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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.\nAflac, 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.\nOur 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.\nWorker Designation - This role is a remote role. 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.\nWhat does it take to be successful at Aflac?\nActing with Integrity\nCommunicating Effectively\nPursuing Self-Development\nServing Customers\nSupporting Change\nSupporting Organizational Goals\nWorking with Diverse Populations\nActing as a Champion for Change\nDemonstrating Initiative\nDeveloping Talent\nManaging Performance\nWhat does it take to be successful in this role?\nFamiliarity with absence and leave programs (FMLA, state leaves, employer policies) and how they influence premium and eligibility management.\nStrong knowledge of GAAP premium accounting, cash application, account reconciliation, and financial adjustments\nAbility to manage complex account structures, retroactive billing, premium corrections, and detailed client-level financial records.\nProficiency with tools such as Excel (advanced), Power BI, tableau, or similar financial/data platforms.\nStrong ability to interpret data to monitor account health, identify issues, and support client or broker conversations.\nStrong presentation, written and verbal communication skills for a client facing financial environment.\nEducation & Experience Required\nBachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, or job related field\n10+ years of job-related experience with 5+ years of management experience \nKnowledge of group insurance financial structures including, but not limited to premium administration, claims funding arrangements, product-specific billing requirements, dividend accounting.\nOr an equivalent combination of education and experience\n\nEducation & Experience Preferred\nMaster's Degree job related field\nCertification job related field\nExperience with leading strategy, governance, and execution of disability and paid leave tax services, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations, and related sick pay reporting requirements.\nUnderstand the tax treatment of STD, LTD, SDI, and Paid Leave benefits\nExperience managing employer and employee tax reporting obligations; directing W-2, 1099, and Form 941 reporting processes; and providing subject matter expertise on premium funding arrangements, benefit taxation, FICA/FUTA/SUTA requirements, and IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-55.\nIn previous roles, have partnered with clients, finance, legal, payroll, and operations teams to mitigate tax risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and deliver accurate and timely tax reporting services\nPrincipal Duties & Responsibilities\nProvides leadership for client accounting functions supporting Life, Absence, Disability and VB product lines.\nPartners closely with operations, product, finance, tax and sales teams to ensure alignment and seamless delivery of accounting services.\nLead initiatives to enhance financial accuracy, streamline procedures, and improve client outcomes across multifaceted product portfolios.\nOversee end-to-end client accounting processes including billing, premium collection, remittance, and reconciliation.\nEnsures compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, product-specific regulatory requirements, and applicable tax rules.\nStrengthens accounting controls to reduce risk, enhance audit readiness, and ensure accuracy across all product lines.\nMaintain strong internal controls over client billing, cash handling, and revenue recognition processes.\nPrepare or oversee reporting packages, including client financial summaries, performance metrics, and audit documentation.\nSupport sales and leadership by providing financial insights for client renewals, pricing and revenue forecasting\nWork with key stakeholders in Product, Actuary and Distribution to develop and deploy alternate funding arrangements (i.e. participating, level-funded, hybrid, and non-participating) for applicable Aflac product offerings.\nCollaborate with IT/Systems teams to enhance financial system capabilities, reporting tools, and automation.\nSupport internal audits, SOC controls, compliance reviews, and regulatory documentation.\nServes as the senior financial partner for key or complex clients; leads resolution of escalated financial issues with professionalism, transparency, and urgency.\nParticipates in client meetings to review billing performance, resolve issues, and discuss financial trends.\nRepresents client accounting in cross-functional steering committees and business reviews.\nEnhances decision-making through data-driven insights and operational best practices.\nContributes financial service expertise to industry leading value proposition as a preferred leave administrator for existing and prospective state clients.\nPerforms other duties as required.\nTotal Rewards\nThe salary range for this job is $150,000 to $200,000. 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. \n\nAt 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. \n\nIn 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. 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