Manager Accounting

Independence Pet Group · New York, United States · 1 wk ago

HybridAccountingFull-time

About the role

Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company managing a diverse portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America. We build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and improve the well-being of pets.

This role focuses on operational leadership and process management, implementing effective operational processes and leading cross-functional process improvement work groups to enhance AP, intercompany, investment, and banking workflows. You will ensure effective daily workflows, monitor quality performance measures, and confirm timely completion of work assignments such as invoice processing, payment JEs, wire releases, reconciliations, and accruals.

You will maximize system efficiencies across ZIP, D365, Concur, and bank platforms, identify automation opportunities, and lead UAT/testing efforts. Serving as the technical, business, and analytical liaison with FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, Investment, and IT system owners, you will participate in departmental budgeting and goal-setting processes and act as a hands-on reviewer/approver for AP transactions, intercompany files, investment JEs, reconciliations, and statutory schedules.

You will lead, develop, and scale a high-performing reporting team, driving reporting transformation, automation, and process optimization initiatives to improve accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and scalability across the accounting close cycle. This includes collaboration with Treasury Management, Accounts Payables, and shared service model relationships.

You will partner with Technology, Operations, and Finance stakeholders on IT implementations, reporting platform enhancements, data architecture decisions, and system integrations to ensure statutory, Canadian Branch, and management reporting requirements are embedded into design, testing, controls, and post-implementation governance. Additionally, you will establish meaningful metrics, timelines, and review cadences to monitor filing readiness, regulatory deliverables, control performance, and team execution against priorities.

You will support project initiatives including banking and GL system implementations and enhancements, and coordinate with external auditors (EY) on AP and investment-related audit requests.

Responsibilities

Implement effective operational processes and lead cross-functional process improvement work groups to enhance AP, intercompany, investment, and banking workflows.
Ensure effective daily workflows, monitor quality performance measures, and confirm timely completion of work assignments such as invoice processing, payment JEs, wire releases, reconciliations, and accruals.
Maximize system efficiencies across ZIP, D365, Concur, and bank platforms; identify automation opportunities and lead UAT/testing efforts.
Serve as the technical, business, and analytical liaison with FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, Investment, and IT system owners.
Participate in departmental budgeting and goal-setting processes.
Act as a hands-on reviewer/approver for AP transactions, intercompany files, investment JEs, reconciliations, and statutory schedules.
Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing reporting team, setting clear expectations, building technical depth, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Drive reporting transformation, automation, and process optimization initiatives to improve accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and scalability across the accounting close cycle.
Partner with Technology, Operations, and Finance stakeholders on IT implementations, reporting platform enhancements, data architecture decisions, and system integrations.
Establish meaningful metrics, timelines, and review cadences to monitor filing readiness, regulatory deliverables, control performance, and team execution against priorities.
Support project initiatives including banking and GL system implementations and enhancements.
Coordinate with external auditors (EY) on AP and investment-related audit requests.
Demonstrate a proven ability to lead and thrive through change and creative problem-solving.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA strongly preferred.
5-7+ years of progressive accounting, regulatory reporting, or insurance finance experience, including experience within the P&C insurance industry.
Experience building and improving control environments, reporting calendars, review processes, and scalable reporting operating models.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex accounting matters and financial results to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing, developing, and motivating teams through complex reporting cycles and organizational change.
Demonstrated ability to partner on IT implementations, reporting automation, data integration, user acceptance testing, control design, and post-implementation stabilization from a finance and regulatory reporting perspective.
Proficiency with statutory reporting, general ledger, close management, and reporting automation tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline.
Experience leading finance transformation, reporting automation, system implementation, data integration, or process redesign initiatives, including the ability to translate reporting requirements into technology and control requirements.
Familiarity with GAAP and SSAP reporting standards and the ability to bridge statutory, management, and other reporting perspectives.

Benefits