Senior Manager, Investment Accounting

At American Equity we offer leading annuity products that help empower our clients to fulfill their needs and wants in retirement. Our success comes from hiring high-energy individuals who embody the beliefs that drive our unique culture. We currently fund over half a million retirements nationwide, and have been headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, for over twenty-five years with satellite offices in Charlotte, NC and New York, NY.

General Purpose Of The Job

The Senior Manager, Investment Accounting leads key initiatives and special projects and accounts for new business and transactions for the Company’s investments. The incumbent manages relationships across departments and operating companies and provides broad technical oversight.

This role will be hybrid out of our West Des Moines, IA location.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides technical subject matter expertise broadly across departments and operating companies on a variety of topics and projects.
• Provides accurate accounting and reporting of investment data to other departments and stakeholders.
• Supports the monthly financial statement close process and corresponding reporting of investment results and analysis to management.
• Reviews investment disclosures and schedules included in U.S. GAAP- and statutory-basis quarterly and annual statements.
• Reviews and approves monthly and quarterly investment reconciliations and work papers.
• Helps the department maintain an effective control environment for SOX and other management controls.
• Contributes to the development and execution of investment accounting strategy, OKRs and related business initiatives; effectively drives performance against departmental OKRs.
• Identifies and implements process improvements related to the accounting and reporting of the Company’s investments.
• Performs other related work as required.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports:

None immediately.

General Description Of Indirect Reports (2 And 3-downs)

None immediately.

Education And/Or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year accredited college or university in finance, business or related field of study; plus ten years of progressively responsible related investment accounting experience.
• CPA or MBA preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel and experience with WINGS, Workiva, SAP, Blackrock Aladdin, eFront, and PLM.
• Clearwater valuable but not required.
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Professional Designations

CPA or MBA preferred.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Broad knowledge of the investment industry, financial data management and reporting.
• Strong people leadership skills and ability to effectively manage.
• Knowledge of investment accounting best practices and procedures, including but not limited to, STAT and GAAP reporting standards, and investment disclosures.
• Strong knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Strong attention to numeric and other detail; ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply to practical situations.
• Deep knowledge of financial statements, reports and reconciliations.
• Strong systems aptitude.
• Ability to format detailed numeric and other information in reports, dashboards and other mediums and effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with internal and external parties at all levels.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents from regulatory agencies, and other members of the business community.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to successfully handle pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to multi-task in meeting tight quarter-end deadlines, ensuring all tasks are completed on time.
  
  

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