AI-Driven Premium Accounting Leader

Ryan Specialty; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Diverse workforce

Job summary

Ryan Specialty is seeking a Premium Accounting Manager to lead a premium accounting function within Global Premium Accounting, owning service levels, controls, talent strategy, and process improvements across onshore and BPO teams to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations.

The role requires 10–12 years in premium accounting or accounting operations with management experience, and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA/MBA or insurance

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in premium accounting or accounting operations, including management.
• Experience managing teams and managed-service delivery across geographies; strong knowledge of insurance fiduciary operations and controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field; CPA/MBA or insurance designations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a premium accounting function or major sub-function, including service levels, quality, controls, and risk.
• Lead, develop, and manage performance for supervisors and senior individual contributors.
• Own vendor governance for managed-service production, including service-level, quality, and continuous-improvement oversight.
• Ensure robust internal controls, fiduciary safeguards, and regulatory compliance across the function.
• Set and monitor metrics and SLAs; analyze performance and drive corrective action and process improvements.
• Partner across Premium Accounting and with corporate, front-office, and back-office teams on cross-functional initiatives.
• Contribute to budgeting, resource planning, and capacity management for the function.
• Lead standardization, automation, and transformation initiatives.
• Leverage analytics and AI tools to manage performance and inform strategy.
• Support talent acquisition, succession planning, and capability building.

Skills

People leadership

Functional ownership

Vendor governance

Capacity planning

Cross-functional work

AI-informed analytics

MS Office / BI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business

CPA / MBA / insurance designations preferred

Tools

Excel

Outlook

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Apps

CRM / ticketing systems

Job description

Ryan Specialty is seeking a Premium Accounting Manager to lead a premium accounting function within Global Premium Accounting, owning service levels, controls, talent strategy, and process improvements across onshore and BPO teams to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations.

The role requires 10–12 years in premium accounting or accounting operations with management experience, and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA/MBA or insurance