Accountants One hired by a long-term client to help them identify and hire a CFO. This is a publicly traded insurance holding company that we have worked with for years, they have a great management team. The CFO will lead financial strategy, statutory oversight, and public-company reporting across a multi-subsidiary platform. This role is designed for a career insurance finance executive with deep experience in regulated insurance environments, public-company governance, and Board-level financial leadership. The CFO will be a visible partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, Audit Committee, regulators, and external auditors.
Core Responsibilities:
- Direct financial operations across Life & Health and Property & Casualty subsidiaries.
- Partner with actuarial leadership on reserves, DAC, assumptions, and experience studies.
- Lead GAAP and statutory alignment across business units.
- Oversee statutory reporting, RBC compliance, and regulatory examinations.
- Lead SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy).
- Oversee investments, treasury, capital planning, and surplus optimization.
- Maintain strong internal controls and public-company governance disciplines.
- Provide executive oversight of U.S. GAAP accounting and disclosures related to Long-Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI / FASB ASU 2018-12).
- Ensure disciplined governance over assumption updates, cash-flow model changes, discount rate updates, and unlocking methodologies.
- Partner with actuarial teams and external auditors to maintain repeatable, auditable LDTI processes.
- Clearly communicate LDTI impacts, judgments, and drivers to the Board and Audit Committee.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Senior finance executive experience within an insurance carrier or insurance holding company.
- Strong command of statutory accounting, regulatory capital, and insurance finance fundamentals.
- Demonstrated experience in a public-company reporting and governance environment.
- Prior exposure to LDTI (ASU 2018-12) accounting and reporting strongly preferred.
- Active CPA Required.
- Executive presence and credibility with Boards, regulators, and auditors.
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