Reinsurance Accounting Manager

Root Insurance Agency

Reinsurance Accounting Manager at Root, leading accounting and reporting functions. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $112,000 - $139,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and oversee reinsurance accounting activities including month-end close, journal entries, account analysis, reconciliations, and complex reinsurance transactions.
Own the relationship, preparation, review, and completion of reinsurance reports for brokers, management, reinsurers, auditors, internal cross-functional partners, fronting arrangements, and other stakeholders.
Support accurate and timely GAAP, statutory, SEC, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Assist with statutory accounting statements, state filings, and other regulatory reporting requirements related to statistical reporting, reinsurance and insurance accounting.
Develop, maintain, and improve reinsurance accounting procedures, close processes, reconciliation templates, reporting workflows, and control documentation.
Identify, document, and enhance key controls related to reinsurance accounting, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and financial reporting.
Drive process improvements, automation, reconciliation enhancements, and scalable reporting solutions.
Partner cross-functionally to improve data quality, reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and shorten the close timeline.
Lead, influence, develop, and grow the existing team through clear direction, coaching, training, and performance development.
Navigate ambiguity, coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, accept ownership and accountability, and deliver on commitments.
Support ad hoc accounting, reporting, regulatory, audit, and strategic finance projects as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of relevant accounting and/or finance experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
Comprehensive knowledge of P&C insurance industry financials
Strong understanding of GAAP & statutory insurance accounting rules
Prior people leadership or team management experience
Strong analytical, root cause analysis, variance resolution, and problem-solving skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, data analytic tools, and reconciliation systems such as FloQast
AI literacy and comfort using approved AI tools to improve efficiency and quality

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

reinsurance accountingmonth-end closejournal entriesaccount analysisreconciliationsGAAPstatutory accountingfinancial reportingvariance resolutionproblem-solving

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingtrainingperformance developmentanalytical skillsroot cause analysisprocess improvementaccountabilitycommunicationproject management