Accounting Senior Manager-Cigna Global Health Benefit-Hybrid

Cigna - Wilmington, DE

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Wilmington, DE

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Accounting Senior Manager for Cigna Global Health Benefit (CGHB) is responsible for overseeing the month-end, quarterly, and annual US GAAP close processes. This role involves managing a team dedicated to accounting and internal control activities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and providing financial analysis to support various functional areas. The position requires strong leadership skills, technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to collaborate with business partners to drive growth and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities related to CGHB North America month-end, quarterly and annual US GAAP close processes, including review and approval of journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and various analysis.
• Manage and develop a team of 4 dedicated to accounting and internal control activities.
• Execute the monthly accounting, reporting, and settlement process for the revolving CGHB Middle East reinsurance arrangements.
• Support GHB North America Accounting strategies in growth initiatives, new partner relationships, as well as domestic and international compliance requirements.
• Research complex accounting issues and new accounting guidelines, and establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles.
• Ensure proper process documentation is maintained for all key business processes.
• Responsible for leadership and coordination of internal accounting controls, as well as oversight of the SSAE 16 and Sarbanes-Oxley processes for CGHB North America.
• Accountable for remediation of audit issues identified.
• Continuously evaluate processes and ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
• Provide timely and accurate analysis to support other functional areas such as management reporting, actuary and underwriting.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional accounting experience required, experience in Healthcare Insurance preferred
• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred
• Proven working experience as Accounting Manager, or Finance Manager
• Strong technical skills with knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations for both US GAAP and US Statutory reporting
• Strong sense of control to maintain an appropriate internal control environment
• Strong analytical skills to interpret, evaluate and communicate financial results
• Excellent computer skills; Microsoft Office Suite experience in accounting software. Oracle general ledger, Account Reconciliation Manager (ARM) as well as Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) strongly preferred
• Capable of initiating, facilitating and working with others in change efforts
• Ability to influence and collaborate with business partners that have various levels of experience and responsibility
• Ability to balance multiple projects and adapt to new issues/assignments
• High attention to details and accuracy
• Flexibility to take out of business hours conference calls with internal or external contacts in different time zones.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs
• 401(k) with company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
• Paid holidays