Manager

Job Summary:

This position requires in depth knowledge of accounting cycle, general ledger reconciliation, journal entry preparation, daily balancing & reporting. The role requires good knowledge of MS excel & analytical skills.

Key Accountabilities:

• Understanding of ERP based accounting & able to process journal entries
• The job includes reconciling of accounts. Follow-up with account owners for determining action plan & closure of open items
• Maintain data and records (backups) in accordance with accounting standards & principles
• Month-end checks and reconciliations, including pricing and price source reconciliations, payables and receivables reconciliations, par reconciliations, fair value classifications and overdrawn balance checks
• Reconciliation of ad-hoc investment activities such as asset and cash transfers.
• Input of asset and cash transfers in custody portal.
• Able to work with & interpret large volumes of data
• Able to interpret reconciliation balances & flex field combination for the balances
• Liaising with client relationship managers for the investment accounting system regarding new account setup, data and pricing issues, reconciliation issues and other operational matters
• Building SOP & Process map preparation skills within team to have strong documentation
• Ensure the quality of the transactions is following predefined parameters
• Focus on Customer Satisfaction, rapport building, effective communication, and timely resolution of Customer concerns
• To create an internal environment where client is the focus of the business through appropriate communication, recognition and rewards
• Encourages & demonstrates respect for others in a team and inculcate the same culture across the team members
• To keep oneself abreast of all the updates applicable to policies/regulations/compliances applicable to the function/organizational and client
• To create systems and checks for internal compliance policies and guidelines and ensures maintenance of clear and precise records per the requirements.
• Review compliance adherence on a regular basis.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or MBA Finance or CA
• Preferred qualified accountant with 8-10 years of experience
• Preferred Insurance accounting experience
• Good analytical skills
• Profound knowledge of complete Financial reporting process
• Good accounting skills
• Excellent problem solving & analytical skills
• Act as liaison between team members and management & bring issues/concerns to management
• Any certification in insurance/LOMA, etc. preferred
• Senior level leadership with broad program expertise
• Implementation of complex service or technology environments, or deep process expertise in a complex process area.
• Strong experience in people management

Technical Skills -

• Good computer navigation & keyboard skills
• Good hands-on knowledge of MS Excel and MS applications
• Experience in ERP

Soft Skills -

• Client Relationship Management - Handling client issues/queries
• Result oriented
• Adaptability to change
• Ability to work on routine/standardized processes
• Problem solving skills

Desirable skills -

• Knowledge about UK insurance industry
• UK culture awareness
• Advance MS Excel skills