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Axonic Insurance · 3 days ago

Manager, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $185K/yr

Axonic Insurance is a NYC-based insurance business, and they are seeking a Manager, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) to establish, operate, and mature the Company’s ICFR program. This role is responsible for owning the ICFR framework, governance, and execution model, ensuring that financial reporting risks are appropriately identified, controlled, tested, and remediated.

B2BConsumerFinancial ServicesInsurance

Hiring Manager

Kris Benge

Responsibilities

Own the ICFR framework, methodology, and operating model aligned to regulatory and industry expectations

Define ICFR scoping, financial reporting risk assessment, and control design standards

Establish governance structures, escalation paths, and decision authorities for ICFR

Maintain the ICFR roadmap, annual plan, and key milestones

Lead ICFR execution, including process documentation, control testing, issue tracking, and reporting

Oversee third-party contractors supporting ICFR testing, including scope definition, quality review, timelines, and deliverables

Review and approve testing results, issue assessments, and remediation plans

Ensure consistency and quality across ICFR processes, controls, and documentation

Partner with Finance and process owners to identify and assess financial reporting risks

Ensure controls are appropriately designed to mitigate material risks

Oversee testing of design and operating effectiveness, whether performed internally or by third parties

Support management’s ICFR assessment and certification activities

Own ICFR issue classification, severity assessment, and escalation decisions

Track remediation plans, milestones, and closure status

Coordinate with Internal Audit to validate remediation effectiveness

Serve as the primary ICFR point of contact for Internal Audit and external auditors

Coordinate reliance strategies to minimize duplication of testing

Support senior management and Audit Committee reporting related to ICFR

Qualification

ICFR program ownershipFinancial controlsAudit experienceRisk managementFinancial reporting processesThird-party managementCPA certificationInfluence stakeholdersManage ambiguityCommunication skills