Senior Regulatory Accounting and Transformation Manager

Title: Senior Regulatory Accounting and Transformation Manager

Duration: 8-12 months Contract

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Pay Rate: Up to $61.99/hr on W2 (All-inclusive / no benefits)

Job Description:

Role overview

Lead accounting close, insurance financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and finance transformation for our client. Develop the accounting team and partner across Finance, Technology, Data, and Compliance to deliver accurate results and improve reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close, GAAP and statutory reporting, and related review and escalation processes.
• Lead NAIC quarterly and annual statements, exhibits, schedules, notes, state filings, and reporting.
• Interpret changes in accounting standards and insurance regulations and guide implementation across Finance.
• Oversee cost allocations, expense analysis, reconciliations, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Strengthen internal controls, maintain process documentation, assess risks, and resolve compliance and audit issues.
• Present financial results, trends, risks, and business drivers to senior finance leadership.
• Lead process improvement, standardization, automation, and responsible adoption of AI with appropriate validation, governance, privacy, and human review.
• Coach and develop staff, manage workloads and deadlines, and build cross-training and succession plans.

Required qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in GAAP, statutory and NAIC regulatory financial reporting, accounting, and transformation roles.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• People leadership experience and the ability to lead projects across departments.
• Experience with Oracle ERP, Oracle ARCS, Oracle Task Manager, Clearwater, and Microsoft Office.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems, accounting processes, regulatory requirements, and analytical reporting.

Preferred qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience; CPA; master's degree in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Experience leading NAIC statement preparation, cost accounting, finance transformation, and AI-enabled finance improvements.
• Knowledge of SOX, COSO, or comparable control frameworks; strong executive communication and change management skills.