Senior Life & Annuity Accounting Lead — Remote

Securian Financial Group; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Pension plan & 401(k)

Health insurance

Volunteer time off

Associate Resource Groups

Job summary

Securian Financial Group is seeking a Senior Consultant to bring deep accounting expertise to life and annuity products, ensuring accurate reporting across multiple entities and accounting bases. The role partners with finance, actuarial, risk, audit, technology, and business teams to shape governance and controls.

The ideal candidate will lead accounting policy development, provide technical direction, and translate complex financial findings into actionable insights for senior leadership while

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.

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.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Securian Financial Group is seeking a Senior Consultant to bring deep accounting expertise to life and annuity products, ensuring accurate reporting across multiple entities and accounting bases. The role partners with finance, actuarial, risk, audit, technology, and business teams to shape governance and controls.

The ideal candidate will lead accounting policy development, provide technical direction, and translate complex financial findings into actionable insights for senior leadership while