[Hiring] Assistant Vice President, Insurance and Operational Accounting @Fortitude Re

Role Description

The AVP, Insurance & Operational Accounting is responsible for overseeing reserve and reinsurance settlement accounting processes across all legal entities and reporting bases. This role ensures accurate journal entries and reconciliations (incl. suspense), monitors adherence to internal policies, and partners with both internal teams and external providers. The AVP plays a key role in control execution, ledger integrity, and continuous improvement across operational accounting cycles. Includes supporting strategic financial initiatives to drive organizational success.

• Oversee core record-to-report activities, including monthly journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations for balances in scope across all reporting bases (incl. EBS).
• Oversee the accounting and journal entries for reinsurance settlements in collaboration with Reinsurance Ops, as applicable.
• Partner with Reinsurance Ops to review and validate data inputs used for settlement and reserve accounting, as applicable.
• Manage daily and month-end cash activity accounting; ensure completeness and alignment with settlements, as applicable.
• Oversee the accounting and journal entries for reserves in collaboration with Actuarial and others across all reporting bases (incl. EBS), as applicable.
• Manage the preparation of entries related to Sidecar transactions/balances and Modco payables ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, as applicable.
• Oversee all operational accounting activities including R2R, A/P, A/R, T&E, TPA (incl. communication of results), corporate expenses, debt, and fixed assets across all legal entities and reporting bases, as applicable.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies for intercompany allocations and settlements.
• Manage quarterly ledger feeds, new account setups, and ensure accurate legal entity allocations.
• Ensure completeness, policy alignment, and internal control execution across all reserve processes.
• Execute and document account reconciliations, including resolution of variances.
• Identify improvement opportunities related to ledger feed processing, reserve automation, and system integration.
• Contribute to quarterly close coordination and ledger integrity reviews.
• Coordinate with offshore team to monitor deliverables, resolve issues, and ensure reporting accuracy and timeliness.
• Identify and implement process improvements related to processes and support continuous improvement efforts through standardization, automation, and documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for reporting including addressing audit requests.
• Collaborate with the analytics pillar to ensure ledger inputs align with analytic outputs.
• Coach and mentor senior associates and analysts within the team to build technical strength and process ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or CA designation preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting experience within the Life & Annuity (re)insurance industry gained by either working in or supporting the re/insurance industry or by working in public accounting/audit.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, US STAT, SFS, and EBS accounting principles and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with legal entity accounting, intercompany transactions, reserves, reinsurance, expense accounting and/or financial analytics.
• Proven ability to execute and maintain internal controls, reconciliations, and ledger accuracy.
• Hands-on experience in preparing or reviewing journal entries, and fluctuation analyses.
• Prior exposure to audits (internal/external) and ability to respond to audit queries with clarity and documentation.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with ERP and accounting systems such as SAP, Workday, and reporting platforms such as Coupa, Workiva, Power BI, or equivalent.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage deadlines, and handle shifting priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments including Actuarial, Reinsurance Ops, Treasury, FP&A, and external partners.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with experience mentoring or managing staff and fostering a collaborative, results-driven culture.

Requirements

• Base Salary Range: $120,000 — $140,000 USD
• All employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

Company Description

At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. Our success is deeply rooted in our ability to embrace the unique attributes, perspectives and experiences of every individual within our company. Fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone—regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—feels valued and respected is a foundation of our culture.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.