Strategic Accounting Controls Director | SOX & Risk

CNA Insurance; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

CNA Insurance seeks an Accounting Consulting Director to join its Financial Control team. This individual contributor role will lead monitoring of complex financial reporting risks and internal controls, partnering with senior leadership and internal/external audit stakeholders to strengthen CNA's control environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SOX, internal controls, and GAAP, with executive communication skills and the ability to translate risk into practical action across

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience with SOX requirements, internal control frameworks, financial reporting risk, and audit methodologies.
• Ability to assess complex financial reporting and control issues with sound judgment regarding risk, impact, and resolution.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, Statutory accounting, and complex accounting and financial reporting concepts; insurance industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on financial reporting risk, internal control requirements, control design, and risk mitigation.
• Provide leadership for the assessment of complex control gaps, deficiencies, and emerging risks, including root cause, potential financial reporting impact, severity, and remediation.
• Lead the development and implementation of practical, sustainable controls that keep pace with business changes, system implementations, and evolving risk.
• Lead coordination with CNA’s external auditors.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Financial Control process, including opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and enhance controls and related processes.
• Monitor changes in the business, regulatory environment, accounting requirements, and technology landscape to identify emerging financial reporting risks and determine appropriate control responses.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to Financial Control team members and promote a culture of accountability, professional judgment, collaboration, and continuous development.

Skills

SOX knowledge

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Executive communication

Risk assessment

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Optro

Job description

CNA Insurance seeks an Accounting Consulting Director to join its Financial Control team. This individual contributor role will lead monitoring of complex financial reporting risks and internal controls, partnering with senior leadership and internal/external audit stakeholders to strengthen CNA's control environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SOX, internal controls, and GAAP, with executive communication skills and the ability to translate risk into practical action across