Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Controller

Insurance Company
  • Houston, TX
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Description

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    An established regional property and casualty insurance company is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its executive leadership team. This is a high-impact opportunity to lead financial strategy, modernization, and enterprise finance within a stable organization.

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    The CFO will report directly to the President and serve as a key member of the executive leadership team. The successful candidate will provide leadership across finance, treasury, investments, reinsurance, long-range planning, financial reporting, and enterprise decision-making.

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    Key Responsibilities

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    • Report directly to the President and serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
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    • Lead finance strategy, treasury, investments, reinsurance, and long-range financial planning.
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    • Drive modernization of financial systems, processes, reporting, and overall financial operations.
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    • Partner with Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management and support broader enterprise decision-making.
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    • Lead a lean finance organization through the Controller.
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    • Provide strategic financial leadership and support executive-level business decisions.
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    • Strengthen financial processes, controls, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
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    • Support strategic planning and long-term organizational objectives.
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    • Oversee financial activities while maintaining strong statutory accounting and regulatory compliance.
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    Ideal Background

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    • CFO, Controller, CAO, or senior finance leadership experience within a P&C insurance organization.
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    • Strong statutory accounting experience.
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    • Experience with reinsurance, including Property CAT and excess-of-loss working layers.
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    • Enterprise Risk Management exposure is a plus.
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    • CPA strongly preferred; public accounting experience helpful.
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    • Broad business mindset, leadership presence, and strong problem-solving ability.
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    • Experience leading modernization of systems, processes, and financial operations.
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    • Strong communication and executive leadership skills.
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    • Down-to-earth executive style; not just a purely accounting-focused profile.
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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Standards and Regulationsunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Decision Supportunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Controlunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Financial Planningunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Strategyunmatched
    • Financial Systemsunmatched
    • Head of Financeunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Internal Auditunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Operations Processesunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Property and Casualty Insuranceunmatched
    • Public Accountingunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Reinsuranceunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Treasuryunmatched

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