Vice President of Finance – Life Reinsurance

Location: New York, NY | Hybrid – 4 days in office
Compensation: Competitive package, commensurate with experience

The Opportunity

A growing life reinsurance business is seeking a Vice President of Finance to play a key role in the development and continued expansion of its finance function. With significant investment in its operating infrastructure and an expanding portfolio of reinsurance business, the organization is focused on strengthening its financial reporting capabilities, enhancing operational efficiency and establishing a scalable platform for future growth.

Reporting closely to senior leadership, this individual will take ownership of key accounting and financial reporting activities, providing technical expertise and commercial insight across a complex life reinsurance balance sheet. The role will combine hands-on technical accounting with broader responsibilities across transaction implementation, financial controls, regulatory reporting and process improvement.

This is an opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join a developing platform at a pivotal stage, influence the evolution of its operating model and help shape the future of the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting: Oversee US GAAP accounting and financial reporting, including quarterly and annual close processes, financial statements and complex technical accounting assessments.

• Transaction Accounting: Support the implementation of new life reinsurance transactions, assessing accounting implications and ensuring appropriate treatment across financial reporting frameworks.

• Balance Sheet & Financial Analysis: Provide detailed analysis of balance sheet movements, financial performance and emerging accounting considerations across a growing reinsurance portfolio.

• Controls & Governance: Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies and financial governance, ensuring processes remain robust as the business scales.

• Operational Improvement: Drive enhancements to accounting processes, reporting systems, general ledger infrastructure and close procedures, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Regulatory Reporting: Support relevant regulatory and statutory reporting requirements, with the opportunity to develop further expertise in Bermuda statutory reporting.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with actuarial, risk, operations and senior finance stakeholders to ensure alignment across accounting, transaction execution and business oversight.

• Strategic Support: Work closely with senior leadership on finance initiatives, business growth and the development of a scalable operating model.

• Team Development: Contribute to the evolution of the finance function, with scope to help build out the team as the business continues to grow.

Candidate Profile

• 10+ years of experience across finance, accounting or financial reporting within life insurance, life reinsurance or a related financial services environment.

• CPA qualification strongly preferred and considered essential.

• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, with demonstrable experience preparing, reviewing or overseeing complex financial statements.

• Experience working with a significant balance sheet within a regulated financial services organization.

• Exposure to life reinsurance accounting, including flow or block transactions, is highly desirable.

• Understanding of life insurance products, reinsurance structures and their associated accounting implications.

• Experience with US statutory accounting and/or Bermuda regulatory reporting would be advantageous.

• A track record of improving accounting processes, strengthening controls and implementing effective financial reporting frameworks.

• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and taking ownership of complex technical and operational matters.

• A proactive, commercially minded approach, with the ability to operate effectively in a growing business where processes and responsibilities continue to evolve.

To be considered, please reach out to Chris Dodds at Oliver James or apply using the prompts provided.