Investment Accounting Analyst recruitment

As an Investment Accounting Analyst your major accountabilities will include:

• Execute the outsourced providers’ monitoring programme to ensure that the service provided meets agreed standards of delivery. For example:

odevelop a good understanding of the process and controls in place at the provider in order to produce portfolio valuations to the agreed level of accuracy

oreview Investment Accounting KPI and MI information from the provider in order to manage and monitor their performance

omonitor the receipt of reports and other key deliverables from the provider to AI and directly to Group Clients 

omanage and monitor the delivery of reports and data from AI to the provider and/or Group Clients

oreview quality of providers procedures and controls by review of outputs and walk through tests during visits

• Act as day to day contact point with provider’s accounting teams

• Maintain day to day relationship with provider, interface with them regarding queries, escalation points and required deliveries, escalating complex issues to line manager as required

• Act as a day to day contact point for assigned client group and or Client Relationship Managers

• Ensure that queries from the provider and clients are dealt with in accordance with agreed standards and in a timely, accurate and complete manner

• Take responsibility for ensuring that all tasks and activities undertaken meet the requirements of the regulatory regime and/or AI’s policies and that any exceptions/breaches are reported to line management immediately

• Develop an understanding of the regulatory and statutory requirements for the portfolios/funds and work with the team to ensure that they are met to the standard required

• Prepare key performance indicator data and management information for regular reports to management

• Keep line manager and other senior members of the team appraised of all matters of risk to AI

• Within scope of own responsibilities, identify process improvements and enhancements to optimise efficiency, mitigate risk and incorporate business and product changes. Make recommendations for change to line management and take part in implementing agreed changes

• Assist senior members of the team to maintain department operating policies and procedures relating to monitoring activities

• Be aware of product, business and regulatory changes and proactively seek involvement in the resultant initiatives and projects

• Play an active part in working groups/project teams

As an Investment Accounting Analyst your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• Graduate calibre role

• IAQ and/or IMC ideal, however not required

• Experience within an Investment or Fund Accounting team ideal

• Experience in an operational/accounting role, ideally in a fund management environment

• Able to demonstrate a level of technical understanding of a range of investment instruments, fund types and products, together with a familiarity around their valuation processes

• Have an understanding of the relevant regulatory environment

• Demonstrates a risk focus and an understanding of the importance of identifying potential risks and of reporting risks to line management and other relevant parties

• Numerate and able to demonstrate a high level of attention to detail

• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of customers /providers to Aviva investors and ability to work closely with others to meet objectives

• Prepared to take initiative, work flexibly to help the team achieve its goals, and respond positively to change

• Ability to identify problems and issues, work proactively with others to resolve them and escalate issues appropriately

• Takes responsibility for the completion of own work in accordance with agreed procedures and to the highest standards of quality and timeliness

• A team player with good interpersonal skills