Statutory Accounting Manager $170-190k plus bonus

Statutory Accounting Manager$170-190k plus bonusOverland Park, KS or Remote

Bell & Associates has been engaged to help our client find their next Statutory Accounting Manager. Responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may influence work. This role is available remote anywhere in the US or in Overland Park, KS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing guidance to the Finance teams and the organization on statutory accounting, filings and regulatory requirements. Assist financial reporting teams as required to ensure all statutory filings are completed timely, efficiently and in compliance with state regulatory requirements.
• Developing expertise within function. Growing reputation within the organization. Includes roles that are experts in their discipline, providing professional or thought leadership. Influences policy and ensures delivery within own function, linking with other functions of the organization.
• Lead or support functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity (e.g., NAIC’s Principles-Based Bond Definition and Group Capital Calculation). Presents business solutions to leaders in functional area.
• Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to act and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.
• Leads others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

Requirements

• Statutory and insurance regulatory requirements a must.
• Prior technical controllership and insurance industry experience, with Life & Health insurance products.
• Experience in preparing statutory financial statements and working with auditors.
• Ability to analyze relevant facts and formulate technical accounting positions, considering statutory & regulatory guidance, insurance industry practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to company-specific processes
• Master's degree from an accredited university or college preferred

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Bell & Associates, Inc. is a recognized Executive Recruiting & Staffing leader based in Kansas City. We focus and specialize in the following practice areas - Accounting/Finance, Engineering, Executive Leadership, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Human Resources, Information Technology, Manufacturing/Operations Management. We provide top talent to our clients on a Direct Hire, Contract, and Contract-to-Hire basis.