Lead Accountant – Investment Reporting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the preparation and review of investment-related elements for monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated GAAP and statutory financial statements, regulatory filings, and disclosures.

• Prepare and review supporting schedules for investments, financial disclosures, security pricing and valuation data, reconciliations, analyses, and documentation.

• Coordinate the workstreams and reporting deadlines associated with investment accounting and reporting.

• Supervise the accounting processes for investment purchases, sales, income, amortization, realized and unrealized gains and losses, impairments, and other related activities.

• Review security pricing and valuation data, addressing any discrepancies that arise.

• Analyze investment balances, income, performance-related accounting outcomes, valuations, and financial trends.

• Review journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and data sourced from investment systems and external providers.

• Collaborate with teams in Finance, Investments, Tax, Actuarial, FP&A, Technology, Legal, and external service providers.

• Assist in implementing accounting standards, policies, and investment reporting requirements.

• Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to team members.

• Prepare documentation compliant with SOX and execute and review financial reporting controls.

• Support both internal and external audits.

• Lead initiatives focused on process improvement, automation, integrations, migrations, and enhancements to financial reporting systems.

• Develop procedures, reporting instructions, and best practices.

• Offer functional direction, training, coaching, feedback, and mentoring to accounting professionals.

• Proactively identify and resolve reporting issues while escalating significant concerns.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) designation is preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive accounting experience, specifically in investment accounting and reporting.

• Experience in preparing or reviewing investment accounting entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, security pricing or valuation data, financial statement disclosures, and related reporting documentation.

• Background in working with investment accounting systems, custodians, investment managers, pricing sources, or other investment-related service providers.

• Proven experience in leading projects, reporting workstreams, or the efforts of other accounting professionals.

• Experience in supervising, coaching, reviewing work, or providing performance feedback to other accounting professionals.

• Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and statutory accounting principles relevant to investment accounting and reporting.

• Advanced knowledge of investment accounting, financial statement presentation, disclosure requirements, security pricing, valuation, and investment-related reporting processes.

• Familiarity with common investment types and the corresponding accounting for purchases, sales, income, amortization, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and impairments.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and complex formulas.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to supervise and develop team members, lead projects and reporting workstreams, coordinate tasks, manage priorities, and meet deadlines.

• A mindset focused on process improvement with capabilities to identify and implement efficiency enhancements.

• Critical thinking skills and sound professional judgment.

• Ability to work independently, identify concerns, and escalate significant matters as necessary.

• General office environment; occasional travel as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual incentive compensation.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Accident, critical illness, and short-term disability insurance.

• Retirement plans with employer contributions.

• Generous time-off program.

• Programs aimed at supporting employee well-being and financial security.

• Remote work arrangement.