Manager, Transformation and Integration

Fortegra•Woodbridge Township, NJ

5d•$120,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Transformation and Integration will be highly visible in the organization and with shareholders, assisting in driving efficient accounting and reporting records, alignment across business needs and objectives, and optimizing shareholder reporting. This role serves as the key liaison between Finance/Accounting and our shareholder, DB Insurance Co. In this role, the individual will lead the aggregation of data, while identifying and addressing areas for improvement across cross-departmental teams, proactively working towards optimization of reporting. Additionally, this individual will learn the detailed structure of our business operations and reporting, supporting a broader specialized talent pool within Finance/Accounting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Statistics, Finance) or equivalent.
7+ years’ experience, with insurance industry experience required.
Expertise in financial statements, with a deep understanding of business economics and reporting.
Proven abilities to identify and suggest management improvements in financial reporting processes required.
Analytical skills, and ability to work with large volumes of data from varying sources.
Organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to develop and document business requirements and project tasks.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills are necessary to manage business and technology relationships across individuals with varying degrees of experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook)
Promote a cooperative and productive team environment.
Experience within the insurance industry required (includes those with relative audit and/or consulting background)

Nice To Haves

Analytical and problem-solving abilities across a multi-line, geographically diverse organization strongly preferred.
Experience with Oracle suite of applications (i.e. EBusiness Suite, OBIEE/OAC, Apex) preferred, but not required.
Experience with diverse transactional and financial ledgers systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilize industry and financial reporting experience to identify areas for improvement in reporting, and oversee the development and delivery of improvements.
Collaborate with Finance/Accounting and Actuarial departments, and other business resources as necessary, to align efficient reporting needs.
Develop, and ultimately exploit, a deep understanding of data flow between transactional systems, Oracle financial systems, and financial reporting across various applicable guidance (i.e. GAAP, NAIC Statutory, IFRS) to enhance financial reporting capabilities and data-driven decision-making.
Assist in the design and direction of data structuring to support data aggregation, automated reports, and presentations related to KPI’s and reporting requirements.
Respond promptly to ad-hoc reporting requests.