Chief Financial Officer

Accountants One hired by a long-term client to help them identify and hire a CFO. This is a publicly traded insurance holding company that we have worked with for years, they have a great management team. The CFO will lead financial strategy, statutory oversight, and public-company reporting across a multi-subsidiary platform. This role is designed for a career insurance finance executive with deep experience in regulated insurance environments, public-company governance, and Board-level financial leadership.

The CFO will be a visible partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, Audit Committee, regulators, and external auditors.

Core Responsibilities:

• Direct financial operations across Life & Health and Property & Casualty subsidiaries.
• Partner with actuarial leadership on reserves, DAC, assumptions, and experience studies.
• Lead GAAP and statutory alignment across business units.
• Oversee statutory reporting, RBC compliance, and regulatory examinations.
• Lead SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy).
• Oversee investments, treasury, capital planning, and surplus optimization.
• Maintain strong internal controls and public-company governance disciplines.
• Provide executive oversight of U.S. GAAP accounting and disclosures related to Long-Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI / FASB ASU 2018-12).
• Ensure disciplined governance over assumption updates, cash-flow model changes, discount rate updates, and unlocking methodologies.
• Partner with actuarial teams and external auditors to maintain repeatable, auditable LDTI processes.
• Clearly communicate LDTI impacts, judgments, and drivers to the Board and Audit Committee.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Senior finance executive experience within an insurance carrier or insurance holding company.
• Strong command of statutory accounting, regulatory capital, and insurance finance fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience in a public-company reporting and governance environment.
• Prior exposure to LDTI (ASU 2018-12) accounting and reporting strongly preferred.
• Active CPA Required.
• Executive presence and credibility with Boards, regulators, and auditors.

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