Accenture
Investment Accounting Team Lead
Accenture, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
The Investment Accounting Team Lead is responsible for the accounting and reporting for a global insurance company's invested asset. These assets total over 330 billion and are comprised primarily of fixed maturity securities and includes private equity, hedge funds, commercial residential loans and equity securities. The Investment Accounting group specific responsibilities include reconciliation of transactional data from various sub ledgers Clearwater, Investran, and LMS to the general ledger and ultimately the company’s financial statements as well as all related external reporting for investments 10Q K, Financial Supplement, STAT Audited Financials and Investment NAIC reporting. The team is also responsible for the implementation of new accounting systems as it relates to invested assets, implementation of new GAAP and STAT accounting standards as it relates to invested assets, establishing the accounting for new transactions or new investment types and management of the risks, controls and audit as it relates to investments and supporting Investment FP&A.
Key Responsibilities:
Execute and support accounting processes related to the monthly and quarterly accounting close to ensure accuracy of client's invested assets data. Prepare the client's statement of cash flows for investments. Execute and support the preparation of certain Investment disclosures for client's 10QK and Financial Supplement. These include all Investment, Lending, Fair Value, VIE Footnotes and Investment MDA. Assist in new initiatives for process improvements and systems implementations, in coordination with other areas of the department organization. Prepare annual investment related NAIC STAT reporting exhibits, schedules, and disclosures. Point of contact and support for the various business unit and corporate controllers. Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years' experience in Investment Accounting or one of a combination of the following: Insurance, Financial Services, and/or Finance Accounting. Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with a major in a quantitative field e.g., Finance, Accounting, Math, Statistics; advanced degree or CPA a plus. Experience in accounting and reporting for investments. Experience in controllership or financial reporting role at a public company; insurance sector experience a plus. Strong knowledge of financial instruments, including fixed income and equity securities, loans, alternative investments, and more. Knowledge of GAAP accounting pronouncements, US GAAP and US insurance statutory disclosure and reporting requirements for invested assets. Professional Qualifications:
Comfort with uncertainty and fluidity and can work in an agile manner. Strong written and oral communication skills. Organizational skills and ability to multitask with a variety of systems and processes to meet competing deadlines. Highly motivated, attention to detail, strong analytical and critical problem-solving skills. Self-starter, and a team player with ability to communicate with teams with various backgrounds. Collaborate and interact effectively with all levels of staff and management. Maintain a positive attitude with the ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
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Execute and support accounting processes related to the monthly and quarterly accounting close to ensure accuracy of client's invested assets data. Prepare the client's statement of cash flows for investments. Execute and support the preparation of certain Investment disclosures for client's 10QK and Financial Supplement. These include all Investment, Lending, Fair Value, VIE Footnotes and Investment MDA. Assist in new initiatives for process improvements and systems implementations, in coordination with other areas of the department organization. Prepare annual investment related NAIC STAT reporting exhibits, schedules, and disclosures. Point of contact and support for the various business unit and corporate controllers. Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years' experience in Investment Accounting or one of a combination of the following: Insurance, Financial Services, and/or Finance Accounting. Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with a major in a quantitative field e.g., Finance, Accounting, Math, Statistics; advanced degree or CPA a plus. Experience in accounting and reporting for investments. Experience in controllership or financial reporting role at a public company; insurance sector experience a plus. Strong knowledge of financial instruments, including fixed income and equity securities, loans, alternative investments, and more. Knowledge of GAAP accounting pronouncements, US GAAP and US insurance statutory disclosure and reporting requirements for invested assets. Professional Qualifications:
Comfort with uncertainty and fluidity and can work in an agile manner. Strong written and oral communication skills. Organizational skills and ability to multitask with a variety of systems and processes to meet competing deadlines. Highly motivated, attention to detail, strong analytical and critical problem-solving skills. Self-starter, and a team player with ability to communicate with teams with various backgrounds. Collaborate and interact effectively with all levels of staff and management. Maintain a positive attitude with the ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
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