Product Manager - Investment Accounting Analytics

Bloomberg LP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is seeking an experienced Investment Accounting Analytics Product Manager to join their London team. This role involves leading product development and defining investment accounting strategies while ensuring compliance with accounting regulations. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in investment accounting analytics and a strong understanding of various accounting treatments across asset classes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in investment accounting analytics.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, CA preferred.
• Broad accounting expertise across North America, EMEA, and/or APAC.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary contact for a team of engineers.
• Define and drive consensus on investment accounting strategy.
• Gather, document, and prioritize requirements.

Skills

Investment accounting analytics

Client engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Overview

The Bloomberg Investment Accounting Analytics team develops advanced analytics that ensure compliance with global accounting regulations while supporting investment decision-making across the front and middle office. We are looking for an experienced Investment Accounting Analytics Product Manager to join our London team as an Individual Contributor. This role blends deep domain expertise with product ownership, giving you the opportunity to shape accounting capabilities that directly support our clients and align with our platform strategy.

Why this role

To strengthen the investment accounting capabilities supporting our Bank Treasury and Insurance product strategy.

To lead the platform-level investment accounting strategy, including support for IBOR initiatives in partnership with other departments.

To build in-house expertise that fosters strong client and stakeholder interactions.

To coordinate with upstream and downstream teams, meeting both business objectives and client SLAs.

To harness Bloomberg-wide and third-party technologies for more efficient workflows and better client service.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary point of contact for a team of engineers in London.
• Define and drive consensus on the foundational investment accounting strategy in collaboration with multiple business units.
• Gather, document, and prioritize requirements, then execute across the full product development lifecycle.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless interoperability across Bloomberg applications and the front office.
• Oversee validation and testing of analytics and workflow enhancements with engineering and QA teams before release.
• Lead technical discussions with clients and business teams, ensuring requirements are aligned with client expectations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building investment accounting analytics within a third-party system, bank, or insurance company.
• A degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Professional qualifications such as Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent are a plus.
• Broad accounting expertise across North America, EMEA, and/or APAC markets.
• Hands-on experience with US GAAP, IFRS, and/or Statutory accounting for investments, ideally across multiple asset classes (Securities, Alternatives, Mortgage Loans, Derivatives, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of accounting treatments for various asset classes and region-specific requirements.
• A solid understanding of how investment accounting informs front-office and middle-office decision-making.
• Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders and clients to define product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps; drive product development with engineering and cross-functional teams; ensure seamless user experiences and scalable workflows; participate in architecture discussions for back-end robustness and scalability.
• A forward-looking perspective, staying ahead of industry and market trends while leveraging Bloomberg technologies to deliver value to clients.
• Client engagement experience, with the ability to understand and anticipate product needs.