AVP, Financial Controls - ICFR & SOX Lead (Remote)

Fortitude Re; Jersey City (NJ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) seeks an AVP, Financial Controls to lead the ICFR program in line with SOX, MAR and BMA requirements. This remote role partners with senior leadership to strengthen internal controls and ensure reliable financial reporting.

You will drive testing, remediation with auditors, and cross-functional collaboration across Finance Operations, Legal and Compliance, delivering timely information to leadership.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting.
• CPA or Chartered Accountant or equivalent.
• Six (6) or more years of experience in the Life & Annuities industry, with a focus on public companies.
• Strong understanding of and ability to apply relevant US GAAP and US Statutory Accounting Principles and reporting requirements.
• Clear and professional verbal and written communications.
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to effectively design and present information to senior management, auditors and business partners.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
• Agility and ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Keeps current on best practices and latest thinking regarding processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead certain areas of the annual ICFR Program risk assessment and scoping process including monitoring significant changes and evaluating and reporting identified control deficiencies.
• Partner with the Business to support the remediation of significant deficiencies and material control weaknesses and external auditors in the public company readiness assessments.
• Engage with internal and external auditors in the execution of their work, to promote efficiencies through increased reliance on internal controls.
• Develop ICFR Program communications for key stakeholders including the ICFR and Audit Committee.
• Assist in the development and implementation of the internal controls testing function, including establishing protocols for testing financial reporting controls, ongoing monitoring and overseeing the remediation of identified deficiencies.
• Seek uniformity and automation of controls across the Company through efficient use of financial systems and innovative technology to enhance and continuously improve the design and effectiveness of controls.
• Supports our core values by communicating and teaming effectively across different cultures and levels within the organization.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

SOX/ICFR

Internal controls

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA or equivalent

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) seeks an AVP, Financial Controls to lead the ICFR program in line with SOX, MAR and BMA requirements. This remote role partners with senior leadership to strengthen internal controls and ensure reliable financial reporting.

You will drive testing, remediation with auditors, and cross-functional collaboration across Finance Operations, Legal and Compliance, delivering timely information to leadership.