AVP, Financial Close Leader

Overview

This role will direct and coordinate enterprise-wide financial processes to promote consistency, efficiency, and operational excellence across all regions. Responsibilities include maintaining the Finance Strategic Management system, executing the financial audit plan (including coordination with external auditors), and aligning agendas for the audit committee and internal management.

You will also develop finance-wide content and plan and execute key engagements, including leadership team staff meetings, quarterly Town Hall meetings, and periodic team off sites. Strong collaboration with the Data & Analytics team and other Finance functions is required to ensure integrated, effective, data-driven financial operations.

This position reports to the VP, Strategic Projects-Finance and is based remotely.

Responsibilities

Finance Process Strategic Ownership

• Work with the VP, Strategic Finance to develop and execute strategic initiatives to accelerate financial deliverables and ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Manage the Finance Strategic Management System to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives, including tracking issues and skill interviews.

Program Management of Finance Activities

• Support end-to-end program oversight of all finance activities, including maintaining a comprehensive finance calendar.
• Host the status call and provide regular updates on progress against key milestones.
• Proactively communicate upcoming deliverables, address and resolve issues, and ensure finance processes are well-documented.
• Manage projects across Finance, develop execution plans, and drive work to completion.
• Support initiative planning efforts with the leadership team and recalibrate the strategic plan as needed.
• Collaborate with business leaders on organizational priorities; document follow-up items, track them, and drive them to closure.

Communication and Collaboration

• Partner with the Data & Analytics team and other Finance functions to identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
• Create high-quality executive communications and presentations for internal and external audiences (e.g., company/executive level, investor, board, and audit committee presentations).
• Support preparation of monthly reports for audit and board meetings.
• Maintain and regularly update content across internal and intranet platforms for the Finance team to ensure accuracy and relevance.
• Coordinate with finance and business stakeholders to raise issues and ensure consistent messaging across the organization.

Audit Coordination

• Support development and coordination of a comprehensive audit plan.
• Coordinate audit committee and internal management materials.
• Act as a primary liaison with PwC in collaboration with the VP, Strategic Projects, ensuring effective alignment on audit activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting preferred; Operations or Project Management a plus.
• 7+ years of professional experience in insurance or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of (re)insurance or other financial markets.
• Knowledge of audit processes and regulatory compliance.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including interaction with team members across all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to find and implement solutions to improve the organization.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong organizational and planning abilities.
• Strong project management skills; ability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth organization preferred.
• Proven ability to build relationships and trust with team members.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Operations or Project Management coursework/experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth organization.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $130,000—$150,000 USD
• Base salary will be commensurate with candidate experience.
• Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
• In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance, plus a generous benefits package.

Location

• Remote