Financial Accounting Manager

Job Title: Financial Accounting Manager

Location: New York, NY 10022 (Hybrid, 3 days a week in office)

Industry/Company Size: Global, insurance/financial service company.

Why Open: Newly Created Role

Reporting to a VP of Finance, this role would own all investment accounting, reporting, technical and operational for a large, global company.

Qualified applicants must possess the following:

• US Citizen or Green Card
• 4 years of accounting / audit experience
• Bachelor's degree (CPA or MBA preferred)

Job Description:

• Manage and oversee accounting and reporting (IFRS and STAT) and plan/forecast of the entire investment portfolio (fixed income and equities)
• Serve as a primary liaison with MRAS Investment Accounting (internal Investments Shared Service Center) and BlackRock (external investment accounting service provider)
• Own the management oversight function of the Investments Shared Service Center
• Review and approve reconciliations, impairment analysis, fluctuation analyses, investment schedules, footnote disclosures and other key analyses/documents prepared by the Investments Shared Service Center
• Liaise with the Investment Officer on executive reporting matters including the quarterly dashboard reporting and other relevant Investment Committee deliverables
• Oversee all aspects of cash accounting, including processing and reconciliations of all insurance (technical) and non-insurance (non-technical) cash and suspense accounts
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations and disclosures for other non-insurance areas, such as pension, lease and intercompany
• Assist with accounting research and resolution on complex and new investment structures as required
• Support function on all Investment Officer strategic projects, including restructuring of portfolios and alternative investment strategies
• Oversee the calculation and bookings of AVR and IMR