Accounting Manager

Superior Insurance Partners is a rapidly growing insurance brokerage platform, focused primarily on providing commercial lines, personal lines, and employee benefit solutions to companies and individuals. Superior acquires and partners with leading independent insurance agencies primarily in the Midwest and Eastern US. The company's mission is to improve the lives of its agency partners. Superior does this by creating a highly tailored plan for each of its agency partners to help them achieve their goals, and providing customized resources including accounting / finance, recruiting, HR, AMS / IT, marketing, and M&A support. Agency partners are aligned through long-term economic incentives while leveraging the benefits of best practices, scale, and resources across Superior's shared platform.

Superior is backed by Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP"), a leading Chicago-based private equity firm that makes control ownership investments in, and partners with, lower middle market businesses with the goal of creating meaningful value for all involved. TDP is currently investing out of its third fund and has managed and created over $3 billion of capital and company enterprise value. TDP has significant experience investing in service businesses and has completed over 1000 investment partnerships in its history.

We are currently seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to join our high-growth, fast-paced company. This position will report to the Controller and play a key role in onboarding and supporting acquired agencies with agency management system ("AMS") and accounting responsibilities. Desire to work at a growth-oriented business with a focus on acquisitions and integrations is highly valued. The chosen candidate will be a team player and will manage a team of staff accountants and assist with all elements of the accounting function, including production report and accounting reconciliation, general ledger accounting, month-end close and reconciliation of banking transactions.

Job Responsibilities :

• Manage a team of staff accountants and assist them in efficiently completing their day-to-day duties.
• Assist the Controller with the integrations process for Superior agencies, including AMS data entry and reconciliation, general ledger and bank statement reconciliation, and ongoing AMS and accounting support as needed.
• Implement efficient accounting procedures and work with agency employees in executing month-end close in an increasingly complex environment.
• Optimize relationships with fellow managers, financial institutions, and outside accountants, other professional business partners, and agency principals and employees.
• Act as mentor to current accounting staff and assist Controller in developing a growing team.
• Assist in the creation of ad hoc financial analyses for agency partners.

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Job Type : Full-time