*Financial Accounting and Reporting Team Lead

Zurich Insurance • Schaumburg, IL

104d • $145,245 • Remote

About The Position

Zurich (Schaumburg, IL) seeks a Financial Accounting and Reporting Team Lead to lead Zurich IFRS/GAAP Financial reporting deliverables and small to moderate size complex projects by leading project teams, defining the business problem, addressing quality challenges, and formulating the project scope and objectives. Specific duties include: deliver audited IFRS transmitted/analyzed Insurance and GAAP transmitted/analyzed Non Insurance Financials; deliver solutions for low/small to moderate size complex projects; define business problems/financial result quality/efficiency opportunities and accompanying business case/benchmarking; understand customer's processes, products, services and systems to make educated recommendations for improvements and accurate financial reporting; possess resident domain knowledge of accounting principles; build and own relationships with management and business partners; lead and execute the solution design and implementation; lead post-implementation review and share findings of continuous improvement; establish project direction, define key results, develop plans, establish goals, and identify critical success factors; develop/review and monitor business case, CBA, risk assessment and project plan; supervise project team and mentor consultants; provide common business design, link common threads, and manage interdependencies across projects and legal entities; communicate to key stakeholders regarding financial result updates/ issues and manage escalation appropriately; and ensure specific quality controls, metrics and measures are incorporated into solutions enabling continuous improvement and accurate financial accounting reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Accounting, or a closely related field of study.
• 7 years of experience in the job offered, or as a Senior Financial Business Analyst, Finance Manager/General Accounting, Finance Manager/Service Delivery Manager, Financial Accounting and Reporting Team Manager, or similar experience in the Accounting or Finance area.
• 7 years of experience working with Financial reporting requirements, systems and processes for insurance and non-insurance legal entities.
• 5 years of experience with IFRS and GAAP accounting principles and comparing and contrasting to local statutory accounting principles.
• 5 years of experience managing and coordinating projects with all levels of resource including Offshore and Outsourced teams.
• 5 years of experience implementing complex accounting solutions.
• 5 years of experience working with Microsoft office suite of tools including Excel analytical tools (pivot tables, charts, data validation, and what-if / scenario analyses), Excel data management tools (data tables, linking across files, nested formulas, array formulas and data cleaning), and advanced PowerPoint tools (combination charts and templates / masters).
• CPA or ACCA certificate.

Responsibilities

• Deliver audited IFRS transmitted/analyzed Insurance and GAAP transmitted/analyzed Non Insurance Financials.
• Deliver solutions for low/small to moderate size complex projects.
• Define business problems/financial result quality/efficiency opportunities and accompanying business case/benchmarking.
• Understand customer's processes, products, services and systems to make educated recommendations for improvements and accurate financial reporting.
• Possess resident domain knowledge of accounting principles.
• Build and own relationships with management and business partners.
• Lead and execute the solution design and implementation.
• Lead post-implementation review and share findings of continuous improvement.
• Establish project direction, define key results, develop plans, establish goals, and identify critical success factors.
• Develop/review and monitor business case, CBA, risk assessment and project plan.
• Supervise project team and mentor consultants.
• Provide common business design, link common threads, and manage interdependencies across projects and legal entities.
• Communicate to key stakeholders regarding financial result updates/issues and manage escalation appropriately.
• Ensure specific quality controls, metrics and measures are incorporated into solutions enabling continuous improvement and accurate financial accounting reporting.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package for employees and eligible dependents.
• Competitive compensation.
• Short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree