{"id":1322718,"url":"https://alion.io/job/independence-pet-group-accounting-manager","title":"Accounting Manager","company":{"id":2952795,"name":"Independence Pet Group","domain":"independencepetgroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/independencepetgroup","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["New York, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":121646,"max":152058,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":152058},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T17:36:04Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":28,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":28},"description":"Established in 2021,Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.\nWe believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.\nIndependence American Insurance Company (IAIC) is hiring for an Accounting Manager\nThis is a hybrid role based in our New York City office\nAbout Independence American Insurance Company\nIndependence American Insurance Company (IAIC) is a rapidly growing insurance carrier within Independence Pet Holdings (IPH), one of the most dynamic platforms in the pet health and insurance industry. IPH operates a broad portfolio of pet health brands and services across North America, supported by an integrated platform that includes its own insurance carrier, insurance brands, and partner brands.\nWe are at an exciting stage where foundational decisions matter. Our teams are designing processes, implementing technology, strengthening controls, and creating the infrastructure needed to support the next phase of growth. This environment offers the best of both worlds: the stability of an established insurance platform combined with the energy, visibility, and opportunity typically found in a high-growth startup.\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to provide hands-on accounting leadership within IAIC. This role will oversee critical accounting operations and reporting activities across accounts payable, intercompany transactions, investments, banking, reconciliations, and statutory reporting while helping strengthen the processes and controls that support the carrier.\nThe Accounting Manager will lead and develop a high-performing team, serve as a key partner across Finance and the broader organization, and drive process improvement, automation, and systems initiatives. This is an ideal opportunity for an accounting leader who combines strong technical and operational accounting expertise with a continuous-improvement mindset and enjoys building scalable processes in a dynamic insurance environment.\nThe role's operational scope includes AP, intercompany, investment and banking workflows, system optimization, cross-functional partnership, team leadership, and reporting transformation.\nKey Responsibilities\nAccounting Operations & Close - Oversee day-to-day accounting workflows across accounts payable, intercompany transactions, investments, banking, reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and related close activities.\nReview & Financial Controls - Serve as a hands-on reviewer and approver for AP transactions, intercompany files, investment journal entries, reconciliations, statutory schedules, and other key accounting deliverables.\nStatutory & Management Reporting - Support accurate and timely statutory, Canadian Branch, management, and other financial reporting requirements, ensuring appropriate processes, controls, and review standards are maintained.\nTeam Leadership & Development - Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing accounting and reporting team by establishing clear expectations, strengthening technical capabilities, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nProcess Improvement & Transformation - Lead initiatives to improve accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and scalability across accounting and reporting processes, including AP and shared-services relationships.\nSystems & Automation - Maximize the effectiveness of D365, Concur, banking platforms, and other finance systems; identify opportunities for automation and lead finance participation in testing, UAT, implementation, and post-implementation stabilization.\nCross-Functional Partnership - Partner closely with FP&A, Procurement, Payroll, Investments, Treasury, Technology, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure accounting, regulatory reporting, and control requirements are incorporated into business processes and technology solutions.\nControls & Operating Model - Build and continuously improve control environments, reporting calendars, review processes, metrics, timelines, and operating models that support regulatory deliverables and a scalable accounting organization.\nTechnology & Data Integration - Represent Finance and Accounting in system implementations, reporting platform enhancements, data architecture decisions, and integrations, translating accounting and regulatory requirements into effective technology and control solutions.\nAudit Support - Coordinate with external auditors on accounting, AP, investment, and related audit requests and ensure timely, accurate supporting documentation.\nPlanning & Special Projects - Participate in departmental budgeting and goal setting and support strategic finance initiatives, including banking and general ledger system implementations and enhancements.\nChange Leadership - Help lead the organization through evolving processes, systems, and reporting requirements using strong problem-solving skills and a practical, solutions-oriented approach.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.\n5-7+ years of progressive accounting, regulatory reporting, or insurance finance experience.\nExperience within the Property & Casualty insurance industry strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated experience building and improving accounting controls, reporting calendars, review processes, and scalable operating models.\nStrong understanding of statutory reporting, general ledger accounting, financial close processes, and reporting automation tools.\nDemonstrated leadership experience managing, developing, and motivating teams through complex reporting cycles and organizational change.\nExperience partnering on technology implementations, reporting automation, data integration, user acceptance testing, control design, and post-implementation stabilization.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with demonstrated success improving processes and operating through change.\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting matters and financial results to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.\nPreferred Qualifications\nCPA strongly preferred.\nMaster’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.\nExperience leading finance transformation, reporting automation, system implementation, data integration, or process redesign initiatives.\nExperience translating accounting and reporting requirements into technology, data, and control requirements.\nFamiliarity with GAAP and SSAP reporting standards, including the ability to bridge statutory, management, and other reporting perspectives.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nSuccess in this role will be demonstrated by:\nConsistently accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting and reporting processes.\nA strong, accountable accounting team with increasing technical depth and clearly defined ownership.\nImproved efficiency and scalability through automation, systems enhancements, and redesigned workflows.\nStrong controls and reporting processes that support IAIC’s statutory, regulatory, audit, and management requirements.\nEffective collaboration across Finance, Technology, Operations, Treasury, Investments, and other business partners.\nSuccessful implementation and stabilization of new systems and processes without compromising accounting accuracy or regulatory requirements.\nA continuous-improvement culture that identifies issues early, solves problems creatively, and strengthens the accounting organization as IAIC and the broader business evolve.\nCompensation\nBase pay range: $121,646 - $152,058 per year. This is the range we reasonably expect to pay at hire. Placement within the range depends on job-related factors such as experience, skills, and certifications. This position is eligible for an annual bonus. Base pay is one part of a total rewards package that includes the benefits listed below.\nAll of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:\nComprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance\n\nBasic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee\n\nCompany paid short-term and long-term disability\n\n12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\nRetirement savings plan\n\nPersonal Paid Time Off\n\nPaid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off\n\nPaid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations\n\nPet friendly office environment\n\nCommuter Benefits\n\nGroup Pet Insurance\n\nOn the job training and skills development\n\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\n\nInterview Technology Notice:\nPlease note that phone and video interviews or screenings may be recorded and transcribed using interview technology to support our recruitment process.\nBy continuing with the interview, you consent to this use.\nText Messaging Notice:\nIf you provide a mobile phone number, you may receive job-related communications via text message. 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