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Accounting Manager

Independence Pet Group
USA
Full-time
Manager · 5+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Key Responsibilities

  • Accounting Operations & Close — Oversee day-to-day accounting workflows across accounts payable, intercompany transactions, investments, banking, reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and related close activities.
  • Review & Financial Controls — Serve as a hands-on reviewer and approver for AP transactions, intercompany files, investment journal entries, reconciliations, statutory schedules, and other key accounting deliverables.
  • Statutory & Management Reporting — Support accurate and timely statutory, Canadian Branch, management, and other financial reporting requirements, ensuring appropriate processes, controls, and review standards are maintained.
  • Team Leadership & Development — Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing accounting and reporting team by establishing clear expectations, strengthening technical capabilities, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Process Improvement & Transformation — Lead initiatives to improve accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and scalability across accounting and reporting processes, including AP and shared-services relationships.
  • Systems & Automation — Maximize the effectiveness of D365, Concur, banking platforms, and other finance systems; identify opportunities for automation and lead finance participation in testing, UAT, implementation, and post-implementation stabilization.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership — Partner closely with FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, Investments, Treasury, Technology, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure accounting, regulatory reporting, and control requirements are incorporated into business processes and technology solutions.
  • Controls & Operating Model — Build and continuously improve control environments, reporting calendars, review processes, metrics, timelines, and operating models that support regulatory deliverables and a scalable accounting organization.
  • Technology & Data Integration — Represent Finance and Accounting in system implementations, reporting platform enhancements, data architecture decisions, and integrations, translating accounting and regulatory requirements into effective technology and control solutions.
  • Audit Support — Coordinate with external auditors on accounting, AP, investment, and related audit requests and ensure timely, accurate supporting documentation.
  • Planning & Special Projects — Participate in departmental budgeting and goal setting and support strategic finance initiatives, including banking and general ledger system implementations and enhancements.
  • Change Leadership — Help lead the organization through evolving processes, systems, and reporting requirements using strong problem-solving skills and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5–7+ years of progressive accounting, regulatory reporting, or insurance finance experience.
  • Experience within the Property & Casualty insurance industry strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience building and improving accounting controls, reporting calendars, review processes, and scalable operating models.
  • Strong understanding of statutory reporting, general ledger accounting, financial close processes, and reporting automation tools.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience managing, developing, and motivating teams through complex reporting cycles and organizational change.
  • Experience partnering on technology implementations, reporting automation, data integration, user acceptance testing, control design, and post-implementation stabilization.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with demonstrated success improving processes and operating through change.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting matters and financial results to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
  • CPA strongly preferred.
  • Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • Experience leading finance transformation, reporting automation, system implementation, data integration, or process redesign initiatives.
  • Experience translating accounting and reporting requirements into technology, data, and control requirements.
  • Familiarity with GAAP and SSAP reporting standards, including the ability to bridge statutory, management, and other reporting perspectives.
  • What Success Looks Like
  • Consistently accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting and reporting processes.
  • A strong, accountable accounting team with increasing technical depth and clearly defined ownership.
  • Improved efficiency and scalability through automation, systems enhancements, and redesigned workflows.
  • Strong controls and reporting processes that support IAIC’s statutory, regulatory, audit, and management requirements.
  • Effective collaboration across Finance, Technology, Operations, Treasury, Investments, and other business partners.
  • Successful implementation and stabilization of new systems and processes without compromising accounting accuracy or regulatory requirements.
  • A continuous-improvement culture that identifies issues early, solves problems creatively, and strengthens the accounting organization as IAIC and the broader business evolve.
  • Compensation Base pay range: $121,646 – $152,058 per year. This is the range we reasonably expect to pay at hire. Placement within the range depends on job-related factors such as experience, skills, and certifications. This position is eligible for an annual bonus. Base pay is one part of a total rewards package that includes the benefits listed below.
  • Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
  • Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
  • Company paid short-term and long-term disability
  • 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Personal Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
  • Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
  • Pet friendly office environment
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Group Pet Insurance
  • On the job training and skills development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Please note that phone and video interviews or screenings may be recorded and transcribed using interview technology to support our recruitment process.
  • By continuing with the interview, you consent to this use.
  • If you provide a mobile phone number, you may receive job-related communications via text message. Message and data rates may apply.
  • You may opt out of text communications at any time by replying “STOP.”

Preferred Qualifications

  • CPA strongly preferred.
  • Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • Experience leading finance transformation, reporting automation, system implementation, data integration, or process redesign initiatives.
  • Experience translating accounting and reporting requirements into technology, data, and control requirements.
  • Familiarity with GAAP and SSAP reporting standards, including the ability to bridge statutory, management, and other reporting perspectives.
  • What Success Looks Like
  • Success in this role will be demonstrated by:
  • Consistently accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting and reporting processes.
  • A strong, accountable accounting team with increasing technical depth and clearly defined ownership.
  • Improved efficiency and scalability through automation, systems enhancements, and redesigned workflows.
  • Strong controls and reporting processes that support IAIC’s statutory, regulatory, audit, and management requirements.
  • Effective collaboration across Finance, Technology, Operations, Treasury, Investments, and other business partners.
  • Successful implementation and stabilization of new systems and processes without compromising accounting accuracy or regulatory requirements.
  • A continuous-improvement culture that identifies issues early, solves problems creatively, and strengthens the accounting organization as IAIC and the broader business evolve.
  • Compensation Base pay range: $121,646 – $152,058 per year. This is the range we reasonably expect to pay at hire. Placement within the range depends on job-related factors such as experience, skills, and certifications. This position is eligible for an annual bonus. Base pay is one part of a total rewards package that includes the benefits listed below.
  • All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:
  • Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
  • Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
  • Company paid short-term and long-term disability
  • 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Personal Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
  • Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
  • Pet friendly office environment
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Group Pet Insurance
  • On the job training and skills development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Interview Technology Notice:
  • Please note that phone and video interviews or screenings may be recorded and transcribed using interview technology to support our recruitment process.
  • By continuing with the interview, you consent to this use.
  • Text Messaging Notice:
  • If you provide a mobile phone number, you may receive job-related communications via text message. Message and data rates may apply.
  • You may opt out of text communications at any time by replying “STOP.”

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