Manager, Administrator & Obligor Accounting (AO)

About the role

Build the future with us. Are you driven by continuous improvement and eager to contribute to the purpose of a company that aims to help its clients feel confident and secure about their future? As a Manager, Administrator & Obligor Accounting, you will play a key role in the planning and overseeing of the administrator/obligor accounting activities in areas such as process improvement, quality assurance, and accounting/reporting operations. This position will be pivotal in ensuring that our processes are well controlled, scalable, and designed to meet our clients' needs. This role will support the financial reporting and accounting operations for the company's administrators and obligors.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct reports through planning, directing, and organizing departmental duties.
• Lead the team through continuous process improvement.
• Manage the monthly financial close process for administrators and obligors, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries and preliminary/final AO company financial statements.
• Maintain compliance and timely completion of account reconciliations as reviewer for the team.
• Ensure that reconciliations are appropriately assigned commensurate with the team’s workloads and skillset.
• Aid in the development and reporting of relevant KPIs and metrics to optimize the performance and success of the team.
• Ensure accuracy in the general ledger and financial statements and have ultimate authority over classification and booking of all transactions.
• Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed.

Requirements

• Known for managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues and support continuous improvement.
• Strong ability to present financial data to senior leaders and business clients.
• Built relationships with key stakeholders within Operations, Sales, Accounting, and other areas.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• 5-7 years of accounting work experience with 3 years of people management.
• Experience within the insurance or service contract industry required, F&I industry preferred.
• Experience in financial systems required (NetSuite, SAP, Blackline, Great Plains, etc.).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: Flexible Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) + company match, PTO Plan, employee and family assistance program, performance bonus, and much more!

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Qualifications

• Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues and support continuous improvement.
• Strong ability to present financial data to senior leaders and business clients.
• Built relationships with key stakeholders within Operations, Sales, Accounting, and other areas.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience within the insurance or service contract industry required, F&I industry preferred.
• Experience in financial systems required (NetSuite, SAP, Blackline, Great Plains, etc.).

Benefits

• Flexible Health, Dental and Vision insurance.
• 401(k) + company match.
• PTO Plan.
• Employee and family assistance program.
• Performance bonus.
• and much more!

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Company

iA American Warranty, L.P.

About Us

iA American Warranty LP, American Amicable Group of Companies, iA American Life Insurance Company and Industrial Alliance Portfolio Management LLC are all part of iA Financial Group, one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in North America. In the last few years, iA American has been thoughtfully built by iA Financial Group through the acquisition of several US based entities. Our suite of products and services includes automotive protection packages, reinsurance options, dealer support, direct-to-consumer products, in-house administration, life insurance, progressive special markets, and more!

Founded in 1892, iA Financial Group’s stability and solidity make it an employer of choice that invests in its employees and their development over the long term. Our CEO Denis Ricard won #1 Insurance CEO in Canada from Glassdoor!

We are committed to supporting and celebrating diversity. We are continually building a team that is as diverse as the people and communities we serve. By combining our different ways of seeing and experiencing the world, we will always be stronger than the sum of our parts!

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