Sr Mgr, Investment Accounting

Salary Range: $130,000 - $190,000

Job Posting End Date: March 31, 2025

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

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.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac? 

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations
• Acting as a Champion for Change
• Demonstrating Initiative
• Developing Talent
• Managing Performance

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Strong leadership and time management skills
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrable team building and talent development skills
• Technically proficient in reporting and accounting for financial instruments
• Proficient in applying US GAAP and US STAT accounting concepts and all required reporting, e.g., 10K/Q and statutory blue book schedule and Notes preparation
• Knowledge, understanding, and ability to interpret and plan the implementation of accounting guidance promulgated by FASB, SEC and other organizations or committees issuing authoritative accounting guidance
• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office business suite of software
• Familiarity with major Investment Accounting applications such as CAMRA, PAM for Securities, SunGard, Clearwater Analytics, FAM, SAP, etc.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Ten years of professional job-related experience
• Five years of experience in a leadership/supervisory capacity

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification
• Five years of experience in investment accounting in the insurance industry

Travel

• Less than or equal to 10%

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides coaching, leadership development, and direction to Investment Accounting staff reporting to this position
• Maintains the organizational framework and provides the necessary leadership to ensure the ongoing availability of a qualified and motivated staff to meet current needs and planned future growth
• Establishes, maintains, and monitors the design and effectiveness of the system of internal control and recommends modifications to the Investment Accounting risk control matrix (RCM), as needed, after consultation with Investment Accounting senior leadership and Internal Audit
• Reviews processes utilizing the Financial Division’s formal continuous improvement framework and tools, to identify opportunities to increase efficiency, effectiveness and/or controls
• Assists in the compilation and review process of the company’s various regulatory filings with executive and senior financial management, and the company’s external auditors
• Assists in the compilation and review process of the company’s US GAAP filings with executive and senior financial management, and the company’s external auditors
• Works with the investment accounting team to ensure investment transactions are properly recorded in the Investment Accounting sub-ledger and ledger.
• Works closely with IT to ensure the system is producing accurate financial results
• May manage the operational accounting needs for US GAAP, Statutory and US Tax
• Works closely with the Accounting Policy team to implement new pronouncements from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other regulatory authorities and to ensure conformity in financial applications and the implementation of all related disclosure and reporting requirements
• Participates with a cross-section of Finance, Tax, Aflac Japan, and Global Investments on detailed analyses of proposed Investment-related accounting impacts on the Company’s financial position
• Provides leadership in managing cross functional projects for various required activities, such as but not limited to: purchasing new asset classes, accounting for new transactions, implementing new accounting pronouncements, implementing new applications or systems for processing accounting transactions, etc.
• Performs other related duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $130,000 - $190,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.