Senior Life & Annuity Accounting Lead — Remote

Securian Financial Group; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Pension and 401(k) plan

Health insurance

Volunteer time off

Associate Resource Groups

Job summary

Bring your accounting expertise to a Senior Consultant role supporting Securian's Individual Life and Individual Annuity businesses. You will solve complex accounting challenges, establish accounting solutions, and shape reporting and governance across products, transactions and legal entities.

You'll collaborate across finance, actuarial, risk, audit, technology and business teams, working across statutory, GAAP, and Bermuda frameworks. Hybrid or remote options available depending on location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 7+ years experience in reinsurance and/or product, insurance, financial reporting accounting.
• Strong knowledge of statutory and GAAP accounting and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex accounting issues independently.
• Experience leading projects and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification (preferred).
• Familiarity with Bermuda accounting and reporting (preferred).
• Experience implementing new products, legal entities, accounting processes, or reporting solutions.
• Experience with SAP or another enterprise general-ledger platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary accounting expert for assigned life, annuity, and affiliated reinsurance products and transactions.
• Lead the interpretation and application of statutory, GAAP, and Bermuda accounting requirements.
• Manage the preparation, review, and delivery of financial reporting across multiple legal entities and accounting bases.
• Establish and implement accounting policies and reporting practices for new products, transactions, and reinsurance structures.
• Provide technical direction to accountants, actuaries, and other contributors.
• Independently analyze and interpret financial results for senior leadership.
• Serve as trusted advisor on profitability, capital efficiency, accounting, financial forecasting and reporting implications.
• Translate complex financial information into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Partner across the organization to solve complex reporting issues and influence business decisions.
• Lead projects with significant financial reporting or business impact.
• Lead the development and improvement of financial reporting processes, controls, and governance.
• Define and approve accounting requirements for system feeds, reporting solutions, and new transactions.
• Direct testing and implementation of accounting and financial-system changes.
• Improve the efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and control of reporting processes.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and communications with auditors, examiners, and rating agencies.
• Maintain strong documentation, controls, and accounting governance practices.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and effectiveness.
• Participate in strategic projects and initiatives related to Securian Re, including future deals.

Skills

Reinsurance accounting

Insurance product accounting

GAAP & statutory reporting

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

CPA (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/Math

Job description

Bring your accounting expertise to a Senior Consultant role supporting Securian's Individual Life and Individual Annuity businesses. You will solve complex accounting challenges, establish accounting solutions, and shape reporting and governance across products, transactions and legal entities.

You'll collaborate across finance, actuarial, risk, audit, technology and business teams, working across statutory, GAAP, and Bermuda frameworks. Hybrid or remote options available depending on location.