Investment Accounting Manager

Company Details

"Our Company provides a state of predictability which allows brokers and agents to act with confidence."

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation has grown from a small investment management firm into one of the largest commercial lines property and casualty insurers in the United States.

Along the way, we’ve been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, become a Fortune 500 Company, joined the S&P 500, and seen our gross written premiums exceed $10 billion.

Today the Berkley brand comprises more than 60+ businesses worldwide and is divided into two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance and Monoline Excess. Led by our Executive Chairman, founder and largest shareholder, William. R. Berkley and our President and Chief Executive Officer, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., W.R. Berkley Corporation is well-positioned to respond to opportunities for future growth.

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Record and reconcile investment transactions and positions from PAM to the general ledger• Provide analysis of investment activity and provide commentary and variance analysis for balance sheet and income statement movements• Investigate and propose corrective actions for investments where accounting results are not in alignment with expected economics• Effectively communicate with members of the trade settlement team to correct trade or interest settlement discrepancies which may arise• Prepare/review statutory investment schedules (including A, B, BA, D, DA, DB and E) • Prepare/review Supplemental Investment Risk Interrogatory • Prepare/review Summary Investment Schedule• Prepare/review investment-related GAAP and Statutory footnotes and management reports• Monitor and research aged open receivable/payable items• Review bank reconciliations• Lead and/or participate in process improvement projects as assigned• Ensure ongoing compliance with internal controls as well as the development and implementation of new controls as needed• Prepare and provide investment related support to external auditors as required• Other assignments as necessary

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of back-office investment accounting experience• Experience interpreting and applying U.S. GAAP and Statutory accounting rules related to Fixed Income, Equity and Partnership investments• Strong Excel skills working with data (Pivot Tables, Power Query, filters, sorts, lookups, modeling)• Experience with PeopleSoft general ledger a plus• Experience with PAM for Securities a plus• Bachelor’s degree in accounting