Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting

Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting

Job Title:

Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting

Location:

West Hartford, CT

Division:
Finance

Reports To:

Head of Technical Accounting

Key Relationships:
Head of North America Finance, Head of North American External Reporting, US Controller, Finance Management Team (FMT), Finance Teams, External Auditors

We are looking for a Senior Accountant (equivalent to a Technical Accounting Manager). This role will focus on two main areas:
1) Supporting our US Finance team from a technical accounting perspective – ensuring compliance with NAIC SSAPs, reviewing quarterly statutory returns and providing reporting on technical matters to relevant boards and audit committees. This role will act as the key contact point in the Technical Accounting team for all US matters, partnering closely with teams across finance and the wider organisation, ensuring transactions and changes are appropriately accounted for and disclosed.

This role will also be the primary business partner to the Head of North America Finance from Technical Accounting.
2) Supporting the wider Technical Accounting and finance teams on Group wide technical accounting/accounting policy matters.

The Senior Accountant will provide expert technical accounting advice and guidance, while ensuring compliance with accounting and regulatory reporting requirements for the Group and subsidiaries globally. This is a hands‑on role where you will be expected to work independently, authoring technical papers, conducting research and liaising with teams across the Group.

• Oversee performance of the technical reviews over statutory reporting and regulatory returns prior to issuance, to ensure compliance with group accounting policies, external reporting requirements and accuracy of statements.
• Oversee annual updates of statutory and group reporting disclosures to ensure they are up to date, adhere to relevant reporting standards and embed best practice.
• Manage, prepare and review relevant reporting to Group and entity Audit Committees on technical accounting matters pertaining to periodic reporting.
• Manage and resolve technical/subjective external audit comments on financial reporting.

• Serve as business partner for the TA team within and outside of Finance. Ensure that changes to and changes impacting accounting policies are implemented properly, and that the TA team provides post‑implementation support and training.
• Provide support for global Finance teams on technical accounting matters. Regularly collaborate to identify, research, resolve and communicate findings on accounting‑related questions regarding business transactions and other non‑routine matters.
• Support Finance BAU teams with technical accounting papers for internal and external use.
• Act as a point of contact for external auditors on any technical accounting matters.

• Improve the organisation’s documentation of policies and procedures to enhance the quality of financial reporting.
• Oversee research of new accounting guidance and exposure drafts, assist with interpretation and implementation of new/amended regulatory and reporting standards.

• Provide coaching and guidance to other finance team members on accounting and reporting matters.

• Required:
  
  Qualified Accountant (CPA)
• Required:
  
  At least 7 years accounting experience, preferably in P&C insurance.

• Required:
  
  Background in external audit in a large public accounting firm.
• Required:
  
  Experience of working in or with large insurance groups, including working with or auditing NAIC reporting in a P&C context.
• Required:
  
  Strong technical knowledge of accounting concepts/theories (specifically NAIC SSAP) and how they apply to the insurance industry.
• Beneficial:
  Experience performing a similar role in a public accounting firm in accounting advisory/consulting.
• Beneficial: IFRS knowledge and experience, including IFRS 17.

• Proactive approach to investigating and understanding changing accounting and regulatory standards.
• Experience…