Investment Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Intermediate Financial Analyst – Investments | Aegon

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Aegon, located in the United States with a hybrid work arrangement. Aegon is a 41,953-person organization providing financial services related to investments and insurance products. This position in Investment Reporting is crucial for handling core accounting processes, ensuring accurate financial records, and maintaining data integrity within the core accounting system. The analyst will significantly contribute to supporting management and regulatory reporting requirements, resolving complex financial discrepancies, and driving continuous process improvements.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid, United States
• Pay: $64000–$80000 yearly
• Mission: Ensuring accurate financial records and data integrity within Investment Reporting to support crucial financial analysis and reporting.
• Tech Stack: Clearwater Analytics

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monthly Accounting & System Integrity: Manage monthly accounting processes for accurate financial records, including journal entry preparation, suspense monitoring, and reconciliation approvals, while maintaining core system data integrity through daily activity review.
• Complex Issue Resolution: Extract and analyze financial and attribute data from the core accounting system to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues or discrepancies.
• Reporting & Analysis: Support the preparation of regulatory financials on Statutory, IFRS, and/or US GAAP bases, and analyze financial data to interpret past performance and project future results for senior leadership.
• Process Improvement & Collaboration: Recommend process improvements to achieve greater efficiencies by documenting business requirements and participating in testing efforts, while collaborating with internal and external partners to identify and resolve stakeholders’ needs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent work experience, for an intermediate-level financial analyst role.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in a relevant financial capacity, coupled with advanced computer skills.
• Skills: Analytical ability to define and interpret financial information, effective oral and written communication, capability to manage multiple projects, and strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Bonus: Working knowledge of financial areas such as investments, insurance products, or premium; a customer service approach; and a willingness to take on new projects while working effectively both individually and within a team.