Lead Accountant – Investment Accounting and Reporting

GE Aerospace•Overland Park, KS

6d•$101,000 - $169,000•Remote

About The Position

This role is with Employers Reassurance Corporation (ERAC), a reinsurance company and corporate holding of GE Aerospace. ERAC supports long-duration insurance products, including long-term care insurance, structured settlement annuities, life insurance, and other insurance solutions. Primarily responsible for finance and controllership activities involved with investment accounting and reporting, including tri-party reconciliation of investments, monitoring of open payables, receivables, and suspense, and execution of internal controls. Collaborate with internal investments and treasury teams and third-party custodians and asset managers. Additional responsibilities include supporting other controllership activities inclusive of GAAP and statutory financial reporting. This is a remote US role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in accounting
Financial services industry and investments experience
Experience working with custodian banks and/or treasury functions
Proficient use of financial systems and MS Office
Strong problem identification and resolution skills

Nice To Haves

Insurance industry experience
Public accounting experience
Certified Public Accountant

Responsibilities

Serve as subject matter expert for investment accounting and reporting
Ensure proper controls are in place and operating effectively, and execute internal controls
Maintain tri-party reconciliations of investment positions to custodians and asset managers
Review and ensure timely clearing of open investment payables, receivables, and suspense transactions
Collaborate with internal investments and treasury teams
Communicate with third party asset managers, custodians, and accounting providers
Prepare account reconciliations
Record manual journal entries
Prepare GAAP and statutory financials and financial disclosures
Communicate investment portfolio information to GE Aerospace, NALH senior management, and regulators
Fulfill external and internal audit requests