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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting preferred).
• 6 plus years of progressively responsible experience for a major company, division of a large corporation, or public accounting, with emphasis in the insurance industry.
• Prior management experience.
• Strong leadership, financial analysis and technical accounting skills required.
• CPA required.
• Familiarity with IFRS and multinational accounting.
• Experience in supervision of Senior Accountants, Staff Accountants, Accounting Assistants.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems.
• Proven ability to exceed performance expectations and create value for internal and external customers, and the company.
• Proven track record of leading a team to improved performance and efficiency.
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP accounting, reporting and technical accounting issues.
• High degree of innovation is expected to accomplish special projects.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• High degree of tact and good judgment, especially with auditors and external parties.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience managing accounting staff, including hiring, evaluating and coaching.
• Show ability to meet deadlines and goals in a limited time frame.
• Ability and willingness to be effective in a hands-on management capacity.

Nice To Haves

• SOX Compliance and audit experience a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach and manage team members for ongoing development and execution of responsibilities.
• Manage the monthly financial close process, and the Annual and Quarterly GAAP financial reporting process.
• Coordinate the quarterly and annual audit reviews conducted by external auditors.
• Ensure accounting transactions are properly accounted for, and reports are prepared, analyzed and delivered on a timely basis.
• Perform and document technical Accounting Research.
• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures including account preparation & reconciliation.
• Assist in overseeing the operations of the products financial operations, specifically, the accounting operations of subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.
• Support Senior Executive Team with in-depth analysis; perform or manage ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Responsible for ensuring account reconciliations are completed accurately and timely.
• Responsible for meeting internal and external client needs as they relate to financial data and analysis requests and inquiries on reported amounts.
• Coordinate and lead efforts on special projects as assigned.
• Assist with system conversions and set-ups of new business to ensure complete, accurate, and timely financial reporting to serve external and internal client needs.
• Identify opportunities and implement procedures to drive efficiencies in accounting and add value to internal and external clients and stakeholders.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• life
• vision
• company paid short/long term disability
• 401(k)
• tuition assistance