Analyst -Investment Accounting and Reporting

Job Description : Investment Reporting and Analysis Specialist

 

As a member of the Investment Accounting team, this position will lead projects aimed at automating manual processes and enhancing reporting and analysis capabilities. Develops and implements new initiatives and assists with process re-engineering projects. Meet with management to ascertain reporting needs/requirements, develop customized reporting using a variety of reporting tools. Will provide guidance and/or training related to new reporting and analysis tools. Provide end-user leadership to IT projects that could cross many organizational boundaries.

 

Responsibilities:

 

1. Performs a lead role in Investment Accounting projects and initiatives.

 

2. Develops reporting processes and tools to aid in the analysis of investment results.

 

3. Lead cross functional project teams that are working to automate manual work or enhance reporting/analytical capacity of the Investment Accounting Team.

 

4. Analyze business needs, complex regulatory or accounting guidance to ensure proper reporting of investment results.

 

5. Ensures the completeness and accuracy of all reports, forms and data provided to internal and external clients/customers.

 

6. Highlight investment activity that varies from expected results.

 

7. Keeps informed of changes in regulatory requirements, investment strategies and maintain a comprehensive understanding of complex investment vehicles.

 

8. Acts as a "technical" expert in the development and design of new/enhanced systems and processes.

 

9. Under general direction, recommends changes to area(s) of responsibility that would enhance, improve or facilitate job performance, processing or workflow.

 

10. Resolves complex problems and executes complex transactions.

 

11. Develops and implements new initiatives and assists with process re-engineering projects.

 

12. Assists management in applying financial data and analysis to the solution of administrative and operating issues.

 

13. Prepares management reporting on a variety of organizational levels.

 

14. Prepares complex financial information to provide to internal and external auditors, IRS, state examiners and other regulatory agencies, as assigned.

 

15. Prepare special reports and presentations as directed.

 

16. Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

Requirements:

  Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. Minimum 5 years combined experience in investments, investment operations and/or accounting, or financial service industries and within a specific product/business area. Experience leading systems/process improvement projects. Comfortable using various report writers. Acumen for industry practices, procedures and regulatory requirements desirable. GAAP knowledge, practices and procedures, desirable. Insurance and/or business area regulatory requirements also desirable. Familiarity with financial statement preparation. Verbal and written communication skills for internal/external contacts. Ability to analyze, discover and resolve discrepancies in investment data, to interpret financial statements and data and to analyze and interpret legal requirements. Project management skills. Ability to interpret changes in financial reporting and legal requirements relative to the impact on financial statement preparation and to the formulation of company or business area policies and procedures. Candidate Must Have: Preferred reporting exp with Access, Bus. Objects, Crystal reports.