Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Acceptance Insurance is a non-standard auto insurance carrier operating in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment. The Director of Financial Reporting will lead external and internal reporting, oversee GAAP and statutory compliance, manage audits and regulatory examinations, and provide technical accounting leadership. The role will also partner with underwriting, actuarial, and claims teams to support accurate financial reporting and scalable internal controls.
Responsibilities
- Own the financial reporting function to include the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and deliverables
- Lead all GAAP and statutory reporting, including Annual and Quarterly Statements and related disclosures
- Direct the MARS audit process end-to end, including planning, coordination, testing support, and final deliverables
- Serve as the technical accounting lead, providing guidance on complex and non-routine transactions
- Provide guidance on complex accounting issues, document conclusions, and defend positions with auditors
- Establish and maintain accounting policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with evolving GAAP and statutory requirements
- Monitor and implement emerging accounting standards and assess operational and financial impact to the business
- Partner cross-functionally with underwriting, actuarial, and claims teams to ensure accurate financial representation of a high-volume, rapidly changing book of business, i.e., (rate changes, claims volatility, and growth)
- Oversee external audits and regulatory examinations, acting as the primary point of contact for auditors and regulators
- Strengthening and scaling internal controls over financial reporting in a rapid growth environment
Skills
- · Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
- · 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including Property & Casualty insurance depth, and U.S. GAAP
- · Deep expertise in GAAP and statutory accounting (SAP/NAIC)
- · Strong understanding of **SSAPs, NAIC Annual/Quarterly Statement instructions, and disclosure requirements**
- · Proven experience operating in a high-growth or complex insurance environment (non-standard auto insurance environment preferred)
- · **·** Demonstrated ability to **lead through ambiguity, drive process improvement, and influence cross-functional partners**
- · Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP systems, and other reporting tools.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform manual tasks, including hand and finger use and control operations. Tasks may also require the ability to talk or hear. The employee will frequently sit, bend, and reach with hands and arms, and is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Other abilities include possessing the capacity to learn, concentrate, think, and read. Often, employees communicate and interact with others while working
- · CPA preferred
- Experience with public company reporting requirements strongly preferred
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