Process Leader – Investment Accounting & Reporting

Job Title	Process Leader
Team / Domain	Investment Accounting & Reporting
Department	Ship IAR
Reporting To	Assistant Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Responsibilities

Train new team members on key process tasks
Identify process efficiencies and participate in process improvement initiative
Make updates and amendments to process documentation
Participate in training sessions
Perform transactional activities related to the function at the expected level of delivery in terms of turnaround time and quality while performing the following processes.
Investment Accounting: Asset designation, initial designation of interfaced trades, Initial designation of manual trades, change of designation, de-recognition.
Sub ledger preparation, Nautilus group consolidation, fund summary consolidation.
Valuation and pricing : Accrual/ deferral of interest, valuation pricing
Impairment processing and delivering data to general ledger
Hedge Accounting & designation: Post designations, generate the postings, Post hedge accounting items, post in F1, Generate the postings, post hedge accounting designation
Reporting: Maintain and communicate reporting policies, prepare and analyze reports, distribution of reports and acquiring sign offs & reports submission

Managerial Responsibilities

Service Level Management

Responsible for service delivery by team on agreed key performance metrics of turnaround time, quality, etc.

Education and Experience

§ CA Inter/ICWA inter /CFA level 2
3 years experience in investment accounting/reporting for insurance firm
Exposure to finalization of balance sheet, understanding accounting cycle or Experience in trade entry & Asset servicing/ corporate actions/ OTC transactions/ cash and custody position reconciliation mandatory

AND

Previous experience in an Insurance / Asset Management Shared Service environment
Good with management information systems
General understanding of Insurance Business with ability to articulate the different dimensions and indicators with reference to a reporting function would be an added advantage
Open to working in European shifts
Must possess valid passport

Key Skills and Competencies

Ability to support transfer of technical knowledge to team
Ability to identify and drive process improvements
Good documentation skills
Good logical, analytical and problem solving abilities
Ability to handle process escalations, identify issues and risks and propose resolution
Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
Ability to work harmoniously as part of a team
Ability to interact with internal(AXA) and external(custodians/bankers etc.) entities

Technical Competencies

Prior experience of working on SAP
Experience of working on tools such as Business Objects Web, SQL, Toad will be an added advantage
Ability to perform tasks on multiple computer applications

Language Skills