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VP, Finance

Company:
Bermuda Opportunities
Location:
Bermuda
Posted:
May 02, 2025
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Description:

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. With a strong financial foundation and risk and investment management expertise, the company delivers tailored solutions to create more secure financial futures. The company's performance has been driven by its culture and core values focused on integrity, teamwork, and the importance of building long-term client relationships. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm. Through its relationship, the company leverages KKR's investment capabilities, scale and access to capital markets to enhance the value it offers clients. KKR's parent company is KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR).

The Vice President of Bermuda Finance will drive legal entity accounting and controls in addition to management and financial reporting for multiple large Bermuda reinsurance subsidiaries of Global Atlantic and Co-Investment vehicles. Reporting to the Head of Finance and working closely with the Bermuda CFO, the successful candidate will design and lead automation and control initiatives, direct entity management and financial reporting, and identify and evaluate opportunities to support and enhance GA’s growth strategies and capital management for the Bermuda entities. The Vice President will provide timely and accurate financial reporting & analysis to executive management, the entity Board of Directors and Investors.

This position supports Global Atlantic’s Institutional Business, which is a major growth engine for the corporation, that develops reinsurance and acquisition opportunities both with US and international clients. In addition to possessing the specific qualifications cited below, all candidates must work well within a complex, fast-paced, fluid environment, and possess a proven ability to design and lead operational and accounting change. This role will have significant contact and visibility with senior executives of the Institutional business and the Bermuda reinsurance and corporate entities.

Primary Responsibilities

Planning and coordination across source functions for the accounting close, remaining engaged in and providing analysis and control reviews of financial results as they emerge to ensure the accuracy of the legal entity results developed.

Synthesize and summarize detailed financial data to create meaningful, high-level, result-oriented analysis used for executive management reviews as well as board & investor reporting.

Develop quarterly dividend recommendation for Co-Investment Vehicles

Expand availability of monthly information and identify and champion initiatives to accelerate the close process

Ensure compliance with accounting policies and manage the annual audit

Develop and maintain process improvement capabilities and controls

Collaborate with SEC/GAAP/STAT/Bermuda reporting teams to prepare quarterly and annual audited financial statements, consistent with industry-leading practices

Monitor new and emerging accounting policy developments and assess impact on reinsurance activities, Institutional business, and our Reinsurer entities’ financial statements; Collaborate with Finance, Actuarial, Investments, Risk, and other stakeholders to assess, plan for, and implement new activities

Develop effective communication and partnerships with Institutional, Actuarial, Risk and Finance to achieve business goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting or related field

Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant required

Prior Big 4 experience preferred

Minimum 14 years of experience in GAAP/SEC/ US Statutory reporting roles at life insurance companies and experience with reinsurance preferred.

Prior experience overseeing GAAP, SEC, or Statutory accounting and reporting functions required

Demonstrated expertise in GAAP, SEC, and Statutory accounting standards and practices—including LDTI

Demonstrated knowledge of insurance capital framework (EBS or RBC) required

Ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally, and lead the assessment and implementation of new accounting policies

Proven leadership skills, and demonstrated success at building and managing technical teams

Strong communication skills, written and oral

Applies strategic thinking approach to work product

Demonstrated commercial acumen. Experience supporting sales, M&A, or other complex transactions a plus

Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office.

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives.

The base salary range for this role is

$240,000—$250,000 USD

Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office.

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives.

The base salary range for this role is

$115,500—$220,200 USD

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Global Atlantic reserves the right to modify the qualifications and requirements for this position to accommodate business needs and regulatory changes. Future adjustments may include obtaining specific licenses or certifications to comply with operational needs and conform to applicable industry-specific regulatory requirements, state and federal laws.

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