Senior Controller, Wholesale

Title: Senior Controller, Wholesale

Department: Acrisure Business Services

Location: Remote

Direct Reports: 1-5 (total team size varies)

About Acrisure

Acrisure is a global Fintech leader that combines the best of humans and high tech to offer multiple financial products and services to millions of businesses and individual clients. We connect clients to solutions that help them protect and grow what matters, including Insurance, Reinsurance, Cyber Services, Mortgage Origination and more.

Acrisure employs over 17,000 entrepreneurial colleagues in 21 countries and have grown from $38 million to $4.3 billion in revenue in just over ten years. Our culture is defined by our entrepreneurial spirit and all that comes with it: innovation, client centricity and an indomitable will to win.

Job Summary:

This role will be responsible for the daily oversight and management of the Platform Accounting Team, including financial reporting and analysis.  This position is critical to the coordination of financial reporting of all Platform partners to facilitate accurate and timely financial reporting for corporate and audit purposes.  In addition, this individual will assist leadership teams with analyzing developing trends and help to develop plans for improvement with local financial teams.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the monthly reporting process, including internal and external deadlines, review and analysis, and process improvements.

• Oversight of the Platform accounting team in day-to-day transactions and month-end closing process, including detailed analytical reviews of financial statements & reconciliations

• Assist with monthly review of income statement to business plan and research variances

• Assess and assist the implementation of appropriate modifications to the financial internal control structure while maintaining appropriate local decision making for ongoing operations.

• Adhere to minimum accounting standard requirements, as outlined by Corporate Accounting​

• Work closely with Acrisure’s Corporate Accounting, Finance & Treasury group in regards to reporting, analysis, and developments.

• May assist Platform Leadership and Acrisure Finance team with the annual business planning process and strategic financial analysis

• Partner across other operational areas to ensure successful onboarding and integration efforts for future Platform growth

• Assist with initial configuration and ongoing review of platform agency management system, ensuring that accurate accrual accounting and revenue/expense recognition methods are in place.

• Understand, request, and approve staffing needs aligned with budget, metric targets, and future anticipated growth​

This description is not meant to be all-inclusive and may be modified from time to time at the discretion of management.

Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technology Skills:

• MGA Systems software experience, preferred.

• Workday experience is a plus.

• Quickbooks experience is a plus.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Other Qualifications:

• Must be analytical, organized, and detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Must have a high level of problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels within an organization. 

• Comfortable “rolling up the sleeves” related to both regular reporting processes as well as strategic, operational, and technical matters.

• Navigate through complex environments while cultivating relationships and “keeping things simple”.

• Energized by the challenge of growing a successful business and the functions and structures to support it.

• Able to adapt and lead in a fast-paced environment.

• Bring new ideas and efficiencies to the table while remaining true to platform core operating principles.

• Ability to contribute to a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior and effort to achieve goals and objectives ​

• Maintain a sense of urgency and ability to work with and meet multiple conflicting deadlines ​

Education/Experience:

• Strong U.S. GAAP & Sarbanes Oxley control knowledge & experience​

• Minimum (8) eight years of experience in an accounting, auditing and/or financials analysis required. CPA, preferred​

• Experience managing leaders and large team​

• Insurance brokerage/related industry accounting background, required​

• MGA Systems and Workday experience, preferred​

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive Compensation

• Industry Leading Healthcare

• Savings and Investments

• Charitable Giving Programs

• Offering hybrid work option           

• Opportunities for Growth

• Parental Leave

• Generous time away