Financial Reporting Manager

Job Description

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead - our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It's a big ask, but it's one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate - pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better.

Why? Because it's the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it's a career with purpose. It's a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future - including your own.

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile, and diverse new talent to ensure we continue to innovate and strengthen relationships with our policyholders. That's why we're actively seeking a Financial Reporting Manager to join our team to support our centralized accounting team. This role is based in our Newport Beach, CA office.

As a Financial Reporting Manager
, you'll move Pacific Life, and your career forward by driving key initiatives that support accounting and financial reporting functions while collaborating across various departments. You will fill an existing role that sits on a team of accounting professionals within the corporate division.

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR role that manages key processes and projects.

• Stay ahead of evolving accounting issues by leading the design of accounting entries and reporting requirements for new transactions, collaborating with subject matter experts and stakeholders across various teams, and leveraging industry expertise to provide informed recommendations aligned with technical guidance and best practices.

• Lead quarterly analysis and reporting initiatives by identifying key trends, communicating drivers across corporate and intercompany impacts, and ensuring business events are accurately reflected in financial results and documentation.

• Provide essential support to the controllership function by managing journal entries and account reconciliations, ensuring compliance in multi-entity financial consolidations, assisting with intercompany settlements, audits, and financial reporting, and contributing to both small-scale and transformative Finance initiatives.

• Act as a subject matter expert by providing insights across functions, interpreting business issues, recommending improvements, shaping strategy, solving complex challenges with broad business impact, and effectively communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 10+ years of experience in accounting and financial reporting

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Teams, and Outlook

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight time constraints.

• CPA licensure or candidacy

• Experience with People Soft, Oracle, Essbase, or ARCs

• Prior experience in public accounting and/or the insurance industry

You can be who you are.

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