Assistant Vice President, Finance

About the role

Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Finance, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. The role contributes to accounting, financial close and financial reporting, and supports management reporting, cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking, investments and reinsurance settlement funding. It works alongside the finance team and across departments to strengthen reconciliations, controls and reporting processes, and plays an active part in ERP implementation and process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, general ledger reconciliations and schedules for the monthly, quarterly and annual close, and resolve reconciling items and accounting issues.
• Contribute to financial statements and regulatory reporting, ensuring investment accounting complies with US GAAP and statutory standards.
• Help prepare the monthly management dashboard, including estimated P&L, cash flow and liquidity analysis, and coordinate inputs across departments.
• Support cash monitoring, funding forecasts, bank administration, payments, receipts, settlements and transfers, and maintain relationships with banking and investment managers.
• Take part in ERP implementation: user acceptance testing, validation of converted data and opening balances, cutover and user training, and resolving post-go-live issues.
• Support external audits with schedules and documentation, and collaborate with ERM and Compliance on risk identification and management.
• Identify and implement automation and process improvements across accounting, close, reporting and treasury.

Required profile

• Internationally recognized accounting designation such as CPA, CA, ACA or ACCA.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive post-qualification accounting experience, preferably in life and annuity insurance or reinsurance, with financial close experience and US GAAP reporting knowledge.
• Familiarity with Cayman regulatory reporting tools and requirements.
• Ability to apply accounting expertise across management reporting, cash management, investments and reinsurance settlements.
• ERP implementation experience is a plus.
• Caymanians, Caymanian status holders and permanent residents with the right to work in the Cayman Islands are preferred.

Required skills

• Strong general ledger, reconciliation, financial close, audit, internal control and financial data analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to build controlled reporting tools.
• Analytical, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills; hands-on, self-directed and detail-oriented.

What we offer

• Salary of US$100,000 to US$150,000 per year, plus an annual discretionary bonus.
• Health insurance premiums paid 100% by the employer and matching pension contributions on base salary.
• Four weeks of paid annual vacation.

The position is full-time, permanent and based in Grand Cayman, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, in office. Overtime, including weekends, is required as needed. Applications with CV and cover letter are submitted to the company's HR department by November 27, 2026.