Assistant Manager – Investment Accounting

Assistant Manager – Investment Accounting

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 3+ years’ experience in accounting and reporting for investment products
• Solid understanding of investment products and accounting treatment for fixed maturity, equity, cash equivalent and alternative investments
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) and the recording of investments-related journal entries
• Experience with foreign currency remeasurement and translation
• Strong analytical skills, including experience performing investment data analysis including commentary
• High level of competency using Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and formulas to create/manage investment data and perform analysis
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams in multiple locations
• Ability to balance multiple projects at once, to prioritize appropriately, and to approach the work with a sense of urgency and strong attention to detail to produce high quality results in a time sensitive environment
• Team-player mindset geared towards process improvements and the implementation of accounting controls to ensure consistency and data quality of the team’s financial output
• High level of motivation and initiative, ability to work independently, including strong organizational skills
• Comfort level working within a dynamic and complex organizational structure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to maintain relationships at all levels within the organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with staff, peers, and other external and internal audiences
• Computer proficiency with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, database experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage accounting processes related to the monthly and quarterly accounting close to ensure accuracy of AIG’s invested assets data of certain international entities
• Support the preparation of certain Investment disclosures for AIG 10Q/K and Financial Supplement, including as appropriate the Investment, Lending, Fair Value, VIE Footnotes and Investment MD&A
• Assist with the implementation of process improvements and new systems, in coordination with other areas of the department/organization
• Point of contact and support for the various business unit and corporate controllers
• Coordinate with various areas in the organization to develop an understanding of new investment transactions and to provide guidance/support that ensures the accounting results from these investments are accurately recorded in the AIG ledgers
• Perform ad-hoc analytical requests

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.