Investment Accounting Manager

Farm Bureau Financial Services; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Onsite wellness facilities

Job summary

Farm Bureau Financial Services seeks an Investment Accounting Manager to lead a skilled team responsible for accounting and reporting for its diverse investment portfolio. You will partner with Finance, Treasury, and external auditors to ensure SAP and GAAP compliance while driving continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes people development, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic financial insights to support decision-making. A CPA and 8+ years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• CPA designation preferred.
• 8+ years’ relevant experience.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of insurance statutory accounting (SAP) and GAAP.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for accounting and reporting for the investment portfolio.
• Oversee financial reporting, analysis, and governance of investments.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Investment Management, Actuarial, and external auditors.
• Drive process improvements and automation to increase efficiency and controls.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Excel

Communications

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Investment accounting

GAAP knowledge

SAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Accounting or Finance preferred)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Investment Accounting Manager

Lead a Talented Team. Collaborate on Key Business Decisions. Drive Continuous Improvement.

Are you an experienced accounting leader who enjoys developing people, solving complex financial challenges, and partnering across the business to drive meaningful results? Farm Bureau Financial Services is seeking an Investment Accounting Manager to lead a highly skilled team responsible for accounting and reporting for our diverse investment portfolio. In this role, you'll work closely with leaders across our companies while helping shape the financial insights that support strategic decision-making. If you're looking for a role that combines technical expertise, leadership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Who We Are:

At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we're committed to helping our client/members protect what matters most. For more than 80 years, we've provided trusted insurance and financial solutions while fostering a culture built on integrity, teamwork, service, leadership, accountability, and respect. We believe our people are our greatest asset. That's why we invest in employee growth, encourage innovation, and create opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful impact on our organization and the people we serve.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a talented team and play a key role in the financial reporting, analysis, and governance of the company's investment portfolio.

• Lead and develop a team of investment accounting professionals, fostering an environment of collaboration, engagement, continuous learning, and high performance.


• Oversee the accurate and timely accounting and reporting of a diverse investment portfolio.


• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Investment Management, Actuarial, Operations, and external auditors to ensure investment activity is accurately recorded and reported in compliance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP), U.S. GAAP, other regulatory requirements, and company policies.


• Provide meaningful analysis and insights that support financial reporting, capital planning, and strategic business decisions.


• Identify emerging accounting, reporting, and industry developments and communicate potential impacts and recommendations to leadership.


• Lead process improvement and automation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, and create capacity for higher-value analytical work.


• Ensure a strong internal control environment and facilitate efficient completion of internal and external audits, examinations, and regulatory inquiries.


• Manage department priorities, resource planning, and workload balancing to support organizational objectives and team success.


• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on investment accounting matters throughout the organization.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting or Finance preferred) with 8+ years’ relevant experience.


• Supervisory experience.


• Certified Public Accountant designation.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and capable of dealing with all levels of employees as well as outside professionals.


• Advanced specialized knowledge of insurance statutory accounting related to investments with additional experience with GAAP.


• Results-oriented with strong analytical and decision-making skills.


• Ability to work independently and manage a team of professionals.


• Proficiency with Excel and ability to learn other software applications specific to the job.


• Ability to read, write and speak the English language.


• Travel is minimal.

What We Offer You:

When you’re on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You’ll hear about career development and educational opportunities. We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not able to sponsor OPT status.