Full-Time
Chief Accounting Officer
Updated on 8/12/2026
SiriusPoint
Global insurance and reinsurance underwriter
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
United States
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Bachelor's
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- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- A Certified Public Accountant credential is preferred.
- At least 15 years of progressive insurance accounting or finance experience is required.
- At least 5 years of senior or executive leadership overseeing statutory and generally accepted accounting principles reporting is required.
- Experience with National Association of Insurance Commissioners filings, statutory accounting, reserves, and reinsurance accounting is required.
- A strong background in internal controls, audit, and regulatory compliance is required.
- Mastery of property and casualty insurance technical accounting is required.
- Strong finance operating model experience is required.
- Extensive transformation and project experience, including successful execution of finance-specific and cross-functional transformation projects, is required.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder-management, and cross-functional collaboration skills are required.
- Experience working effectively in a regulated insurance environment, with accuracy, integrity, and strategic judgment, is required.
- Oversee all accounting, statutory reporting, and financial governance functions for the insurance enterprise.
- Direct all statutory and generally accepted accounting principles financial reporting across insurance subsidiaries.
- Ensure accurate and timely National Association of Insurance Commissioners filings, state regulatory filings, and audit-ready financial disclosures.
- Maintain compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, International Financial Reporting Standards, and applicable federal, state, and industry-specific regulations.
- Oversee preparation of quarterly and annual regulatory financial statements.
- Lead accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, premium accounting, payroll, investment accounting, and reinsurance accounting.
- Manage monthly and quarterly close processes to ensure ledger integrity and accurate reporting.
- Oversee reserves in collaboration with actuarial teams.
- Implement and maintain robust internal controls.
- Lead internal control over financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley governance, including documentation and audit preparedness.
- Engage with internal and external auditors.
- Oversee internal audits for compliance with internal controls and regulations.
- Provide financial insights supporting long-term planning and decision-making.
- Support the Deputy Chief Financial Officer on mergers and acquisitions integration, system implementations, and modernization.
- Partner with Human Resources, Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, Tax, Treasury, and Financial Planning and Analysis departments.
- Lead system integration and automation initiatives to improve accounting accuracy, efficiency, and timing.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies affecting accounting operations.
- Manage teams including controllers, reporting managers, and compliance personnel.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and employee development.
SiriusPoint underwrites insurance and reinsurance coverage for clients worldwide, including Property & Casualty and Accident & Health. It delivers products through a global network of underwriting companies and partnerships with Managing General Agents and program managers to provide capacity. Its Bermuda headquarters and offices in major markets, along with a NYSE listing, a $2.9 billion capital base, and A- ratings, reflect its scale and credibility. The goal is to help clients and brokers manage risk by supplying reliable coverage through a global underwriting platform.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 operating ROE hit 15.3%, above management’s 12% to 15% target.
- May 26, 2026 Crisis Solutions launches new London specialty lines in war, political violence.
- April 2026 rating upgrades from S&P, Fitch, and AM Best reduced balance-sheet skepticism.
What critics are saying
- Q1 2026 reinsurance gross written premium fell 10% as property catastrophe rates dropped about 15%.
- London Crisis Solutions depends on untested teams joining in December 2026, delaying meaningful earnings.
- One severe catastrophe cycle can erase capital and force a dilutive recapitalization.
What makes SiriusPoint unique
- SiriusPoint combines Bermuda capital strength with Lloyd’s Syndicate 1945 and global MGA partnerships.
- Its March 2026 reorganization into four divisions sharpened Global Programs and London Specialty execution.
- A- ratings from AM Best, S&P, Fitch, and Moody’s support broker trust.
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SiriusPoint reported second-quarter underwriting profitability as the specialty insurer continues shifting capital toward insurance lines with stronger risk-adjusted returns. Chief Executive Scott Egan said the company's strategy of diversifying its portfolio positions it to pursue its operating return on equity target of 12% to 15%. For the quarter, SiriusPoint reported a core combined ratio of 91.4% and underwriting income of $55 million. Core gross written premiums increased 6% to $982 million. Operating net income was $79 million, or $0.67 per diluted share. For the first half, the company reported an operating return on equity of 14.7%. Insurance and Services gross written premiums increased 15% in the quarter and 11% year to date.
SiriusPoint's first-half profit surges. Bermuda-based SiriusPoint Ltd. recorded a 44% year-on-year surge in first-half net income to $168 million, Reinsurance News reported. Gross written premiums for the quarter grew 5% to $981 million, driven by the company's insurance and services segment and continued growth across its London managing general agents. July 31, 2026
Emily Yoo joins SiriusPoint as Chief Operating Officer. 17th July 2026 - Author: Saumya Jain - SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer based in Bermuda, has appointed Emily Yoo to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective August 10th, 2026, based in New York. Yoo will join SiriusPoint's executive leadership team, and be responsible for technology, claims, transformation, and operational excellence. SiriusPoint created the COO role to sustain its focus on strengthening and enhancing performance across the business. Most recently, Yoo led global operations, technology and transformation within Zurich's travel insurance business. Before this, she held roles at Bain, Deloitte, and Tokio Marine. Scott Egan, Chief Executive Officer, SiriusPoint, commented on the appointment, "Emily is a highly respected leader with deep industry experience and a strong track record. "Her appointment reflects the progress we've made as a business and our ambition for the future. She will be a valuable addition to our leadership team."
SiriusPoint, a global specialty underwriter listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has appointed Emily Yoo as chief operating officer, effective 10 August 2026. The newly created role will see Yoo, who will be based in New York, join the company's executive leadership team with responsibility for technology, claims, transformation and operational excellence. Yoo previously led global operations, technology and transformation within Zurich's travel insurance business. Before joining Zurich, she held positions at Bain, Deloitte and Tokio Marine. Chief executive Scott Egan said Yoo is "a highly respected leader with deep industry experience and a strong track record". The Hamilton, Bermuda-headquartered company has over $3 billion in total capital.
SiriusPoint appoints Emily Yoo as Chief Operating Officer. HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - SiriusPoint Ltd. ("SiriusPoint" or the "Company") (NYSE: SPNT), a global specialty underwriter, today announced the appointment of Emily Yoo as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created role, effective August 10, 2026. Ms. Yoo will be based in New York. She will join SiriusPoint's Executive Leadership Team with responsibility for Technology, Claims, Transformation and operational excellence. The creation of the Chief Operating Officer role reflects SiriusPoint's continued focus on strengthening and enhancing performance across the business. Most recently, Ms. Yoo led global operations, technology and transformation within Zurich's travel insurance business. Prior to joining Zurich, she held roles at Bain, Deloitte, and Tokio Marine. "Emily is a highly respected leader with deep industry experience and a strong track record," said Scott Egan, Chief Executive Officer at SiriusPoint. "Her appointment reflects the progress we've made as a business and our ambition for the future. She will be a valuable addition to our leadership team." About SiriusPoint SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. Our offering and distribution capabilities are strengthened by a portfolio of strategic partnerships with Managing General Agents and Program Administrators. With over $3.0 billion total capital, SiriusPoint's operating companies have a financial strength rating of A from AM Best, Fitch and S&P, and A3 from Moody's. For more information, please visit https://www.siriuspt.com/ Forward-Looking Statements We make statements in this press release, and any related oral statements, that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, which we intend to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in SiriusPoint's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any other subsequent periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and SiriusPoint undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.