AVP, Financial Close Leader

Fortitude Re; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. in Jersey City, NJ, seeks an AVP, Financial Close Leader to drive enterprise-wide financial processes and ensure audit readiness. Hybrid role based in Jersey City with collaboration across Data & Analytics and Finance teams, including PwC coordination.

You will own finance program oversight, develop execution plans, prepare executive communications, and support monthly board and audit materials, while leading cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting preferred.
• 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 across all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong planning abilities.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to juggle priorities.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth organizations.
• Collaborates well with stakeholders and builds trust.
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Finance process strategic ownership with VP guidance.
• Program management of finance activities and calendar.
• Coordinate with Data & Analytics and other Finance teams.
• Develop executive communications and presentations.
• Support monthly audit and board reporting.
• Maintain Finance content on intranet.
• Coordinate with PwC and audit committee.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry. Click herefor moreinformation about Fortitude Re.

The AVP, Financial Close Leader will play a key role in directing and coordinating enterprise-wide financial processes to promote consistency, efficiency, and operational excellence across all regions. This includes maintenance of our Finance Strategic Management system and execution of the financial audit plan, including managing coordination with external auditors, and aligning agendas for the audit committee and internal management. The AVP will ensure a comprehensive view of our enterprise financial processes. The AVP will also serve as content developer and be responsible for planning and executing on key finance-wide engagements, including leadership team staff meetings, quarterly Town Hall meetings, and periodic team off sites. The role will also require strong collaboration with the Data & Analytics team and other Finance functions to ensure well-integrated, effective, and data-driven financial operations. This position reports to the VP, Strategic Projects-Finance.

This role will be based in our Jersey City, NJ office on a hybrid basis.

WhatYou Will Do:

Finance Process Strategic Ownership:

• Work closely with the VP, Strategic Finance to develop and execute strategic initiatives to accelerate financial deliverables, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

Program Management of Finance Activities:

• Assistin managing the end-to-end program oversight of all finance activities, includingmaintaininga comprehensive finance calendar, hosting the statuscalland regularly communicating progress against key milestones.

• Communicate upcoming deliverables proactively, address and resolve issues, and ensure all finance processes are well-documented.

• Manage projects across Finance, developing execution plans and driving to completion.

• Support initiative planningefforts withthe leadership team and recalibrate the strategic plan as needed.

• Collaborate with business leaders on organizational priorities, document follow up items,trackand drive items to closure.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Work closely with the Data & Analytics and other Finance teams to identify opportunities for process improvements and automation opportunities.

• Develop high-quality executive communications & presentations, helping to communicate the value and vision of the Finance enterprise, for internal and external purposes (i.e., company/executive level, investor, board, and audit committee presentations, etc.).

• Support the 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.

• Engage and coordinate with key 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 and coordinate materials for the audit committee and internal management.

• Work closely with the VP, Strategic Projects to act as primary liaisons with PwC, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment on audit activities.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting preferred; Operations or Project Managementa plus.

• 7+years of professional experience ininsuranceor financial services industry.

• Strong knowledge of (re)insurance or other financial markets.

• Knowledge of audit processes and regulatory compliance.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills as someone who interacts with team members across all levels of the organization.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, includinganability to find and implement solutions to improve the organization.

• Highly organized,detailedoriented with outstanding organizational and planning abilities.

• Strong project management skills withanability to juggle multiple priorities with competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth organization preferred.

• Strong collaborator with a proven ability to build relationships and trust amongst team members.

• Skilledin PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other office applications.

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