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Cover Genius protects millions of customers of the world’s largest online companies. Our goal is to protect all of them.
The Role
The Company
Cover Genius is a Series E insurtech that protects the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline, Kayak and Booking.com, Intuit, Uber, Hopper, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Our partners integrate with XCover, our award-winning insurance distribution platform, to embed protection for millions of customers worldwide each year.
Our team and products have been recognized with dozens of awards including by the Financial Times which ranked Cover Genius as the #1 fastest-growing company in APAC in 2020. Our diverse team across 20+ countries and many language groups commit itself to diverse cultural programs, in particular “CG Gives” which makes social entrepreneurs out of us all and funds development initiatives in global communities.
Our People are
Bold, Authentic, Purposeful and Inspired
Our People are not
Perfect, Traditional, Complacent or Cautious
Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Financial Reporting, the Associate Director, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting will oversee and manage all aspects of IFRS and US GAAP financial reporting for the group. This role will be instrumental in leading the implementation of Workiva, serving as the technical accounting expert, preparing financial statement disclosures, and drafting technical accounting memos. Additionally, this role will own the integration and optimization of NetSuite and Workiva API connections and will lead the drafting process for the consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures. The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of complex accounting standards, a proactive approach to managing external reporting requirements, and the ability to drive the adoption of new financial reporting tools and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting and Compliance:
- Manage the preparation of financial statements, disclosures, and schedules in compliance with IFRS and US GAAP for statutory and external reporting.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of all financial reports and disclosures, aligning with regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Support the accounting teams on the quarterly and annual financial close processes, focusing on timely and compliant reporting.
- Technical Accounting Expertise:
- Act as the go-to expert for IFRS and US GAAP accounting issues, providing technical guidance on complex transactions and treatments.
- Research, interpret, and implement new accounting standards and ensure the organization’s policies and financial statement disclosures are up-to-date.
- Draft and maintain detailed technical accounting memos, explaining the rationale, interpretation of accounting standards and methodology behind key accounting decisions.
- Workiva and NetSuite Ownership:
- Lead the implementation and optimization of Workiva, ensuring efficient and effective integration with NetSuite.
- Audit and External Stakeholder Support:
- Coordinate with external auditors during financial audits and reviews, providing technical memos, schedules, and documentation as needed.
- Ensure timely responses to audit requests and that all necessary materials and disclosures are provided.
- Work closely with FP&A to coordinate responses on audit questions, providing technical accounting insights.
- Prepare and deliver clear and comprehensive explanations of financial statements and disclosures to auditors and other external stakeholders.
Skills and Experience
- Seven plus years of progressive experience in public company financial reporting, with a strong emphasis on IFRS and US GAAP standards.
- Familiarity and practical experience with the application of IFRS and US GAAP Accounting standards in a tech and/or insurance services environmentExtensive experience in preparing financial statements, disclosures, and technical accounting memos, ideally within a global or multi-entity organization.
- Prior experience with NetSuite and Workiva is preferredA strong individual contributor capable of operating independently with experience in leading projects end-to-end.
- Must be proactive and be able to work well independently and partner with organizational customers
Proficiencies and Attributes
- Thrives on collaboration and operates with a strong internal stakeholder mentality.
- Uncanny organizational skills and the ability and drive to solve complex problems every day.
- Expert multitasker, self-prioritizer, and project manager.
- Strong ability to quickly identify both risks and opportunities while maintaining a strong focus on both process improvements and results.
- Integrity, maturity, strength of character, and professionalism.
- Ability to efficiently and accurately process high transaction volume tasks.
- Able to cope with a dynamic and high change environment.
- Takes ownership for responsibilities with a positive attitude.
Why Cover Genius?
Cover Genius not only cares about being the best in our industry, we care about our team. We’re a business that understands life can be fluid and so we flex to ensure we provide the environment to suit that. What does that mean?
• Flexible PTO. Taking time out is important for our teams to enjoy life and stay fresh.
• Employee Stock Options - we want our people to share in our success, we reward them with ownership for their contribution in creating a world-class company.
• Work with like-minded people who are passionate about both the work we're doing and giving back. Our CG Gives programs enables us to all become philanthropists through our peer recognition and rewards system.
• Social Initiatives - pictures speak a thousand words!
Sound interesting? If you think you have the best composition of the above, send us your resume and let's chat!
* Cover Genius promotes diversity and inclusivity. We don't tolerate discriminatio*n, demeaning treatment of anyone, or harassment due to race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
*The cash compensation range for this role is between $145,000 and $180,000.
*This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco office, with in-office days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.
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The Company
What We Do
Cover Genius is the insurtech for embedded protection. Together, we protect the global customers of the world’s largest digital companies including Booking Holdings, owner of Priceline and Booking.com, Intuit, Hopper, Skyscanner, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Descartes ShipRush, Zip and SeatGeek. We’re also available at Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Wayfair and SE Asia’s largest company, Shopee. Cover Genius’ vision is to protect all the customers of the world’s largest online companies through XCover, an award-winning global distribution platform for any line of insurance or warranty, with an API for instant claims payments that holds an industry-leading NPS of +65‡. Cover Genius and its partners co-create solutions that embed protection that’s licensed or authorized in over 60 countries and all 50 US States.
Why Work With Us
We are a vibrant international team that promotes inclusivity and celebrates our differences. We are growing fast, we provide our employees with professional development opportunities and we promote within through our bi-annual performance review cycles. We are bold enough to take chances, to challenge the status quo and inspire each other.
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