Assistant Controller for AI-Driven Insurance Growth

MGT Insurance; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MGT Insurance is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead our accounting operations across five entities, ensuring accurate monthly closes, strong internal controls, and robust financial reporting. You will collaborate with external auditors and drive the policy framework for GAAP and statutory reporting in a modern, AI-enabled environment.

You will lead a growing accounting team, implement close-management tools on top of NetSuite, and partner with Operations, Product, Engineering, Data, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of accounting experience in insurance, financial services, or public accounting serving those clients.
• 3+ years directly managing accounting professionals, with a demonstrated record of developing staff and elevating the quality of their work.
• Demonstrated ownership of a multi-entity month-end close and consolidation, including review of work prepared by others.
• Experience serving as a primary counterparty to external auditors.
• Strong command of US GAAP and statutory accounting; working knowledge of P&C insurance accounting.
• Hands-on experience with a modern ERP; NetSuite strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools and emerging technologies to automate workflows, improve productivity, and strengthen internal controls, with specific examples of recurring work you have eliminated.
• Sound judgment and clear communication, with the ability to build process in a developing control environment and to escape issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Own the close across all five entities; approve entries, reconciliations, roll-forwards and flux analyses.
• Manage GAAP and statutory reporting; deliver consolidated and statutory statements; maintain NAIC and state filings.
• Manage the audit; coordinate PBC, timelines, and responses to regulators.
• Author accounting policy; document policies for new programs and entity changes.
• Lead and develop the accounting team; drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build and automate the accounting architecture in NetSuite; collaborate on data pipelines for GL movement.
• Partner with Operations, Product, Engineering, Data, Actuarial and FP&A on cross-functional data initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Leadership & coaching

Financial analysis

Education

CPA license or active progress toward one

Tools

NetSuite

FloQast/BlackLine or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

MGT Insurance is seeking an Assistant Controller to lead our accounting operations across five entities, ensuring accurate monthly closes, strong internal controls, and robust financial reporting. You will collaborate with external auditors and drive the policy framework for GAAP and statutory reporting in a modern, AI-enabled environment.

You will lead a growing accounting team, implement close-management tools on top of NetSuite, and partner with Operations, Product, Engineering, Data, and