AVP, Accounting - Business Insurance

Travelers•Hartford, CT

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Travelers' accounting team serves as the steward of our financial information and controls to ensure compliance with all internal policies and external requirements. The team creates transparency about the health of the company by providing timely, accurate, and actionable information to all stakeholders. As an AVP, Accounting, you are responsible for oversight and leadership for all financial and accounting activities across multiple business areas with in Business Insurance. You will lead a team working to advance organizational objectives aligned with enterprise goals and ensure more informed strategic decisions. Leveraging your relationship building skills, you will build strong internal and external networks. You are an influential leader that can articulate how financial content can influence business strategy. This position will directly manage others.

Requirements

Eight years of finance, accounting, financial planning, or related experience.
Previous management experience.
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, and/or professional designations, such as CPA, CMA or comparable advanced professional education.
Extensive experience with Financial Analysis concepts, principles, processes, applications and accounting practices and principles within the insurance and financial services industry.
Exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills with the ability to present and influence complex information to senior leadership and functional partners in relevant business terms.
Exceptional data analysis skills with the ability to interpret trends and report insights and recommendations to business partners.
A proven track record as a leader who is well-respected and highly organized, with the ability to mentor, coach, and develop team members and strategically align resources to accomplish key objectives.
Demonstrated experience in developing and planning effective strategies, with the ability to lead a team to implement those strategies.
Experience using Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Financial Reporting Software (e.g., TM1, Essbase, Hyperion, etc.).
Strong business acumen, with the ability to problem-solve, think critically and operate strategically across the company.

Responsibilities

Leverage business perspectives to lead robust financial analyses and operational perspectives with a focus on key performance metrics (i.e. production, profitability, expense management, staffing).
Lead the development and creation of overall financial/business plan, budget, and forecasts.
Partner with and influence across multiple functions in order to develop strong analyses and financial and strategic plans.
Oversees internal management based financial reporting for complete and consistent results with corporate policies and standards.
Oversee creation, accuracy and completeness of external financial statements which may include GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), SEC and STAT (Statutory Accounting Principles) with a comprehensive view of the impact they have on the organization.
Develop, maintain, and certify complex financial controls in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Establish policy and oversee documentation to support internal and external audits while building and managing relationships with internal and external auditors.
Oversee and ensure compliance with various financial external regulatory requirements and internal accounting policies.
Oversee implementation of business and financial regulatory changes related to financial reporting, such as reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, etc.
Provide coaching, training, and mentoring.
As a manager of people, provide leadership, coaching, training, planning, staffing, and performance management and development to employees, in addition to ensuring the understanding of departmental objectives, vision, and strategy.
Perform other duties as assigned.