Senior Accounting Manager

(TX) - Client is a well known, A+ rated, Life Insurance Carrier with a long history that is seeking a Senior Accounting Manager. Strong visibility, good team, stable environment. Remote role with office time for training/peak periods for candidates who are not local.

Scope

Support Statutory & GAAP Accounting and Reporting Compliance and ensure process is executed in line with the NAIC, Texas Department of Insurance accounting guidelines and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Senior Manager will also be responsible for leading accounting staff, providing accountability for accounting and financial reporting within required timelines. Opportunity for growth within the accounting department and the Company. Maintains and upholds a solid understanding of the Carrier's mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

Statutory & GAAP Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Support Close process and addressing Statutory and GAAP financial reporting requirements
• Responsible for completing quarterly and annual Statutory & GAAP statements
• Prevent inaccuracies in financial statements by maintaining and updating internal control systems and adopting proper policies for financial reporting
• Stay current with changes on statutory and GAAP rules and regulations and be able to assess business impact
• Partner cross-functionally to understand business transactions and ensure that transactional activity is complete and accurate.
• Escalate risks and proactively resolve issues
• Support Assistant Controller/Controller/CFO with financial analysis, capital management and support with business transactions
• Lead Statutory and GAAP audits with external audit firm
• Fulfill requests from regulatory and tax authorities
• Mentors team members to ensure strong technical competencies for each team member
  
  
  

Accounting and Reporting Projects

• Support Accounting Modernization / Transformation efforts
• Implement improvement opportunities in accounting and reporting, utilizing reporting software and internal databases
• Assist in special projects
• Working with CFO, develop KPIs/measurements to effectively measure and monitor performance
• Research legacy accounting processes, gain understanding to determine impact of actions needed for current financial transformation initiative.
  
  
  

General

• Responsible for managing monthly reinsurance reporting, reconciliations, and collections
• Review month-end general ledger entries
• Review investment related accounts and monthly general ledger entries
• Support system conversions
• Support treasury/banking relationships
• Perform and document controls over financial reporting
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• 8 -10 years of experience in life insurance and statutory/GAAP insurance reporting
• Experience in statutory insurance audits
• Ability to work with cross functional teams to achieve timely completion of statutory and GAAP reporting
• Experience with annual statement
• Team oriented and process driven
• Proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Look-up etc.), Word, Visio and other Microsoft-Office products