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Financial Controller – Life Insurance – Remote

Financial Controller

Location: Remote with periodic travel to NYC, Greenwich, CT or Charlotte, NC

Compensation: 180k-280k pending on candidate expeirence. Bonus on offer.

The Role

A leadership position reporting to the CFO, tasked with building and administering the financial reporting systems for a growing insurance platform. This role manages the accounting staff and maintains high-level relationships across actuarial, asset management, and sales teams.

Core Responsibilities

  • Reporting Leadership: Lead US statutory financial reporting and build GAAP accounting processes in parallel.
  • Team Management: Oversee accounting staff while remaining “hands-on” with process development, budgeting, forecasting and financial statement generation.
  • Stakeholder Management: Communicate technical accounting concepts to non-technical audiences across the organization.
  • Policy & Audit: Direct accounting policy development and manage the overall audit process.

Key Qualifications

  • Experience: 10+ years of accounting experience within the US insurance industry.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
  • Statutory Expertise: Advanced experience with Life/Health “Blue Books” and life insurance GAAP (ASC 944, 825, LDTI).
  • Leadership: Proven management experience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, “start-up” environment.
  • Credentials: CPA designation is a plus.

For more information please reach out to Chris Dodds at Oliver James or alternatively apply using the prompts provided.