Investment Accountant
Swiss Re · United States · 23d ago
Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for investments and a knack for turning complex data into meaningful insights? Join Swiss Re's Global Investment Reporting team and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial story behind one of the world's leading reinsurance companies!
About the Role
As an Investment Accountant within the Global Investment Reporting (GIR) team, you will be at the heart of our investment accounting and reporting operations. You'll work alongside a talented, international group of professionals to ensure the accurate delivery of financial information across multiple legal entities and accounting valuations. This is a role that rewards curiosity, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence — with plenty of opportunity to grow, take on new challenges, and make a real impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive sub-ledger accuracy: Execute sub-ledger accounting tasks and reporting deliverables for various accounting valuations and legal entities
- Master the data landscape: Develop a thorough understanding of data flows, system architectures, and system interactions that impact accounting transactions, ensuring accurate processing throughout the accounting and reporting life cycle
- Collaborate across borders: Liaise with data providers and business analysts — both locally and internationally — to proactively communicate and resolve issues uncovered during the closing cycle
- Partner with key stakeholders: Facilitate strong collaboration with Group Functions including Asset Management, Tax, Risk, Treasury, and Group Finance to ensure reporting meets the needs of all stakeholders
- Uphold control standards: Understand and apply the control framework to meet all internal and external audit requirements
- Ensure data integrity: Perform reconciliation, substantiation and resolution of data quality errors across all investment products
- Contribute to team growth: Actively participate in team initiatives and projects, bringing energy and efficiency to every task
About the Team
Global Investment Reporting (GIR) is part of Group Finance and has ownership of sub-ledger accounting for investments, including all valuations and related reporting deliverables. We are a highly skilled, energetic, and engaged team, fostering a collaborative environment where every team member learns and grows — both individually and collectively!
As part of the GIR Team in the Americas region, you will bring a solid understanding of investment products and play a meaningful role in delivering accounting, reporting, and analyses across all relevant valuations within Swiss Re. We celebrate diverse perspectives and believe that great ideas can come from anywhere.
About You
You are proactive, forward-thinking, and committed to delivering high-quality results. A true team player with a strong sense of personal accountability, you bring a global, project-oriented mindset and the ability to work productively in ambiguous situations — always focused on driving positive outcomes. You thrive in a dynamic, international environment and are eager to embrace new technologies and evolving challenges.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
- University Degree: University degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline
- Relevant work experience: Minimum 1–3 years of relevant experience, including at least 1 year in the area of investment accounting, investment reporting or investment operations
- Accounting or Reporting knowledge: firm understanding of multi-valuation accounting concepts including US GAAP, US Regulatory (Statutory), IFRS, and Tax Reporting
These are additional nice to haves:
- Advanced Excel skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to manage and analyze large data sets efficiently
- Data analytics tools: Experience with Power BI, Power Query, or similar data analytics platforms is a strong plus
- Communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Tech curiosity: A high level of interest in learning and adopting innovative technologies and tools to enhance analytical capabilities
- Detail orientation: Exceptional attention to detail with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving discrepancies
This role will be located in our Kansas City, MO office. Our company uses a hybrid work model requiring at least three days in the office each week, with the option to work onsite full-time if preferred. This position is not eligible for full-time telework, relocation assistance or visa sponsorship.
The estimated base salary range for this position is $52,000 to $78,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
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