HUB International is hiring: Director of Accounting in Brentwood

ABOUT US

At HUB International , we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence.

HUB is the 5th largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and more than 17,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions.

Specialty Program Group (“SPG”) was founded in 2015 with the singular purpose of building a world-class specialty insurance intermediary by acquiring best-in-class underwriting and niche businesses and providing the resources they needed to grow. Now a portfolio of companies, SPG manages $4B Gross Written Premiums, with organic growth of over 10% since its founding and 1,000+ employees in over 35 offices across the United States. SPG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hub International.

Job Summary:

The Director of Accounting is responsible for managing the transactional accounting processes and legacy accounting departments of newly acquired companies in the specialty insurance industry. These acquired companies operate on a variety of legacy accounting systems until they are migrated to a centralized ERP and integrated into our accounting shared service center, with other recently acquired companies taking their place in this accounting governance structure.

The Director of Accounting will serve as a key technical accounting resource for the acquired entities, ensuring compliance with GAAP and Hub Corporate Accounting Policy, installing and maintaining proper accounting controls, driving master data clean-up efforts, and supporting transactional accounting activities such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, and revenue and cost recognition journal entries. The role is not responsible for early stage M&A accounting such as financial due diligence, valuation of target companies, or opening balance sheet calculations; nor will it be responsible for post-acquisition accounting tasks such as financial reporting, balance sheet oversight, or account reconciliations, which will be managed by separate SPG accounting groups. The Director of Accounting role will have between 2-3 direct reports and oversee a larger team of approximately 25-30 individuals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Transactional Accounting Oversight:

• Oversee day-to-day transactional accounting operations (accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue and cost recognition, etc.) for legacy entities operating on multiple, non-centralized systems.

• Ensure transactional accounting compliance with GAAP and company policies across acquired entities​

• Compliance & Control Implementation:

• Implement and enforce proper accounting controls and compliance procedures across legacy systems.

• Ensure consistency and accuracy in transactional accounting processes across the fragmented system landscape.

• Technical Accounting Support:

• Serve as a technical resource for legacy accounting teams, answering complex accounting questions and ensuring proper application of GAAP.

• Provide guidance and support in transactional accounting issues, offering expertise in both day-to-day operations and more complex scenarios.

• Master Data Management:

• Lead efforts to clean up and validate legacy customer, vendor, and employee master data for acquired entities in preparation for ERP migration.

• Ensure accurate and complete master data across legacy systems before migrating to the centralized ERP platform.

• ERP Migration Preparation:

• Collaborate with the ERP migration team to ensure that accounting processes, controls, and data from acquired entities are properly prepared for integration into the company’s centralized system.

• Facilitate the smooth transition of entities from legacy systems to standardized processes within the accounting shared service center.

• Talent Development

• Oversight of direct reports on team and talent development for internal team of 25-30 people, including performance management and goal setting processes

• Evaluate the skills and competencies of legacy accounting staff to determine fit for future roles in the centralized accounting shared service center or other areas of SPG.

• Provide recommendations on staffing decisions, including transitioning staff into new roles and identifying training needs.

• M&A Integration:

• Onboard newly acquired entities into the SPG accounting ecosystem and introducing legacy accounting teams to SPG policies, procedures, and external systems and resources.

• Manage ongoing accounting compliance and technical support for future acquisitions, preparing each entity for eventual ERP and organizational consolidation into an accounting shared service center.

• Process Improvement:

• Identify and implement process improvements and best practices across transactional accounting functions for the acquired entities.

• Standardize procedures where possible to align with the company's broader accounting and compliance standards.

Qualifications:

Education :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; CPA required.

Experience :

• Minimum of 10 years of accounting management experience, with significant exposure to M&A transactions, integrations, and oversight of multi-entity operations.

• Prior experience in the insurance or financial services industry is strongly preferred.

• Experience operating in a Sarbanes-Oxley reporting environment

• Proven track record of managing transactional accounting processes, GAAP compliance, and internal controls.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP and accounting controls, with experience managing transactional accounting functions across multiple systems.

• Experience with ERP migrations and data validation.

• Prior experience in QuickBooks, Salesforce, AMS360, Great Plains, and/or TAM is preferred

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to guide and assess legacy accounting staff during transition to shared service center environment.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation? Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization? When you join HUB, you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on helping our leaders maximize the potential of their employees.

Disclosure required under applicable municipal regulations in NY and NJ, as well as the law in Colorado, California and Washington states: The expected salary range for this position is $145,000 to $167,500 and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. If you believe that your qualifications and experience surpass the minimum requirements for this role, we encourage you to submit your application. By doing so, we will be able to keep your application on file for consideration for potential future positions within our organization. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, and personal days, and eligible bonuses, equity _and commissions for some positions. _

Department Accounting & Finance

Required Experience: 10-15 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Negligible

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year degree)

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