Accounting Manager
lhhVilla Park (IL)
$120,000-$140,000
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Accounting Manager – Insurance Oak Brook, IL | Hybrid (3 days onsite) Growing specialty insurance and risk management organization Scroll down the page to see all associated job requirements, and any responsibilities successful candidates can expect. A well-established specialty insurance organization is building out its accounting leadership team and seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee a large insurance accounting function. Reporting into senior finance leadership, this position combines people leadership, technical accounting, month-end close ownership, statutory reporting, and process improvement initiatives. The organization offers a collaborative culture, strong leadership, a stable business model, and a reputation for investing in employee development. This role is ideal for an insurance accounting professional who enjoys leading teams, developing staff, improving processes, and operating as a key contributor within a growing finance organization.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of supervisors, senior accountants, and staff accountants
- Own monthly close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting processes
- Oversee preparation and review of statutory reporting and regulatory filings
- Manage balance sheet reconciliations and review unusual transactions and account activity
- Partner with internal stakeholders on accounting projects and business initiatives
- Support annual audits and quarterly reviews
- Strengthen internal controls and accounting processes
- Drive automation and process improvement efforts to increase efficiency
- Mentor team members and support their professional development
- Ensure accurate GAAP reporting and regulatory compliance
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline 3+ years property & casualty insurance / reinsurance experienceExperience with both GAAP and statutory accounting
- Demonstrated ownership of month-end close and financial reporting processes
- Prior management experience leading accounting teams
- Strong understanding of account reconciliations, financial statements, and internal controls
- Advanced Excel skills
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with insurance accounting systems and reporting tools
- Process improvement, automation, or workflow optimization experienceExperience supporting audits and regulatory reporting requirements
- Why Consider This Opportunity? xhqgsiq Leadership role with meaningful team management responsibility
- Highly visible position within the finance organization
- Opportunity to influence processes and modernize operations
- Collaborative and supportive leadership team
- Stable organization operating in a specialized segment of the insurance industry
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Excellent benefits
Compensation
Base salary: $120,000-$140,00010% annual bonus opportunity
Benefits:
- Medical coverage available beginning on day one
- Competitive 401(k) match
- Generous paid time off program plus paid holidays
- Company HSA contributions
- Dental coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Mental health and wellness resources
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Virtual healthcare access
- Fitness and wellness programs
- Employee rewards and wellbeing initiatives
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