Senior Specialist, Accounting Policy

Responsibilities

• Provide U.S. GAAP technical accounting guidance related to current and proposed transactions to ensure consistent interpretation and conformity with authoritative accounting literature.
• Develop and maintain global accounting policies as well as oversight of adoption and compliance with global accounting policies.
• Analyze accounting implications of alternate solutions and support business units with significant and unusual transactions in support of key accounting decisions.
• Perform independent research to support key accounting decisions.
• Consider financial impact, benefits and drawbacks, and potential legal and regulatory impacts of significant accounting transactions.
• Monitor the FASB for emerging and new adoptions of accounting standards; assess guidance applicable to the company.
• Participate with insurance industry technical accounting groups to ensure consistent application of global accounting standards.
• Prepare memos and policy documents to communicate accounting changes.
• Develop, implement, and communicate new policies and processes to comply with newly issued accounting standards.
• Draft financial statement disclosures regarding upcoming accounting pronouncements.
• Work closely with senior management as well as external auditors on complex accounting topics, and engage with legal counsel, regulators, and consultants as needed.
• Serve as a technical accounting subject matter expert.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Eight years of accounting experience.
• In-depth accounting knowledge, preferably in the financial services/insurance industry.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Experience in technical research and preparation of accounting memorandums and policies (preferred).
• Advanced writing skills to document and communicate complex accounting and reporting issues to finance and non‑finance personnel (preferred).
• Advanced strategic thinking skills when formulating interpretations of accounting guidance for new and emerging transactions and when presenting accounting interpretations to external auditors (preferred).
• CPA designation (preferred).
• Big 4 experience (preferred).
• Understanding of Statutory Accounting Principles (preferred).
• Understanding of actuarial concepts (preferred).
• Understanding of financial instruments (preferred).