Role Overview & Specifications

About Oliver James: Oliver James is a global insurance specific recruitment partner. We work with NYSE listed and Fortune 500 insurance companies appoint Leaders across Finance, Actuarial, IT and Underwriting. We have been engaged by a rapidly growing Insurtech client in the appointment of a new CFO for their MGU/MGA insurance operations.

About the role:This is a newly created position that will assume the Head of Finance role for a Managing General Underwriting (MGU) subsidiary of a wider insurance group. This group has

experienced year on year growth with approximately half a billion in revenue.Supporting the Business Unit CFO for the MGU platform, the chosen candidate will have full oversight of financial reporting, FP&A, financial control, strategic planning and corporate development.

Compensation on offer ranges from $220-300k plus bonus.The client is looking for a Controller level candidate looking to step up into a CFO position, or a currently CFO professional looking to embark on a more hands on role.This is a fully remote position with quarterly travel to New York City and London.

Key

responsibilities: Lead financial close and preparation of financial statements for both US GAAP and STAT financial statements.Develop financial control and processes to ensure company is compliant with SOC and SOX

requirements.Develop accounting policies for core business and complex transactions including monitoring and assessing impact of new accounting standards and reporting

requirementsLead strategic initiatives such as financial system implementations and executing on our target operating modelPerform a variety of analysis to support a growing businessCreate and continuously improve processesLead a growing team providing effective coaching and prioritization of deliverables

Required

qualifications and credentials: CPA, MBA or Bachelors Degree in Accounting.Recent insurance industry

experience is A MUST. Candidates without insurance industry

experience will not be considered.Prior

experience working in a Senior Finance or Accounting position with tangible

experience in Accounting under US GAAP and US Statutory Accounting principles.Strong leadership capabilities and willingness to be hands on driving execution and change where neededFinancial change and accounting system implementation

experienceStrong presentation

skills.Strong written and verbal communication

skills. To be considered further, please apply using the prompts provided or send your information to chris.dodds@oliverjames.com. Please note that given the number of applications, only candidates with the above credentials will be considered.

Candidates with working rights in the US can only be considered at this time. Sponsorship is not on offer for this position.

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  • Headquarters: United States / United Kingdom
  • Company Size: 1,000+ employees
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