Accounting Operations Supervisor; Hybrid Worcester, MA)

Our Finance team is currently seeking an Accounting Operations Supervisor in our Worcester, MA location. Position is eligible for a Hybrid/Flex work arrangement. This is a full-time, exempt role.

We are seeking an experienced accounting professional to lead a team responsible for key operational accounting activities supporting premium, loss, commission, cash, receivable, and collection processes.

As Supervisor, Accounting Operations, you will support and oversee the accurate and timely completion of certain accounting activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis, applicable Sarbanes-Oxley controls, legal collection trends, and certain applicable tax reporting activities. You will provide accounting expertise, maintain a strong control environment, and partner across the organization to resolve issues and improve financial processes.

This is an opportunity to combine technical accounting knowledge with people leadership, analytical thinking, and process improvement. You will have meaningful responsibility for accounting quality and operational effectiveness.

• Lead the day-to-day execution of assigned premium, loss, commission, cash, receivable, collection, and related accounting processes.
• Collaborate with management on team priorities, work assignment and alignment, monitor progress, and ensure deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Review and approve account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analyses, control documentation, and other accounting deliverables.
• Oversee the investigation and resolution of accounting discrepancies, aged reconciling items, interface issues, and operational exceptions.
• Ensure accounting activity is recorded and supported in accordance with applicable accounting policies, control requirements, and established procedures.
• Analyze overdue premium, financial receivables, legal collections, and other relevant trends.
• Identify emerging issues and communicate meaningful insights and recommendations to management and business partners.

• Oversee the performance, review, and documentation of applicable Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
• Support consistent compliance with accounting policies, control standards, and departmental procedures.
• Ensure accounting procedures, process documentation, reconciliations, and supporting records remain accurate and current.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory examinations, and other compliance-related requests, as needed.
• Partner with auditors, control owners, and business stakeholders to respond to inquiries and provide requested documentation, as needed by management.

• Support, coach, and develop junior accounting professionals.
• Establish clear performance expectations and provide timely, constructive feedback, as needed.
• Hold team members accountable for quality, accuracy, timeliness, and successful execution of their responsibilities.
• Provide input into performance evaluations, compensation recommendations, development plans, and other talent decisions, as applicable.
• Support management insight into workload and team capacity, allocate resources, and adjust priorities to meet changing business needs.
• Develop team member capabilities through coaching, training, knowledge sharing, cross-training, and stretch assignments.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth.

• Evaluate existing accounting processes and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, control effectiveness, and scalability.
• Lead or support process standardization, automation, and workflow-improvement initiatives.
• Use financial data and operational metrics to identify trends, recurring issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Support and lead, where applicable, the evaluation, testing, and implementation of financial system and process changes.
• Maintain effective procedures and documentation for assigned accounting processes.
• Develop and monitor performance measures related to timeliness, quality, productivity, outstanding items, and control effectiveness.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for assigned accounting processes.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Technology, Treasury, Claims, Billing, and other teams, as applicable, to…