Chief Accounting Officer - Insurance
Our client is a boutique life and annuity insurance company focused on long‑duration products and disciplined asset‑liability management. The firm is seeking a Chief Accounting Officer to lead all accounting, financial reporting, and control functions and serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
- Own all aspects of corporate and statutory accounting, including GAAP and Statutory financial reporting for life and annuity products
- Serve as the company's principal accounting authority, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, SAP, SOX/internal controls, and insurance regulatory requirements
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including preparation and review of financial statements and disclosures
- Lead regulatory filings and direct engagement with state insurance departments, regulators, and external auditors
- Partner closely with actuarial, investments, reinsurance, risk, and FP&A teams to ensure appropriate accounting treatment of complex transactions
- Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance internal controls, accounting policies, and governance frameworks
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and development to the accounting and financial reporting team
- Support strategic initiatives, including new product launches, reinsurance transactions, capital initiatives, and growth‑related activities
- Act as a key stakeholder in system implementations, process automation, and operational scale‑up initiatives
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA required
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant leadership responsibility within the life and annuity insurance industry
- Deep expertise in Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) and strong command of US GAAP
- Demonstrated experience interacting with regulators, external auditors, and senior executive stakeholders
- Strong understanding of insurance products, reserves, reinsurance, and investment accounting
- Prior experience in a smaller or growth‑oriented insurance platform strongly preferred; public accounting background is a plus
- Proven ability to balance hands‑on execution with strategic leadership
- Highly collaborative, detail‑oriented, and comfortable operating in a lean, fast‑moving environment
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