Premium Accounting Leader — AI-Driven Ops & Governance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off (holidays, vacation, and

Parental leave and mental health支持

Job summary

Ryan Specialty, LLC is seeking a Premium Accounting Manager to lead a premium accounting function across onshore and managed-service production. You will govern service levels, controls, and performance while driving process improvements and regulatory compliance.

You will mentor supervisors and senior contributors, manage vendor governance for BPO delivery, and partner with cross-functional teams to set budgets and capacity plans.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in premium accounting or accounting operations, including several years in management.
• Experience managing teams and managed-service delivery across geographies; strong knowledge of insurance fiduciary operations and controls.

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 ICs.
• Own vendor governance for managed-service (BPO) 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 improvement.
• 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

Budget planning

Cross-functional partnership

Analytics/AI-informed management

MS Office suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA / MBA or insurance designations preferred

Tools

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Apps

Excel

Job description

Ryan Specialty, LLC is seeking a Premium Accounting Manager to lead a premium accounting function across onshore and managed-service production. You will govern service levels, controls, and performance while driving process improvements and regulatory compliance.

You will mentor supervisors and senior contributors, manage vendor governance for BPO delivery, and partner with cross-functional teams to set budgets and capacity plans.