Controller

About Us:

Headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the U.S. and in Vancouver, Canada, Hudson is a market-leading specialty insurer that offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products to corporations, professional firms and individuals through retailers, whole-salers and program administrators.

Hudson underwrites specialty primary and excess insurance on an admitted basis through Hud-son Insurance Company and on a non-admitted basis through,  Hudson Excess Insurance Company. Hudson Insurance Company is admitted in all U.S. jurisdictions. Hudson has surplus lines eligibility in all U.S. jurisdictions through Hudson Excess Insurance Company.

Collectively known as Hudson Insurance Group, its companies are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, Financial Size Category XV. Hudson Insurance Group is the U.S. Insurance Division of Odys-seyRe, a leading worldwide underwriter of reinsurance and specialty insurance and wholly-owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.

Position Description: Hudson is looking for a results-driven and confident financial Controller to lead and manage all financial reporting and accounting functions. Duties for the financial controller will include managing financial close, evaluating, and managing risk, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, publishing financial statements, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditure, coordinating auditing processes, implementing proper internal controls, ensuring accuracy of financial information and communication of financial results to stakeholders. Ability to work in a matrix organization; develops and maintains strong stakeholder relationships, drive execution while being very collaborative and promote a team environment. Has strong leadership quality and proven managerial capability in managing, developing, and mentoring a team of accounting professionals. Possess strong presentation and communication skills.

Job Description:

• Oversee the preparation of financial statements on both a GAAP and Statutory basis


• Reviewing journal entries, updating financial statements and disclosures, and ensuring financial statements have been verified to supporting documentation


• Thorough analysis of financial statements providing commentary and narrative for Hudson Insurance Group entities underwriting results


• Oversee and enhance the preparation of Hudson’s management reporting results presentation including detail analysis underpinning the performance of Hudson's strategic business segments


• Oversee and tracking of the quarter-end financial close process, ensuring key corporate deadlines are met


• Support Corporate with accounting related request to ensure successful adoption and compliance of IFRS-17 standards


• Reviews accounting implications of special projects and new value creation opportunities


• Develop and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring reconciliation control procedures are in place


• Oversee the preparation of quarterly forecast providing transparency around assumptions and projections


• Keep abreast of statutory reporting requirement changes, GAAP practices and principles and industry trends


• Enhances reporting capabilities providing executive team with timely financial information to enable decision making


• Robust stakeholder engagement and finance business partnering to ensure results are effectively communicated across the organization


• Provides strong leadership and hands on management of finance team including evaluating, developing, coaching, and mentoring the staff


• Provides technical accounting guidance, support and training to the team and conducts on going performance feedback and annual performance review
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient in GAAP and SSAP principles and reporting requirements as it applies to P&C insurance entities


• Experience with general ledger systems (SAP preferred) and ability to research general ledger entries, create reports


• Strong business acumen, comprehensive understanding of P&C insurance concepts


• Strong financial analytical skills, experience with reporting platforms (Tableau, Power BI).


• Strong MS suite skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)


• 10+ years of P&C industry experience, with 5+ years in management role


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong leadership quality and managerial capability in managing a team of accounting professionals

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance and/or accounting required


• CPA is required


• MBA preferred but not required
  
  

In New York City, NY the pay range for this role is 200,000-260,000. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This range is specific to New York City, NY and may not be applicable to other locations.

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