Director - HR Accounting

AXA EquitableAXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable), located in New York, N.Y., is a leading provider of financial protection and wealth management services in the U.S. and a member of AXA Group, a French holding company for an international group of insurance and related financial services companies. AXA Equitable offers life and annuity products in all 50 states through:AXA Advisors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer that offers mutual funds and other brokerage products and services through a nationwide network of retail financial professionals. AXA Advisors is the broker-dealer and AXA Network, LLC, is the licensed insurance agency through which AXA Equitable and MONY Life distribute life and annuity products on a retail basis. AXA Distributors, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and licensed insurance agency that distributes AXA Equitable and MONY Life products through wholesale distribution channels, including annuities for major national securities firms, banks and similar institutions, broker-dealers and financial planners. AXA Partners, a division of AXA Distributors, distributes life insurance products to brokerage firms and brokerage general agencies.AXA Equitable has a rich history distinguished by leadership and innovation, including pioneering work in variable life insurance and variable annuities. The company was founded in 1859 as The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Today, the company ranks among the top industry leaders in life insurance sales and variable annuity sales in the U.S. AXA Equitable continues to innovate in new areas, including retirement products. AXA Equitable had approximately 2.3 million insurance policies and contracts in force as of December 31, 2006. AXA Financial, Inc (AXA Financial), AXA Equitable’s parent company, had approximately $795 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2006.The MONY family of companies – including MONY Life Insurance Company, MONY Life Insurance Company of America and U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company (collectively, MONY Life) – are affiliated with AXA Equitable under the AXA Financial umbrella. AllianceBernstein L.P. is a majority owned subsidiary of AXA Financial that provides investment management and related services globally. Visit AXA Equitable at:www.axaonline.com or www.axa-equitable.com

Job Description:The Director is responsible for ensuring the payroll & benefits accounting administrative environment operates in accordance with generally accepted levels of financial control. The position plays a key role in enforcing establishment of accounting procedures and internal controls (including functions segregated to ensure proper control) around environmental changes resulting from corporate and HR business initiatives. The area performs critical managerial accounting functions required to ensure that asset, liability, and expense transactions generated from the payroll & benefits environment are properly recorded in the company's general ledger. Specifically, the Director will lead the efforts of the accounting team responsible for the following key financial controls: Prepare and review monthly journal entries to ensure that the company's general ledger properly reflects activity related to payroll, commissions, benefits, and tax activities. Reconcile monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for over 450 payroll, commissions, benefits, and tax related accounts. Complete the formal quarterly BSA process where the status of all balance sheet accounts is reviewed with senior management as a basis for their formal sign-off to the Company Controller. This effort includes an evaluation of open balances, roll-up of that evaluation into management reports for distribution, and a facilitating a review session with senior management. This effort requires highly refined analytical skills and business judgment as well as the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing while meeting tight deadlines. Monitor systematic activity posted by the various human resources systems to ensure all activity is posted accurately, completely, and timely.

Job Requirements: BS degree in Accounting or Finance and 7 - 10 years of public accounting and/or internal audit experience; CPA is a plus;Experience with payroll/commissions/benefits accounting in the insurance industry is a plus;Exceptional communicator with a strong professional presence and interpersonal skills;Ability to quickly and clearly consolidate detailed information into executive management reports.

In addition to competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package including 401 (k), pension and medical programs, we offer the opportunity for continued professional development in a congenial corporate environment. EOE M/F/D/VWe are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.C.P.A.,College Degree,Good communication skills