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Director, Insurance Accounting · New York, NYOur client, an investment firm with its insurance company portfolio, is hiring a Director of Insurance Accounting based in New York.ResponsibilitiesOwn statutory accounting for insurance entities: premiums, policy liabilities, claim reserves and reinsurance settlementsDeliver quarterly and annual statutory filings, including NAIC and state-specific requirementsAct as the main contact for external audits and state insurance department examsResearch SAP questions and new pronouncements, and advise on the accounting for new products and transactionsLead and coach a finance team based in another officePlan and carry out annual on-site audits of third-party administratorsPartner with investment accounting on consolidated reporting, intercompany balances and allocation of investment incomeBuild and maintain controls over insurance accounting operationsRequirementsBachelor’s in accounting or finance; CPA preferred8+ years in life insurance accounting; holding company or multi-entity experience strongly preferredStrong SAP knowledge, plus working knowledge of life insurance GAAP, reinsurance and treaty settlementsProven people and project managementComfortable partnering with actuaries on reserves and assumption changesExperience working with teams in different locationsClear communicator with senior leadership and outside stakeholdersWhy this roleInsurance accounting seat inside an investment firm, with exposure to investment accounting and complex insurance products