Mgr, Financial Reporting-Stat

at  Aflac Incorporated

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree In Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or obtained within 2 years of hire date
• Eight years of professional job-related work experience
• Four years in a leadership/senior/supervisory capacity
• Financial auditing/reporting experience required
  Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE?

• Extensive knowledge of accounting and financial reporting requirements
• Knowledgeable in systems project management practices and processes
• Knowledge of employee relations to deal with employee issues in a proactive manner
• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively interact with Aflac’s senior management, internal and external business contacts
• Ability to exhibit and maintain professionalism in accordance with corporate standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end close process; ensures the timely reporting of all monthly financial information; leads the team members’ analysis of actual results compared with prior comparable periods, budget and forecasts and in the compilation of a statutory analysis package that provides the financial explanations of the statutory financial statements; works proactively with the Financial Services department management to support overall department goals and objectives
• Analyzes and implements accounting procedures in compliance with SSAP, IRS, and other regulatory standards; audits and evaluates systems and procedures effectiveness and confirms the consistent application of accounting policies
• Remains current on all technological aspects necessary to produce and support financial and analytical reports (including but not limited to SAP or S4/HANA, Business Planning and Consolidations (BPC) and Sovos (Wings); consults and works effectively with the Information Technology department regarding current and future technology needs to develop and implement new applications and analytical models or to enhance existing systems and ensure successful and effective interfacing between systems
• Works proactively with senior management to coordinate, establish, publish and manage the monthly and quarterly financial statement close calendar as it relates to statutory close specific matters
• Manages the preparation process of the Company specific risk-based capital (RBC) calculations, including detail reviewing of the results and the analysis to explain changes in RBC results from period to period
• Principally responsible for the complete and accurate compilation of the Company’s monthly and quarterly statutory financial statements close process, including the quarterly and annual statutory filings with NAIC and state departments of insurance, as required; this responsibility also extends to the annual statutory audited financial statements
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with business partners; stays abreast of current trends and regulatory changes in the industry and recommends alternative business practices, procedures, solutions, and strategies based upon best practice research
• Sets up, reviews, and administers standard accounting procedures; ensures full compliance of practices with the accounting policies and procedures; ensures the completeness and accuracy of all accounting transactions; assists senior management with audit and internal control reviews
• Develops solutions and implements actions to resolve problems and ensure customer satisfaction; reviews processes and procedures to streamline activities to enhance service turnaround time, productivity, and quality; coordinates overall workflow of the department and ensures that workflow processes facilitate effective and efficient use of corporate resources and enhance customer satisfaction
• Coordinates and monitors training efforts to ensure the necessary educational tools are provided to department employees; identifies and communicates training needs and schedules with training department; projects staffing requirements for the business unit; provides direction for or performs coaching and counseling of employees; coordinates employee development and incentive initiatives
• Oversees special projects related to Stat Financial Reporting and other Aflac projects
• Embraces environment of continuous improvement (CI); serves as a role model to team for Kaizen initiatives
• Performs other related duties as required

Work Designation – Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance