Manager Corporate Accounting

Overview

Leads and manages a team of exempt and nonexempt individuals responsible for the accounting of the overall Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG), life insurance subsidiaries (both statutory and GAAP) and certain non‑life insurance subsidiaries. Coordinates the execution and delivery of the monthly GAAP consolidation results. Owns, executes and manages all organizational efforts related to expense budget, cost allocations and expense analysis.

Actively communicates with senior leadership about results and the projected impact of business activities on operating expenses. Leads and monitors organizational regulatory processes related to intercompany agreement transactions. Partners with the Compliance Department and business unit stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance. Utilizes management skills to motivate and direct professional personnel who perform core accounting and reporting functions. Ensures the completeness and accuracy of the organization’s financial results.

Coordinates and implements best practices for efficiently completing budget and expense deliverables, including leveraging technology to create transparency, improve workflow and maintain accuracy. Empowered to work independently and make a wide range of decisions, escalating to more senior management when necessary.

• {30%} Reviews and approves complex expense allocation calculations and asset management journal entries. Leverages organizational knowledge and business expertise to maintain complete and accurate financial statements at the consolidated W&SFG level, individual life insurance entities and non‑life asset management entities for both statutory and GAAP reporting.
• {15%} Leads the coordination and execution of the annual expense budget creation and subsequent monthly cost allocation processes for W&SFG. Educates stakeholders on the allocation processes and the impact of time‑study decisions.
• {20%} Leads discussion and analysis related to key financial and expense metrics and critical measures with management and senior officers. Deliverables include analysis related to expense variance and projections, Executive Scorecard reporting, and monthly business unit financial reporting results.
• {10%} Actively communicates with business unit leadership regarding changes in the business and the impact on related financial results, including budget changes, company streamline activities and business development changes. Effectively escalates to finance leadership when necessary.
• {10%} Owns the coordination, monitoring and execution of the Enterprise intercompany expense allocation and chargeback processes, including the intercompany settlements, partnering with Compliance on risks and new agreements, and regulatory reporting.
• {15%} Identifies, designs and leads implementation of process enhancements to improve efficiency and create stakeholder value related to financial analysis, internal and external reporting, and budget and cost allocations.
• Stays current on statutory and GAAP accounting guidance and other rules affecting the financial statements. Informs senior management of pending guidance changes and how those changes will impact the financial statements.
• {10%} Recruits, hires, trains and develops staff. Provides direction and development for associates through daily coaching, performance management, and implementation of development plans. Develops challenging goals for associates that align with the Enterprise’s and department’s missions.
• Stays current on trends in the insurance and asset management industry.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting – Required
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing large projects to completion – Required
• Proven experience supervising (directly or indirectly) and mentoring individuals. Must cite examples of providing direction, coaching and giving effective feedback to team members – Required
• Proven experience handling multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment – Required
• Demonstrated in‑depth knowledge, understanding and experience interpreting and applying…