Overall Objective:

Lead the Company's investment accounting team and collaborate with Cigna's Investment Management (CIM) leadership team to optimize investment strategies for The Cigna Group's $30 billion investment portfolio. The Cigna Group is a leading global health services and insurance provider whose invested assets primarily include public and private corporate bonds, real estate, and alternative investments. If you are passionate about investments, have entrepreneurial spirit, and a disciplined accounting mindset, we encourage you to apply.

Role Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the CIM leadership team and actively participates in strategy consultation and deployment.


• Interacts with enterprise and business segment Chief Accounting Officers to discuss investment matters and to deliver quarterly and annual reporting packages.


• Collaborates with corporate finance to assess hedging strategies and implementation.


• Interacts with M&A leadership team to assess investment accounting impacts from potential transactions and to collaborate on execution.


• Leads a staff of 15+ accountants responsible for U.S. GAAP and Statutory Insurance compliance for the Company's $30 billion investment portfolio that spans multiple asset types including securities, real estate, and alternative investments.


• Interacts with the head of corporate policy to interpret and implement emerging regulatory guidance impacting the investment portfolio.


• Partners with Finance and other Business areas to execute on enterprise projects.


• Interacts with external audit partners, internal audit, and state examiners.


• Identifies, develops, and maintains an efficient and well documented control environment.


• Manages, develops, and retains employees to build an innovative and collaborative culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration with accounting major.


• Minimum of 10-12 years of relevant experience, national accounting firm preferable.


• CPA highly desirable.


• Strong strategic mindset and influencing skills.


• Successful experience operating in a matrixed environment in a large multinational company.


• Strong writing, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.


• Proven ability to interact effectively with all levels within the organization.


• Excellent organizational and team building skills.


• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.