Oliver James · 22 hours ago
Head of Accounting Policy – Life Insurance
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expOliver James is seeking a Head of Accounting Policy for their life and reinsurance platform. This senior role involves owning accounting policy decisions across large transactions and leading a high-caliber team, while driving the implementation of new standards and partnering with various stakeholders.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Own accounting policy across US GAAP, US STAT, and EBS
Lead policy analysis for large transactions, new products, and new asset classes
Drive implementation of new standards (LDTI, credit losses, revenue, NAIC updates)
Partner directly with investments front office, actuaries, and external advisors
Set and maintain policy for annuities, life products, and reinsurance structures
Review legacy policies and modernize as the business scales
Support M&A, block reinsurance, and capital transactions
Oversee policy memos, technical conclusions, and execution into reporting
Qualification
Required
10+ years of life insurance / reinsurance accounting
5+ years in technical accounting / accounting policy
Strong experience with block re, legal entity deals, and complex transactions
Deep product knowledge: Variable annuities, Fixed indexed annuities, Payout annuities, Universal life
Company
Oliver James
At Oliver James, we deliver flexible hiring solutions tailored to your business needs across financial services, professional services, commerce & industry.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alexia Bunker
VP - Client Partnerships
Dominic Reilly
Principal Business Partner
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