Job Description
Allstate Protection Plans, formerly SquareTrade, helps customers protect the products they use every day, from phones and electronics to appliances and furniture.
We are seeking a Director of Global Accounting to lead accounting operations, financial reporting, controls, and transformation across our global business. This is an opportunity to shape how a growing, technology-enabled organization approaches accounting while building consistent practices across markets and legal entities.
The Director will combine strong technical accounting expertise with practical business judgment, global leadership, and a passion for modernization. A key focus will be responsibly applying AI, automation, and analytics to improve accounting quality, accelerate the close, strengthen controls, and create capacity for more strategic work.
What You’ll Do- Lead global accounting operations and controllership activities across multiple legal entities and markets.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial results.
- Maintain consistent application of U.S. GAAP, Allstate accounting policies, and applicable local requirements.
- Provide accounting leadership for new products, commercial partnerships, service contracts, revenue arrangements, claims liabilities, and market expansion.
- Strengthen balance-sheet governance, reconciliations, financial controls, and issue-resolution processes.
- Partner with internal and external auditors to maintain audit readiness and address findings.
- Collaborate with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Technology, Operations, Product, and other business partners.
- Develop and lead a high-performing global accounting team, including talent development and succession planning.
- Establish meaningful performance measures for close timeliness, accounting quality, control effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
Lead Accounting Modernization- Develop a practical roadmap for using AI, automation, analytics, and process standardization across accounting.
- Identify opportunities to improve reconciliations, variance analysis, transaction classification, anomaly detection, accounting research, and close monitoring.
- Ensure AI-enabled accounting solutions include appropriate human judgment, documentation, data protection, and governance.
- Partner with Technology, Data, Risk, Internal Audit, and Information Security to implement responsible and sustainable solutions.
- Build AI fluency within the accounting team through education, experimentation, and adoption of approved tools.
- Measure transformation success through improvements in accuracy, close speed, controls, scalability, and employee capacity.
What You’ll Bring- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA, Chartered Accountant, or comparable professional qualification strongly preferred.
- Progressive leadership experience in accounting, controllership, financial reporting, or audit.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, balance-sheet governance, and close management.
- Experience supporting international operations, multiple legal entities, and global or regional accounting requirements.
- Experience leading accounting transformation, automation, ERP, or finance modernization initiatives.
- Practical understanding of AI, analytics, and emerging technology applications within accounting or finance.
- Experience in protection products, warranties, service contracts, insurance, consumer services, or another regulated industry is preferred.
- Public accounting experience with a major global accounting firm is preferred.
Leadership Capabilities- Strong technical accounting judgment and financial integrity.
- Ability to lead across countries, cultures, and matrixed teams.
- Clear and credible communication with senior leaders and business partners.
- A practical, hands-on approach to solving complex accounting challenges.
- A track record of developing talent and building accountable, high-performing teams.
- Curiosity about emerging technology and a disciplined approach to responsible innovation.
Skills
Accounting, Business Acumen, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Performance Management (PM)
Compensation
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 190,000.00 - 250,000.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
***Total compensation for this role is comprised of several factors, including the base compensation outlined above, plus incentive pay (i.e. equity, bonus, etc.) as applicable for the role. ***
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.
When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.
To help create a more personal and engaging experience, we ask that you join with your camera on if your interview is virtual. Please also have a Valid Photo Identification available at the start of your interview. If you require any accommodations or have questions ahead of your interview please reach out to your recruiter.
Note: Internal candidates are only asked to join on video; a Valid Photo Identification is not needed for the interview.
