VP, Investment Accounting

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.

Global Atlantic is looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us. 

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Position Summary:

Global Atlantic is seeking a candidate to lead the investment accounting and reporting for investments real estate, consumer loans and transportation, a partner to the Investment Office to support the execution and ongoing analysis of these strategic investments and oversee and liaise with the TPAs for these asset classes. This position will also support continued process enhancements related to achieving an accelerated close that produces timely, accurate and complete investment accounting results in an efficient manner on a GAAP and STAT basis.  All candidates must, in addition to possessing the specific qualifications cited below, work well within a complex, fast-paced, fluid environment, and strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead a team responsible for the monthly investment reconciliation for investments in real estate, consumer loans and transportation investments; including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, quarterly 10Q/K investment disclosures and other investment accounting activities.
• Review month end closing procedures, including analytical reviews of SPV financial statements, income statement and balance sheet to support the accuracy of our financial statements.
• Responsible for providing investment office support for new investments in these asset classes in collaboration with the accounting policy team to ensure execution of these results adheres to GAAP and STAT.
• Maintaining oversight of TPAs supporting the real estate, transportation and consumer loan asset classes
• Responsible for enhancing and performing timely investment analytics to provide senior management results of investment performance at the right level of detail for the audience
• Point of contact for external auditors, investment office, and TPA’s on all investment matters for these asset classes
• Perform control functions in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and NAIC Model Audit Rule.
• Perform frequent ad hoc analysis and assist with special projects, as requested.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance 
• 10-12 years of relevant experience
• Expert knowledge in accounting for real estate, loans and transportation with a foundational understanding of the upstream processes and impacts to downstream accounting and reporting
• Experience in insurance company Investment GAAP and Statutory reporting a plus
• Ability to effectively communicate complex accounting to different stakeholders in the organization at all levels
• Pro-active, detail oriented, deadline driven; possess excellent documentation and analytical skills
• Results oriented, flexible, self-motivated, and able to work in a team environment with limited direct supervision
• Proven ability to successfully handle close processes, competing priorities and multiple deliverables

***This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office. 

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