Job Description

Salary Range: $130,000 - $200,000

Job Posting End Date: October 31, 2025

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way .

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac? 

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Solid knowledge of Treasury and Tax preferred
• Self-motivated and able to work in a fluid environment
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and U.S. statutory reporting for insurance companies
• Strong knowledge of investment products (equity/debt securities, loans, derivatives) and understanding of capital dynamics
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong drive to learn, achieve and improve
• Detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to work on multiple projects with different deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• Eight years of experience in Accounting Policy or Advisory
• Strong experience with capital markets-related US GAAP accounting and Statutory accounting rules (including, but not limited to, recognition & measurement of financial instruments, impairment, income recognition, consolidation, accounting for derivatives/hedging transactions, foreign currency transactions/translations, transfers of financial instruments)

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Preferred

• Insurance industry experience
• Experience with or exposure to Japan and JGAAP

Travel

• Less than or equal to 10%

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Aflac Global Investments’ business partners and others across Financial Services and other business units, as required, to interpret new, existing, proposed, and finalized accounting standards to determine the potential impact to the organization; provides summary of accounting impact to management and business partners
• Tracks and summarizes new regulations and new pronouncements so that business partners with different levels of expertise can understand relevant implications
• Assists in formulating new accounting policies relevant to the Company’s investment and capital markets activities; works with global Accounting Policy Team to assist with drafting policies; reviews policies with relevant business partners and finalizes accounting policies in accordance with Company’s operational policies and procedures
• Directs and performs technical accounting research and provides interpretation of ambiguous and complex accounting literature to address technical accounting questions
• Continuously collaborates with Finance and Global Investments teams in Japan, as applicable, on issue resolution and to ensure appropriate information sharing. Works closely with the Japan team to analyze, identify, offer and implement solutions that meet Global Investments’ needs
• Monitors accounting standard and regulatory developments and anticipates impact on accounting related to the Company’s investment and capital market activities; assists with drafting formal comment letters to various standard-setting groups
• Collaborates and works closely with Financial Services personnel in the review and analysis of significant, and complex business transactions
• As needed, supports monitoring of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Japan related to the Company’s investment and capital markets activities
• Communicates accounting policies and positions both verbally and in writing to business partners as well as external and internal auditors
• Assists in creation and maintenance of investment and capital markets-related accounting policies and accounting checklists; continually evaluates relevant processes and recommends process improvements
• Partners with GI on new investment strategies and develops new investment strategy/product requests via New Investment Approval Process
• Identifies relevant accounting considerations and provides interpretation pursuant to US GAAP, Japanese GAAP (JGAAP), US Statutory Accounting, as well as collaborates with Tax Department to understand and document US Tax and Japan Tax consequences
• Provides key advice on significant business/product decisions, providing technical expertise as needed; anticipates and provides solutions to complex finance and accounting problems for Aflac Global Investments
• Develops and disseminates accounting documentation on new and complex investment products and transactions, as well as new accounting standards, including details on accounting and tax implications, pricing and valuation, and policy interpretations for Aflac Global Investments
• Performs other related duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $130,000 to $200,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

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