AVP, Accounting

Assistant Vice President, Accounting

New York, NY | Hybrid – 3 Days in Office

Senior Leadership Opportunity | Insurance & Reinsurance

Our client is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Accounting to join its corporate finance organization and lead critical reinsurance/technical accounting and non-technical accounting activities across both IFRS and Statutory (STAT) reporting .

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced accounting professional with a strong insurance or reinsurance background.

The ideal candidate is a CPA and accounting leader who combines strong technical expertise with executive presence, team leadership, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

What You'll Do:

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Lead oversight and quality assurance for reinsurance/technical accounting, including premiums, claims, reserves, and related activities.
• Oversee non-technical accounting areas including investments, pensions, cash, leases, and intercompany transactions.
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, accounting analyses, and financial disclosures.
• Research and resolve complex accounting matters involving reinsurance treaties, transactions, and investment structures.
• Oversee impairment analyses, fluctuation analyses, and supporting documentation for financial reporting.

Reinsurance Governance & Process Excellence

• Partner with global reinsurance accounting teams to ensure alignment with IFRS accounting, planning, forecasting, and governance requirements.
• Drive best practices across the end-to-end reinsurance accounting process.
• Challenge existing processes and controls to improve accuracy, efficiency, and risk management.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation and emerging technologies, including AI, to streamline accounting processes.

People Leadership

• Lead and oversee Reinsurance Accounting and General/Non-Technical Accounting teams.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of accounting entries, reconciliations, analytics, and controls.
• Hire, develop, train, and mentor accounting professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.

Internal Controls & Audit

• Oversee the development, documentation, and maintenance of the accounting control environment.
• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements, including ORCS and MARSOX.
• Serve as a key liaison with internal and external auditors.
• Provide leadership around risk tolerance, reconciliations, and control-related decisions.

What We're Looking For

• CPA required
• 8–10+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Insurance or reinsurance experience required
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise
• Experience with both IFRS and Statutory (STAT) accounting
• Experience reviewing journal entries, accruals, estimates, and complex technical accounting matters
• Strong understanding of reinsurance accounting, investment accounting, pension accounting, and financial controls
• Experience with regulatory financial reporting, including investment schedules and audited financial statements
• Oracle experience preferred; SAP experience a plus
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills