Manager, Accounting Policy

Hancock Whitney•New Orleans, LA

19h

About The Position

The Manager, Accounting Policy serves as a senior technical accounting leader responsible for maintaining the Company’s accounting policy framework and ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and regulatory reporting requirements. The role analyzes and implements authoritative guidance on complex accounting matters and leads the governance, analytics, and reporting associated with the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL). This position oversees credit loss estimation, model performance monitoring, qualitative framework assessment, and related executive and Board reporting. The Manager partners cross-functionally with Credit Risk, Finance, Treasury, IT, auditors, and regulators while supervising credit loss analyst associate(s).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
7+ years of accounting, financial reporting, or credit risk analytics experience; banking experience preferred.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
Analytical proficiency and strong data management skills; ability to work with large datasets (e.g., Excel, SQL, SAS or similar tools).
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update the Company’s accounting policies, including analysis and implementation of new U.S. GAAP and regulatory pronouncements.
Serve as a technical accounting advisor for complex transactions, new products, and strategic initiatives.
Lead the ACL estimation process, including data governance, model execution, qualitative framework oversight, documentation, and reporting.
Oversee development, enhancement, validation support, and ongoing performance monitoring of credit loss forecasting models.
Perform and review portfolio credit analytics, including trend analysis, scenario modeling, and sensitivity assessments to evaluate risk drivers and emerging issues.
Develop and support recommendations to executive management regarding allowance levels, assumptions, overlays, and macroeconomic scenarios.
Prepare and review credit-related disclosures for SEC filings, regulatory reports, shareholder materials, and executive and Board reporting.
Coordinate quarterly governance processes for credit loss results, including preparation of materials and facilitation of review meetings.
Serve as primary liaison to Internal Audit, External Audit, Model Risk Management, and regulators for ACL-related matters; coordinate responses to findings and validation feedback.
Perform technical accounting analyses, including impairment assessments and other complex accounting evaluations as needed.
Supervise and develop credit loss analyst associate(s), including work allocation, performance management, and professional development.