Receivership Accounting Manager / Deputy Controller

Job Summary

Supports the Senior Receivership Controller and carries substantial responsibility for preparation, execution, and analytical accounting work across estate accounting and the ORO / ORIF close environment. Written as a deputy controller / emerging controller role.

Essential Functions

• Own detailed estate accounting preparation, including complex reconciliations, schedules, workpapers, and support packages used in reporting, distributions accounting, and audit/tax support.
• Own controlled execution of estate financial processes, including analytical accounting and support for estate-level reporting cycles.
• Own ORO / ORIF close-cycle support, including preparation of schedules, allocation support, workpaper development, and analytical support under direction of the Senior Receivership Controller.
• Provide financial analysis and accounting support related to reinsurance, recovery schedules, distributions, and other high-complexity accounting workflows.
• Provide takeover accounting support, including account transfer work, record cleanup, reconciliation of inherited balances, and establishment of orderly accounting processes during commencement and stabilization.
• Maintain organized workpapers, support folders, and reconciliation evidence for internal and external review.
• Assist with tax and audit deliverables, year-end support, and specialized financial analysis as assigned.
• Support development of repeatable accounting procedures and improved close discipline.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Strong accounting, reconciliation, analytical, Excel, workpaper, and documentation skills; ability to manage multi-entity deadlines and support sophisticated financial reporting in a regulated setting.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Experience: Demonstrated experience in Statutory Accounting Practice required, preferably in an insurance carrier, receivership, runoff, or other regulated financial environment. Meaningful experience performing accounting work in multi-entity, regulated, legal-financial, insurance, or similarly complex environments required.

Preferred: Experience with investment accounting, allocations, audits/tax folders, estate or insolvency accounting, and advanced Excel modeling.

Licenses/certs (if any): CPA candidacy or equivalent professional development may be preferred but not required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May direct junior accounting support or coordinate workflow of assigned support staff; generally operates as lead preparer/reviewer beneath Controller authority.

Working Conditions

Office environment with deadline-driven close work, high-volume reconciliations, and detailed document review; periodic extended hours during closing, audit, tax, or takeover periods.

Performance Measures (examples)

Timeliness and accuracy of reconciliations and workpapers; support quality for close cycles and financial reporting; audit preparedness; quality of analytical support; effectiveness of takeover accounting support.

Pay: $85,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Statutory Accounting Principles: 5 years (Preferred)
• Work Location: In person