Skip to contentManager – Divisional Accounting & Reporting
| Company | Pacific Life |
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| Location | Newport Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $148230 – $181170 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 8+ years of accounting experience
- 2+ years’ experience leading and developing a team
- 4-year accounting degree or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of financial statement risks and controls
- Strong technical, analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to meet and manage responsibilities under tight time frames
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Ability to work independently
Responsibilities
- Oversee team of up to 4 individuals. Accountable for the performance and results of the team.
- Provide technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
- Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
- Oversee the execution of daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting and reporting including review and approval of journal entries, reconciliations, and analysis of results to ensure completeness and accuracy of account balances
- Review of various financial reporting requirements, including quarterly and annual GAAP and statutory financial statements, compliance requests, and internal management requests
- Review of fluctuation analysis of quarterly results, including presentation of results to management on a quarterly basis and utilization of tools and technology to generate data visualizations and data driven insights
- Preparation and/or review of technical accounting transaction and policy memos
- Maintain and support an effective control environment to provide reliable financial reporting
- Execute initiatives for implementation of new products and enterprise transactions
- Support and lead projects pertaining to finance transformation initiatives including automation of existing manual processes, business process redesign and acceleration of the accounting close process.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in technical accounting and research, ensuring compliance with GAAP and STAT reporting requirements
- Strong background in the insurance industry
- Public accounting experience a plus
- CPA certification preferred
- Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT), system implementation, and system integration for financial applications
- Proficiency in financial systems, including Oracle ERP, Oracle EPM, Appian, Essbase, Workiva (WDesk)
- Advanced expertise in financial statement analytics with a strong understanding of the structure, geography and components of line items to support accurate reporting and analysis
- Basic understanding of investments and derivatives accounting, with the ability to analyze financial instruments and their impact on financial statements
