Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

As an Accounting Manager at Empower, you will oversee key reporting and consolidation activities for our non-life entities. You’ll prepare and analyze financial data across US GAAP, Statutory, and IFRS frameworks to ensure accuracy, insight, and consistency through each quarter close. Your work helps strengthen financial integrity, drive collaboration across teams, and support informed business decisions across Empower.

What you will do:

• Prepare quarterly journal entries to support the ledger close, including transfer pricing and GAAP adjustments

• Review financial statement presentation entries prepared by offshore associates

• Perform quarterly consolidation reviews, dividend and intercompany analyses, and prepare consolidated equity rolls

• Lead transfer pricing program activities, partnering with FP&A, Tax, and Actuarial to align on methodology and updates

• Oversee intercompany reporting and follow up on open items with Treasury and other teams

• Conduct annual ledger maintenance reviews and ensure legal entity-level accuracy

• Prepare and review general ledger reconciliations and quarterly control certifications

• Partner across Finance to provide financial statement support and manage audit deliverables

• Serve as subject matter expert for non-life subsidiaries, equity accounting, consolidation, and transfer pricing

• Lead and deliver training on transfer pricing and intercompany processes

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, math, business administration, or equivalent experience

• 4–6 years of relevant accounting or business analysis experience

• Working knowledge of US GAAP, Statutory, and IFRS accounting

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

• Advanced Excel and proficiency with MS Office tools

• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and meet established deadlines

• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills

What will set you apart:

• CPA license or progress toward certification

• Public accounting or audit firm experience

• Hands-on experience with SAP or other large ERP systems

• Expertise in transfer pricing or consolidation accounting

• Experience mentoring or training team members

• Proven track record in improving accounting processes or controls

Location:

The preference for this role is a hybrid associate based in Boston. Qualified candidates across the United States will also be considered for a fully remote position.

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) –  BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.

Base Salary Range

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

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