Management & professional liability insurance for the 21st century workplace
Controller
Location
United States
Posted
25 days ago
Salary
$150K - $170K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- YOU WILL:
- Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and consolidation including eliminations, ensuring accurate and timely GAAP-compliant financial statements.
- Manage all aspects of general ledger accounting, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management processes with particular focus on insurance-specific transactions.
- Prepare and review financial statements, management reports, and board packages in partnership with the functional leads.
- Lead annual audit processes with external auditors and manage relationships with accounting firms and tax advisors.
- Document and implement best practices to improve accuracy, compliance and timeliness.
- Insurance & Regulatory Compliance
- Navigate complex insurance accounting standards including SAP (Statutory Accounting Principles) and GAAP reporting requirements.
- Manage regulatory filings, including quarterly and annual statements for insurance entities and state insurance departments.
- Oversee bordereaux reporting, claims reconciliation, and carrier settlement processes across all reinsurance relationships.
- Ensure compliance with insurance regulations across multiple jurisdictions and maintain documentation for regulatory examinations.
- Implement controls and processes for premium recognition, loss reserves, and unearned premium calculations.
- Systems & Process Optimization
- Design and maintain internal controls, policies, and procedures that scale with business growth and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to integrate billing, underwriting, and claims systems with accounting workflows.
- Establish automated reconciliation processes for high-volume transactions and complex insurance cash flows.
- Build reporting infrastructure that provides real-time visibility into financial performance and operational metrics.
- Lead the optimization of our ERP system to support insurance operations and growth.
- Operational Excellence & Systems
- Build and manage a high-performing accounting team, including vendors, contractors, and offshore resources.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including underwriting, claims, operations, and data analytics to ensure seamless financial operations and streamline workflows.
- Manage special projects and drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency.
- Establish training programs and documentation to maintain institutional knowledge and operational excellence.
- YOU HAVE:
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a Controller or senior accounting role.
- CPA certification with strong technical accounting knowledge in both GAAP and insurance-specific accounting principles (SAP experience strongly preferred).
- Direct experience in the insurance industry, including familiarity with premium accounting, loss reserves, bordereaux reporting, and regulatory filings.
- Proven track record implementing and managing ERP systems (NetSuite, QuickBooks, or similar) in high-growth environments.
- Experience with insurance billing systems and payment processing platforms, particularly in managing complex cash flows and reconciliations.
- Strong knowledge of internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit processes.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and experience with financial reporting tools and business intelligence platforms.
- Experience managing and developing accounting teams, including remote and offshore resources.
- WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH:
- Tanner Hackett, CEO & Founder
- : Having founded two other major startups, including Button and Lazada, Tanner now spends his time focused on mental health through his philanthropy, Open Minded.org, in addition to reading, surfing, yoga, and enjoying the outdoors.
- Dave Fanger, VP of Finance -
- Dave is a finance and insurance executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across insurance, investment banking, and fintech. Most recently, he served as a Managing Director at a global investment bank. He previously held roles as CEO of a fintech subsidiary and as Managing Director at a global insurance institution. Dave is a CFA charterholder, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson. Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.
- Tobias Schuler, Chief Underwriting Officer:
- Tobias was previously the Head of Data and Analytics at Digital Partners, a Munich Re company. Tobias led a team that built out data integrations, business intelligence and advanced analytics across all insurtech partners spanning various P&C lines of businesses. Tobias is also a FCAS and has built systems to enable leading class insights for underwriting, actuarial, claims and finance experts while focusing on democratizing data. He enjoys traveling internationally and spending time with his 2 young daughters.
- Mike Foster, Insurance Operations Lead
- : MIke has over two decades of experience in insurance operations, strategy, transformation, and customer experience. Before joining Counterpart, Mike led a 120+ person team at Lincoln Financial, overseeing strategy, analytics, and service operations for group benefits. Earlier in his career, he spearheaded digital transformation efforts and managed large-scale operations teams at both Lincoln and Liberty Mutual, where he launched new service models and built cloud-native platforms from scratch. Mike is known for his thoughtful leadership, data-driven decision-making, and ability to scale operational excellence in complex environments.
- Stanley Wang, Director, Pricing Analytics
- : Before joining Counterpart, Stanley worked as an actuary within the pricing solutions and methods team at USAA to combine actuarial pricing with data science models. Before that, he was a leading data scientist for Digital Partners, a Munich Re Company where he specialized in building data science models and insights for leading insurtech companies. He has had many other relevant roles such as capital modeling, risk management etc. He lives in New York with his growing family.
- Chris Shafer, Special Projects
- : Chris is a published scientific author, having studied the neural correlates of gratitude at the lauded Brain and Creativity Institute. He has since helped to launch numerous businesses in which he held a variety of critical roles from product management to business operations to strategic partnerships. Chris received his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California.
- WHAT WE OFFER
- Stock Options:
- Every employee is able to participate in the value that they create at Counterpart through our employee stock option plan.
- Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
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