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Head of Accounting Policy – Life Insurance

Job Opportunity: Head of Accounting Policy

Senior accounting policy leader for a complex life & reinsurance platform. This role owns accounting policy decisions across large transactions, investments, and insurance liabilities, and leads a small, high-caliber team (3-5). Heavy judgment, real influence.

Role can sit in Charlotte, Hartford, NYC, or Bermuda with regular travel between offices.

What You’ll Do

  • Own accounting policy across US GAAP, US STAT, and EBS

  • Lead policy analysis for large transactions, new products, and new asset classes

  • Drive implementation of new standards (LDTI, credit losses, revenue, NAIC updates)

  • Partner directly with investments front office, actuaries, and external advisors

  • Set and maintain policy for annuities, life products, and reinsurance structures

  • Review legacy policies and modernize as the business scales

  • Support M&A, block reinsurance, and capital transactions

  • Oversee policy memos, technical conclusions, and execution into reporting


What They’re Looking For

  • 10+ years of life insurance / reinsurance accounting

  • 5+ years in technical accounting / accounting policy

  • Strong experience with block re, legal entity deals, and complex transactions

  • Deep product knowledge:

    • Variable annuities

    • Fixed indexed annuities

    • Payout annuities

    • Universal life

The compensation on offer highly depends on the level and experience of the candidate.

To be considered, please use the prompts provided to apply. Alternatively, send an email with your resume to [email protected]