Senior Accounting Manager, Insurance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Supervise monthly premiums, claims, settlements, and both internal and external reporting for all insurance products.

• Take ownership of designated insurance-related areas from start to finish, ensuring precise and prompt financial reporting.

• Deliver accounting leadership and specialized knowledge for revenue, premiums, commissions, claims, reserves, carrier or partner activities, and associated balance sheet accounts.

• Engage in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, which include journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial results.

• Examine complex or atypical transactions and ascertain suitable accounting treatment with minimal supervision.

• Review financial outcomes and account activities to detect inconsistencies, trends, errors, and areas that require investigation.

• Investigate accounting issues, propose solutions, and drive matters to resolution.

• Support international accounting functions, including foreign subsidiaries, intercompany transactions, foreign currency issues, and local reporting obligations.

• Assist with external audits by providing documentation, schedules, and accounting support.

• Collaborate with senior management on technical accounting issues, financial reporting, process enhancements, and special initiatives.

• Offer guidance, review, and mentorship to members of the accounting team.

• Enhance accounting processes and controls for improved accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and automation.

• Document accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.

• Lead and complete special projects from inception to conclusion.

• Work with finance, operations, compliance, tax, treasury, and other business teams to ensure suitable accounting treatment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Strong understanding of GAAP and basic accounting principles.

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, particularly in the insurance or reinsurance industry.

• Proven experience managing intricate accounting processes with a high level of autonomy.

• Demonstrated capability to research accounting issues, make sound judgments, and independently decide on suitable next steps.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Capacity to comprehend transaction-level details and the broader financial implications.

• Ability to work efficiently in a dynamic environment where processes or responsibilities may not always be well-defined.

• Excellent communication skills and the capability to collaborate effectively with accounting professionals and non-accounting business partners.

• CPA designation preferred.

• Experience with international accounting, foreign subsidiaries, multi-currency environments, and/or intercompany accounting.

• Background in a complex multi-entity organization.

• Familiarity with accounting systems and close/reconciliation platforms such as NetSuite, Applied Epic, Numeric, or Floqast.

• Experience in identifying and implementing improvements or automation in accounting processes.

• Prior experience mentoring, reviewing, or developing junior accounting staff.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to earn equity compensation.

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits package.

• 401(k) matching.

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• Discounts on RV rentals.

• A company culture that prioritizes a healthy balance between work and adventure.

• Growth opportunities to join a company in its early stages and contribute to building its foundation for success.