Director of Accounting, Specialty Insurance

HUB International•Grand Rapids, MI

17d•$150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Director of Accounting for our Specialty Insurance is responsible for managing the transactional accounting processes and legacy accounting departments of newly acquired companies in the specialty insurance industry. These acquired companies operate on a variety of legacy accounting systems until they are migrated to a centralized ERP and integrated into our accounting shared service center, with other recently acquired companies taking their place in this accounting governance structure. This position will serve as a key technical accounting resource for the acquired entities, ensuring compliance with GAAP and Hub Corporate Accounting Policy, installing and maintaining proper accounting controls, driving master data clean-up efforts, and supporting transactional accounting activities such as accounts receivable, carrier payables, and revenue recognition. The Director of Accounting role will have between 3-5 direct reports and oversee a larger team of approximately 25-30 individuals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA required.
Minimum of 10 years of accounting experience, with significant exposure to M&A transactions, integrations, and oversight of multi-entity operations.
Experience operating in a Sarbanes-Oxley reporting environment is strongly preferred.
Proven track record of managing transactional accounting processes, GAAP compliance, and internal controls.
Strong technical knowledge of GAAP and accounting controls, with experience managing transactional accounting functions across multiple systems.
Experience with ERP migrations and data validation.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to guide and assess legacy accounting staff during transition to shared service center environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the insurance industry is strongly preferred.
Prior experience working in insurance accounting platforms such as AIM, Salesforce, AMS360, Great Plains, EPIC, Sagitta, and/or TAM is preferred.

Responsibilities

Transactional Accounting Oversight: Oversee day-to-day transactional accounting operations for legacy entities operating on multiple, non-centralized systems. Ensure transactional accounting compliance with GAAP and company policies across acquired entities.
Compliance & Control Implementation: Implement and enforce proper accounting controls and compliance procedures across legacy systems. Ensure consistency and accuracy in transactional accounting processes across the fragmented system landscape.
Technical Accounting Support: Serve as a technical resource for legacy accounting teams ensuring proper application of GAAP and internal accounting policies. Provide guidance and support in transactional accounting issues, offering expertise in both day-to-day operations and more complex scenarios.
Master Data Management: Lead efforts to clean up and validate legacy customer and carrier master data for acquired entities in preparation for ERP migration. Ensure accurate and complete master data across legacy systems before migrating to the centralized ERP platform.
ERP Migration Preparation: Collaborate with the ERP migration team to ensure that accounting processes, controls, and data from acquired entities are properly prepared for integration into the company’s centralized system. Facilitate the smooth transition of entities from legacy systems to standardized processes within the accounting shared service center.
Talent Development Oversight of direct reports on team and talent development for internal team of 25-30 people, including performance management and goal setting processes. Evaluate the skills and competencies of legacy accounting staff to determine fit for future roles in the centralized accounting shared service center or other areas of SPG. Provide recommendations on staffing decisions, including transitioning staff into new roles and identifying training needs.
M&A Integration: Onboard newly acquired entities into the SPG accounting ecosystem, introducing legacy accounting teams to SPG policies, procedures, external systems, and resources. Manage ongoing accounting compliance and technical support for future acquisitions, preparing each entity for eventual ERP and organizational consolidation into an accounting shared service center.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements and best practices across transactional accounting functions for the acquired entities. Standardize procedures where possible to align with the company's broader accounting and compliance standards.