Corporate Controller

The client is a life/annuity/reinsurance carrier that has gone public. A robust finance infrastructure has been created around SEC Reporting, Consolidations, Controls, Actuarial, and there is an ongoing focus around Investor Relations and building out a robust FP&A function. Due to a recent promotion, there is a need for a strong Corporate Controller with a life/annuity/reinsurance background who will complement the ongoing strengthening of the finance function which will support the future state. Experience in Accounting Policy, ModCo and FWH is certainly relevant but for the purposes of this role, the more relevant ability will be the ability to put in place a robust close process. A strong project management framework around the close has already been established but the successful candidate should have the ability to identify areas of improvement in terms of efficiencies, technology and people/performance improvements.

This Person Will Act As a Close Business Partner To The CAO, CFO, And a Strategic Business Partner To The BU CFOs, Chief Actuary, Capital And Forecasting Teams. The Onboarding Of The Successful Candidate Will Allow The CAO And CFO The Bandwidth To Further Strengthen The Finance Organization. Compensation Will Be Commensurate With a Corporate Controller In a Publicly Traded Environment. Some Highlights

• Manage and oversee timely and accurate consolidated US GAAP reporting for Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, ensuring accountability and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Provide oversight and accountability for timely and accurate statutory and separate account reporting, in collaboration with other direct reports to the Chief Accounting Officer.
• Collaborate with business unit and legal entity controllers to analyze financial results, present findings to senior management, and bridge current results to budgets and forecasts.
• Strengthen the control environment and implement process improvements in the financial reporting space, managing the audit process with external and internal auditors.
• Prepare presentations and other materials to be utilized with the Board of Directors and its committees, providing assistance in the development of junior team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Possess strong operational experience with US GAAP, statutory reporting, and SEC reporting, demonstrating advanced problem-solving and counseling skills in influencing senior leaders.
• Demonstrate strong business and financial acumen, advanced change management, and project management skills, with a proven track record of creating or significantly upgrading the function and instilling a culture of continuous process improvement.
• Track record of system platform optimization and streamlining processes, including the financial close process, while leading an accounting organization of at least 20 professionals where fostering engagement is critical to success.
• Possess highly influential leadership skills and the ability to flex leadership style according to the situation, along with excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation development and delivery.
• Show resilience and tenacity, with a propensity to persevere in the face of challenges and obstacles.
• The ideal candidate should be a qualified CPA with a proven track record in finance leadership roles, with at least 15 years of experience, preferably in the life insurance sector.