Director, Accounting Advisory Services (Insurance)

Responsibilities

• Manage large scale accounting advisory engagements and provide accounting support to clients, including implementation assistance with new accounting requirements and financial restatements
• Afford assistance with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory filings for spin-offs, carve-outs, initial public offerings (IPO), debt offerings and other acquisition filings for both domestic and cross-border transactions
• Deliver conversion services to U.S. and foreign registered companies that need a change in their financial reporting to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Offer transaction oriented accounting and reporting assistance for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, complex capital raising and financing structures, financial instruments, revenue recognition and provide fresh-start accounting support to clients upon emergence from bankruptcy
• Collaborate with valuation advisors to assess the impact and reporting of valuation events such as acquisitions, management buyouts and fresh-start accounting
• Identify and build long-term business relationships with new target clients and key executives

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of recent experience with a public accounting firm, advisory services firm or a large multinational organization conducting financial audit or corporate accounting
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field; licensed CPA or CPA equivalent required
• Strong current knowledge in one of the following: U.S. GAAP, IFRS, SEC financial reporting issues, bankruptcies, business combinations or financial restatements
• Demonstrated ability to connect with senior executives of leading organizations to generate new business relationships and projects
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams of over twenty employees comprised of diverse backgrounds and skill sets
• Willingness and ability to travel

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday.

Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at Benefits & How We Work. No phone calls or agencies please. KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.