Compensation Overview

As a key member of the Accounting & Finance team, the GAAP Controller will have the opportunity to lead and shape Pie’s accounting team. Your responsibilities will include hiring, coaching, and training team members, as well as determining the team’s needs and identifying the required roles and skills. This is not just about managing a team but about designing and building the team you need to achieve your financial goals. This role reports into the Group Controller.

How You’ll Do It

• Oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes by developing the most effective, accurate, and automated processes possible. Utilize the Accounting Manager to own the details of the close process and identify the right people to perform the right areas of the close. Use metrics and scorecards to track processes, identify and address dependencies, and pivot as appropriate.
• Manage quarterly reviews and annual audits performed by a Big 4 audit firm.
• Prepare U.S. GAAP-compliant financial statements, including all core statements and required footnotes to meet GAAP and SEC requirements.
• Oversee all accounting/business operations, including A/P, payment processing (dividends, refunds, etc.), corporate card management, T&E expense reporting, and treasury and banking operations.
• Oversee and manage SOX compliance within the accounting department. Work closely with Pie’s SOX Implementation Manager to develop, maintain, and improve controls over accounting and financial reporting (ICRFs).
• Drive Process Improvement.  Continually reassess existing processes to identify and remedy inefficiencies.  Learn Pie’s software tools to make optimal use of automation.
• Manage projects which can be internal department projects as well as larger, cross-functional business projects

The Right Stuff

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 12-years of relevant public accounting or industry experience is required.
• A minimum of 8-years of P&C insurance experience is required.
• A minimum of 5-years of people management experience is required.
• Strong experience and proficiency in GAAP accounting.
• Demonstrated understanding of insurance financial operations, reinsurance, and premium is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external customers.
• Capable of developing a team and training / mentoring team members to enable them to perform their required responsibilities accurately, efficiently and independently.
• Advanced problem solving skills, to be able to manage complex situations with multiple layers, and resolve to solution anticipating the needs of a high-growth organization.
• Demonstrates ownership for committed deadlines and outcomes.
• Experience with FloQast, WDesk, Sage Intacct and Workiva preferred.
• Ability to apply technical accounting knowledge to real-world business transactions.
• Ability to develop, implement and document effective internal controls.
• The ability to drive team members to have the professional courage to suggest and implement process improvements and automations and instill the sense of process ownership to team members.
• Advanced awareness of workflow, and project tradeoffs to make decisions based on needs now and into the future.
• Self-starter and self-motivated to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Organized, detail-oriented and deadline-driven.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• Thrives working independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Some travel could be required in this position, up to 15% travel to Denver, NY/Northeast, Atlanta.

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