Senior Accountant – Client Accounting
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AVP, Accounting Advisory
F&G
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- The AVP, Accounting Advisory will serve as a senior strategic leader within F&G's Accounting Advisory organization, with a specialization in either investments or insurance products and reinsurance.
- Drives accounting policy excellence and regulatory compliance for the company's investment portfolio and/or insurance products and reinsurance strategy.
- Oversees strategic direction of accounting policy interpretation and implementation across the investment and insurance/reinsurance portfolios while ensuring alignment with F&G's risk management framework.
- Requires executive-level partnership across enterprise with Investment Strategy, Hedging, Middle Office, Investment Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Reinsurance and Capital Planning.
- Maintains executive-level relationships with external auditors and regulatory bodies, ensuring accounting practices meet regulatory standards.
- Reports into the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer; cross-functional engagement with Finance.
- External relationships & Industry Influence: serve as primary liaison with external auditors (EY); represent F&G in industry forums; build regulatory relationships; lead advocacy to minimize adverse regulatory impacts.
- Risk Management & Compliance: ensure enterprise-wide compliance with accounting standards; identify and mitigate risks; establish documentation standards and control frameworks; exercise professional judgment.
- Experience and Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting; minimum 10 years’ experience; CPA preferred; knowledge of annuity and life insurance products; SOX and MAR experience; statutory reporting for reinsurance lifecycle.
- Skills & Abilities: strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; independent work; judgment; ability to manage timelines; leadership capability.
- Other Requirements: perform other duties; regular attendance; minimal travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting required
- Minimum 10 years’ experience
- CPA is highly preferred
- Extensive knowledge of annuity products, life insurance products, and reinsurance for GAAP and STAT accounting required
- SOX and MAR experience preferred
- An in-depth understanding of the Statutory reporting considerations for the entire life cycle of a reinsurance transaction, including, among others, risk transfer, reinsurance credit and IMR
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication (both written and verbal) skills
- Flexible - ability to work independently
- Exercise sound judgment, present alternatives, and make recommendations
- Comfortable working under short timelines and managing multiple tasks
- Track record managing people in a manner that allows them to grow and succeed
- Comfort raising concerns about timelines when they may not be reasonable
- Perform other functions, duties, and projects as assigned
- Regular and punctual attendance
- Minimal travel required
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements: in-office, hybrid and remote.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
accounting policyregulatory complianceGAAP accountingSTAT accountingstatutory reportingrisk managementSOXMARinvestment portfolio managementreinsurance lifecycle
Soft skills
analytical skillsorganizational skillscommunication skillsindependent workjudgmentleadership capabilitytime managementproblem-solvingrelationship managementadvocacy
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in accountingCPA
