Investment Accountant

Job Description

Investment Accountant | Swiss Re

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Swiss Re, located in Kansas City, MO. Swiss Re is a global organization of more than 15,000 employees, and one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. This role is crucial for ensuring the accurate delivery of financial information across multiple legal entities and accounting valuations within investment accounting and reporting operations. You will play a pivotal part in shaping the financial story behind a leading reinsurance company, collaborating with a talented, international group of professionals.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid, Kansas City, MO
• Pay: $52000–$78000 yearly
• Team: Global Investment Reporting (GIR) is part of Group Finance, owning sub-ledger accounting for investments and related reporting deliverables.
• Mission: Ensure the accurate delivery of financial information across multiple legal entities and accounting valuations within investment accounting and reporting operations.
• Tech Stack: Power BI, Power Query, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Sub-ledger Accounting: Execute sub-ledger accounting tasks and comprehensive reporting deliverables for various accounting valuations and legal entities.
• Data System Expertise: Develop a thorough understanding of data flows, system architectures, and system interactions that impact accounting transactions, ensuring accurate processing throughout the accounting and reporting life cycle.
• Cross-border Resolution: Liaise with data providers and business analysts, both locally and internationally, to proactively communicate and resolve issues uncovered during the financial closing cycle.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate strong collaboration with Group Functions including Asset Management, Tax, Risk, Treasury, and Group Finance to ensure reporting meets the diverse needs of all stakeholders.
• Control Framework Adherence: Understand and apply the robust control framework to meet all internal and external audit requirements.
• Data Quality Assurance: Perform reconciliation, substantiation, and resolution of data quality errors across all investment products.

The Must-Haves
• Background: University degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 1–3 years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year in investment accounting, investment reporting, or investment operations.
• Skills: Firm understanding of multi-valuation accounting concepts including US GAAP, US Regulatory (Statutory), IFRS, and Tax Reporting.
• Bonus: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, Power Query, or similar data analytics platforms; strong verbal and written communication skills; a high level of interest in learning and adopting new technologies; exceptional attention to detail.