Director, Financial Reporting Job Listing at Prudential in Hartford, CT

Insurance, Finance

The Financial Reporting Director will report to the Vice President of Financial Reporting and Analysis for the Prudential Retirement business.  The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for directing statutory and GAAP financial statement preparation, ensuring compliance with federal regulatory financial data requirements and supporting enterprise wide financial reporting. This position has significant interaction with Senior Finance Management. 
 
The primary responsibilities of this position are:

• Lead the preparation of annual financial statements and accompanying footnotes in accordance with GAAP and support requests from internal and external auditors in the completion of the annual financial audit for legal entities in the Retirement business.


• Coordinate with the Corporate Statutory group in the completion of the statutory reporting deliverables and the preparation of quarterly filings.


• Prepare audited financial statements and accompanying footnotes in accordance with statutory accounting principles and work with external auditors in the completion of the annual audit.


• Prepare quarterly statutory disclosures, financial analysis and variance explanations for review by senior management for multiple entities and business segments.


• Assist with the preparation of Retirement business financial results in the Quarterly Financial Supplement and 10K and 10Q filings.


• Successfully lead a team providing technical accounting guidance in the completion of assigned responsibilities while growing and developing their leadership competencies.


• Consistently review current processes for improvement and automation opportunities to enhance financial reporting procedures.


• Prepare financial data and respond to requests from federal regulators overseeing the Banking and Broker/Dealer industries. Ensure compliance with all federal regulations and financial metrics.


• Partner with business leaders to gather detailed financial information for rating agencies and state insurance departments.

• Minimum seven years experience in accounting and/or financial reporting
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP and statutory accounting principles strongly preferred
• Proven management and leadership skills
• Financial services or retirement industry experience preferred
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Proven ability to execute multiple priorities under aggressive timelines
• Knowledge of investment accounting and reporting preferred
• Must be willing and able to work longer hours during peak reporting times