on standardization and compliance.
- Complete special requests from Accounting and Finance senior management involving analysis, research, issue resolution, or other projects.
- Analyze complicated, interrelated situations and develop pragmatic solutions to accounting issues.
- Support the development and evaluation of continuous improvement and its integration into the overall quality framework.
- Promote respect, integrity, honesty, authenticity, strategic thinking, vision, and organizational alignment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
