Director, Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish and lead a center of excellence for operational accounting.

• Drive consistent execution, accountability, governance, and continual enhancement.

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of accounting and financial reporting data.

• Monitor cash and suspense reconciliation open items, including aging, exposure, root cause themes, and remediation progress.

• Identify operational gaps, control weaknesses, process breakdowns, and opportunities for improvement.

• Authorize and/or approve legal, regulatory, or company documents as necessary.

• Review written analyses and make recommendations to senior management.

• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Risk, Internal Controls, and other stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and enhance controls.

• Apply technical accounting principles across various bases of accounting.

• Create financial reports and complex models for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.

• Ensure adherence to the Company’s internal control framework.

• Oversee management staff, including hiring, guiding, coaching, training, and conducting performance appraisals.

• Align staff objectives, project priorities, cleanup initiatives, and process improvement goals with business priorities and risk reduction objectives.

• Contribute to organizational strategy and policy while managing risks.

• Develop the strategic direction for the department/business unit.

• Manage the departmental budget.

• Foster accountability, innovation, teamwork, and a customer-centric approach.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.

• Typically, 12+ years of experience.

• Required experience in insurance accounting.

• Strong background in insurance, financial services, or investment management.

• Experience leading suspense cleanup, reconciliation enhancement, aging reduction, exposure management, or similar operational accounting remediation initiatives.

• Demonstrated management and leadership experience.

• Extensive knowledge of relevant accounting and business domains.

• Proficient in oral and written communication to diverse audiences.

• Capability to lead a large workforce to achieve business objectives.

• Ability to foresee future needs and challenges.

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management abilities.

• Proficient in managing competing cleanup, control, and operational improvement priorities.

• Effective judgment and decision-making skills.

• CPA or advanced degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Pay.

• Bonus for Eligible Employees.

• Pension Plan.

• 401k Match.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Tuition Reimbursement.

• Disability Insurance.

• Medical Insurance.

• Dental Insurance.

• Vision Insurance.

• Employee Discounts.

• Career Training & Development Opportunities.

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees during their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year.

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, including Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars.

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year for eligible employees with at least one year of service.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Back-Up Care Program.

• PTO for Volunteer Hours.

• Employee Matching Gifts Program.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs.

• Employee Recognition Program.

• Referral Bonus Programs.