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Athene Investment Accountant II in West Des Moines, Iowa
We are Athene. At Athene, we are driven to do more. We are a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. We see every day as a new opportunity to measure ourselves against the best - and then we don't stop until we've set the bar even higher. We're ready to help you achieve more.
Purpose:
We are looking for an Investment Accountant II to join our team to help drive and deliver our investment accounting functions. This position will assist in the responsibilities of GAAP and Statutory general ledger reconciliations and the preparing of relevant GAAP financial footnotes, Statutory schedules, and related reporting. This is a great opportunity to take your accounting background, learn and understand a key perspective of our company's financial picture, and continue to develop and grow on a high performing team and within an exciting organizational environment here at Athene.
Accountabilities:
Work closely with leaders across Finance to ensure investment accounting activities necessary to close the company’s books are performed in a timely, efficient, and well controlled manner
Responsible for supporting the investment accounting and reporting on a US GAAP, US Statutory and Bermuda Statutory basis for Athene
Maintain US Statutory, GAAP, and Bermuda Statutory reconciliations across Pam for Investments, the investment datamart and general ledger
Preparations of quarterly and annual reporting for consolidated US GAAP (10Q & 10K) and for US Statutory (Investment Schedules)
Review of investment portfolio activity in the PAM for Investments (PFI) system, the investment datamart and utilization of DIGITS reporting tool
Prepare and post journal entries as needed within the close process and responsible for maintaining the financial results in an investments datamart
Contribute to automation and continuous improvement projects
Successfully manage the control environment related to Investment Accounting, maintaining process documentation and support internal and external audit requests
Support the financial analysis of operating results, balance sheets, and other key performance indicators related to annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and analysis against actual results
Provide regular updates to investment accounting management keeping them abreast of any issues, shortcomings, or accomplishments of the team
Stay abreast of market conditions, investment strategies, the changing accounting literature and regulatory guidance to ensure compliance in accounting and reporting
Maintain and enhance Investment Accounting process documentation
Other relevant projects and tasks as assigned
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3 plus years of accounting or analysis experience required
Advanced Microsoft Excel experience required
Knowledge of investment types and related reporting preferred
Experience preparing and presenting financial reports is highly desired
Knowledge of GAAP and Statutory financial accounting regulations a plus
PFI, Essbase, & BlackLine experience preferred
Demonstrated problem solving skills and process improvement experience
A strong detailed orientation while being able to see how the details impact the larger strategic objectives of the firm
Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment. Learn more about working at Athene (https://www.athene.com/about/usa-careers) .
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Athene celebrates diversity, is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.