Salary: $175,000 - $200,000 The Director of Accounting, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for providing expert guidance on complex accounting issues and ensuring compliance with U.S. statutory accounting and other accounting principles applicable to the insurance industry. This role will be leading accounting research, developing and maintaining policies, and collaborating with departments across the business to support decision-making and continuous organizational improvement. This is a new role on the team, and will be instrumental in building out best practices for process improvement and regulatory adherence.

The ideal candidate for this role has extensive statutory accounting experience, deep expertise in the insurance and reinsurance industry, and a proven track record of building and improving processes in insurance and startup environments. Initially, this role will be an independent contributor, but could easily transition into management, so management experience is a plus.

What You'll Be Doing Process Monitoring & Development:Monitoring new and evolving accounting standards and assessing their impact. Youll be identifying both complex and vague issues, and partnering with the CFO to recommend processes developments to enhance efficiency, oversight, and minimize risk. Formalizing SOPs based on best practices will be the first initiative for this role. Statutory Accounting Guidance:Researching and responding to complex statutory accounting transactions, and leading the accounting for insurance and reinsurance, investment structures, M&A, consolidations, and revenue recognition. A strong knowledge of GAAP isrequired. Documentation and Compliance:Drafting and maintaining detailed technical accounting position memos for audit and regulatory reviews, and developing and enforcing company accounting policies to ensure alignment with industry best practices and compliance requirements. Collaboration:Collaborating cross-functionally across the organization to support business initiatives and provide accounting strategy and insights; partnering with external auditors and regulators to ensure timely and accurate responses.

What You'll Need Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant technical accounting expertise Deep knowledge of the insurance industry and statutory accounting principles Proficiency using FIS, Gain Compliance, and Excel reporting Ability to research, interpret, and apply complex accounting standards Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Strong collaboration skills and comfort working across multiple functions and seniority levels.

What's Great to Have Proven leadership skills, including experience managing, mentoring, and developing accounting teams.