AVP, Accounting
Full-time
firstPRO, Inc
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
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