Investment Accounting Analyst
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Job summary
Northwestern Mutual is seeking an Investment Accounting Analyst to support accounting and reporting for fixed income and equity portfolios. You will help ensure accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of investment assets, income, gains, and losses, while supporting monthly close, regulatory filings, and audit readiness.
Ideal candidates bring strong accounting and financial analysis skills with experience in investment operations, reconciliations, and data integrity, and a meticulous
Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of professional accounting experience.
- Experience supporting financial reporting activities.
- Experience performing reconciliations and financial analysis.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and support accounting activities related to fixed income and equity securities.
- Ensure accurate reporting of Investment Assets and Investment Income.
- Assist in monthly close activities and regulatory filings.
- Support audit-ready financial statements and investment data integrity.
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Job description
Are you an accounting professional with strong analytical skills and an interest in investment accounting, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance?
The Investment Accounting Analyst is responsible for supporting the accounting and reporting of fixed income and equity investment portfolios for Northwestern Mutual and affiliated entities. This role ensures the accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting of investment assets, income, gains, and losses while supporting monthly close activities, regulatory filings, audited financial statements, and investment data integrity initiatives.
The ideal candidate combines expertise in accounting, financial reporting, investment operations, reconciliations, and financial analysis with strong attention to detail and a commitment to reporting accuracy.
- Prepare and support accounting activities related to fixed income and equity securities.
- Ensure accurate reporting of:
- Investment Assets
- Investment Income
- Realized Gains and Losses
- Unrealized Gains and Losses
- Support compliance with regulatory and accounting requirements.
- Maintain accuracy and consistency across financial reporting processes.
- Assist in preparing investment-related sections of quarterly and annual statutory filings.
- Support reporting requirements for state insurance regulators.
- Assist with audited financial statement preparation.
- Ensure reporting complies with Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) and U.S. GAAP requirements.
- Annual Statements
- Quarterly Filings
- Regulatory Reporting
- Investment Disclosures
- Participate in monthly close processes for investment accounting operations.
- Complete monthly closing activities within the Portfolio Asset Management (PAM) system.
- Validate investment transaction processing and balances.
- Ensure accurate recording of assets and investment activity.
- Month-End Close
- Account Reconciliations
- Investment Processing Validation
- Close Support
- Support operation and maintenance of the PAM securities system.
- Validate financial processing routines within the investment platform.
- Monitor system outputs for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure appropriate application of accounting principles throughout processing cycles.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of investment accounting systems.
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Support investment data integrity reviews.
- Ensure investment transactions are accurately reflected in financial records.
- Identify and elevate data quality concerns.
- Data Validation
- Transaction Accuracy
- Data Integrity
- Work collaboratively across departments to ensure investment transactions are accurately recorded.
- Review investment deals and transaction activity for completeness and accuracy.
- Help resolve transaction-related accounting issues.
- Support accurate financial treatment of investment activities.
- Perform analysis of investment-related financial information.
- Support management reporting requests.
- Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports.
- Provide insight into investment accounting trends and results.
- Variance Investigation
- Reporting Support
- Data Review
- Trend Analysis
- Collaborate with external business partners and service providers.
- Verify reporting accuracy across multiple stakeholders.
- Support audit requests and information gathering.
- Maintain strong working relationships with external and internal partners.
- Investment Operations
- Controllers Organization
- Finance Teams
- External Auditors
- Regulatory Reporting Teams
- Investment Management Teams
- Resolve reporting issues
- Support compliance objectives
- Enhance reporting processes
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Administration
- Related Field
Equivalent education and professional experience may be considered.
- Minimum 1 year of professional accounting experience.
- Experience supporting financial reporting activities.
- Experience performing reconciliations and financial analysis.
- Investment Accounting Experience
- Financial Services Industry Experience
- Insurance Industry Experience
- Account Reconciliations
- Investment Accounting
- Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP)
- U.S. GAAP
- Securities Accounting
- Investment Accounting Systems
- Reporting Applications
- Data Validation Tools
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