About this role
The role involves leading end-to-end financial reporting, insurance accounting, and operational governance within a controlled US insurance reporting environment. The Senior Manager is responsible for strategic oversight, stakeholder management, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving high-impact business decisions while leading large teams and complex reporting functions.
• Lead and oversee insurance accounting and reporting deliverables, ensuring accurate coordination with multiple counterparties
• Drive quarterly financial analysis, including trend and variance analysis across income statement and balance sheet accounts
• Ensure accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial statements, including US GAAP, STAT, and consolidated reporting
• Collaborate closely with onshore stakeholders to ensure accurate journal entries and accounting treatment for reinsurance activities
• Provide leadership oversight for end-to-end financial reporting operations, including disclosures, surveys, and regulatory submissions
• Support and evaluate strategic reinsurance transactions and business initiatives in partnership with onshore teams
• Own and govern critical processes, reports, and procedures, acting as a Subject Matter Expert with cross-functional understanding
• Ensure strong compliance with SOX requirements and internal control frameworks over financial reporting
• Partner in setting the strategic direction of the team, driving operational efficiency and performance improvements
• Lead and manage internal and external audits, ensuring timely closure of audit queries and high-quality deliverables
• Drive and lead special projects, transformation initiatives, and ad-hoc financial analysis requests
• Proactively identify and address client needs, risks, and business challenges, ensuring effective stakeholder management
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and control enhancements
• Mentor and lead teams, ensuring talent development, succession planning, and high performance culture
• CA / CPA / MBA / Post-Graduate in Finance
• 10+ years of experience in Financial Accounting, Reporting, and Insurance Finance (GAAP & STAT)
• Strong experience in reinsurance accounting and financial reporting environments
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end reporting operations and strategic initiatives
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and financial reporting tools
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables under tight deadlines while maintaining quality and accuracy
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong stakeholder engagement experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements, efficiencies, and transformation initiatives