Overview of Position

The Accounting Manager leads a team of accounting professionals responsible for executing accurate and timely financial close activities, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and ensuring strong internal controls. This role supports financial integrity and transparency while partnering closely with accounting management, financial analysts, marketing, operations, actuarial and other functional areas to ensure all information is received and entered accurately while providing management and auditors. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of operational activities including but not limited to client disbursements, journal entries and account reconciliations, along with other projects focused on creating operational efficiencies.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

Accounting Operations – 70%

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Manage certain client communications and relationships
• Ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP/IFRS and internal policies.
• Review and approve key accounting schedules and deliverables, including balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and ensuring timely, clean audit outcomes.
• Monitor disbursements to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of client-facing requests.
• Monitor and assist with certain client cash reconciliation processes
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align accounting results with business drivers and support planning, reporting, and decision-making.
• Provide accounting insight on new processes, initiatives, or transactions.
• Lead or support special projects and ad hoc requests as needed to meet evolving departmental and company needs.

Team leadership – 30%

• Lead, coach, and develop team members, setting clear expectations and fostering growth.
• Assign work, review output, and ensure timely completion of responsibilities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other finance leaders to support department-wide goals and initiatives.
• Uphold confidentiality standards and protect sensitive financial information.

Responsibility for the work of others

• This position will have 1-4 direct reports

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 5 + years of progressive accounting experience
• 3 + years experience in leading or mentoring others in a team environment
• Strong understanding or accounting principles and internal controls
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, detailed oriented
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Excel and Word
• PeopleSoft, Oracle or Smartstream general ledger experience preferred
• Experience working directly with clients preferred
• Good work ethics

Key Competencies

• Leadership and coaching
• Execution and accountability
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Collaboration and influence
• Process improvement & change agility

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• CPA or equivalent certification
• Public accounting or audit background
• Experience in a global or matrixed organization
• Familiarity with tools such as Blackline or Power BI

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Pay Range:

$86,000.00 - $143,700.00

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.

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