Investment Accounting Analyst
| Company | Allstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- University degree majoring in accounting/business.
- Knowledge of investment accounting.
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to focus on the details.
- Strong interpersonal and exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize projects.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
Responsibilities
- Support the accounting infrastructure, processes, and investment reporting.
- Synthesize, monitor, analyze and summarize investment reports.
- Maintain and monitor the investment portfolio and cash flows.
- Actively participate in projects, acting in an advisory role from an investment reporting and operations perspective.
- Continually investigate and recommend enhancements to support efficiencies in reporting processes.
- Run various reports and analyze investment statements to record journal entries.
- Perform detailed account reconciliations to ensure information is complete and all accounts balance.
- Prepare for monthly and quarterly investment reporting.
- Provide accurate and pertinent information needed for statutory financial statements and regulatory filings.
- Interact with external business partners to ensure all investment information is complete and accurate.
- Compile information requiring combinations of data from multiple sources.
- Perform ad hoc value-added analysis.
- Create new information templates, tracking tools, databases, and retrieval processes.
- Responsible for investment portfolio maintenance and uploading trades to Investment Systems.
- Daily cash flow management, including cash flow projections, cash transfers and wires.
- Implement, maintain, and monitor control mechanisms and processes.
- Support the coordination and implementation of new processes relating to investment systems/databases.
- Ensure meaningful controls are in operation, protecting the integrity of the investment information being reported.
- Resolve conflicting data between different sources to ensure accurate information is reported in the financial statements.
- Responsible for implementing, assessing, and adhering to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional accounting/finance designation such as CPA or CFA, or working towards it is preferred.
- SAP experience is an asset.