JCW is recruiting for a leading property and casualty insurer seeking an Accounting Manager to join its corporate finance team. This is a hands-on leadership role with visibility to senior finance leadership, ideal for someone who knows insurance accounting and wants to keep growing toward Controller-track responsibilities. The position is based in Midtown Manhattan.
What You’ll Do:
- Own key parts of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including review of journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis
- Prepare and review statutory and GAAP financial reporting, including quarterly and annual statement filings
- Support accounting for premiums, losses and LAE, reinsurance, and related reserve activity
- Lead and develop a small team of staff and senior accountants
- Partner with actuarial, underwriting, claims, and FP&A to make sure the numbers tie out and tell the right story
- Serve as a point of contact for external auditors and regulatory exams
- Look for ways to tighten processes, strengthen controls, and make the close more efficient
What They’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA strongly preferred
- 5+ years of accounting experience, with a meaningful portion in P&C insurance (public accounting insurance audit experience is a plus)
- Solid working knowledge of statutory accounting and US GAAP
- Experience with reinsurance accounting and annual statement preparation
- Prior experience supervising or mentoring staff
- Strong Excel skills; ERP experience (Oracle, SAP, Workday, or similar) a plus
- Clear communicator who’s comfortable working across departments and with leadership
Haley Rizzo specializes in partnering with accounting & finance professionals at leading organizations nationwide. For more information, please contact Haley at haley.rizzo@jcwgroup.com.
Accounting Manager in New York at JCW Group
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 3 days ago.