Investment Accounting Analyst

4 weeks ago

Markham, Canada Allstate Full time

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

**Who is Allstate**:

- Through our Employee Value Proposition, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do._

**Role Designation: Hybrid**

**Benefits to joining Allstate**
- Flexible Work Arrangements.
- Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services).
- Good Office program (receive up to $400 back after purchasing office equipment).
- Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans.
- Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions.
- Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing.
- Personal days.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Working within the community and giving back.

The Investment Accounting Analyst is expected to:

- Support the accounting infrastructure, processes, and investment reporting.
- Synthesize, monitor, analyze and summarize investment reports, allowing Senior Management and the Leadership Team to make informed and relevant business decisions.
- Maintain and monitor the investment portfolio and cash flows.
- Actively participate in projects, acting in an advisory role from an investment reporting and operations perspective.
- Continually investigate and recommend enhancements to support efficiencies in reporting processes.

This position will utilize accounting, investment reporting, planning and analytical skills to support our Investment Team.

**Accountabilities**:
Investment Reporting
- Run various reports and analyze investment statements to record journal entries to ensure all investment information is captured accurately.
- Perform detailed account reconciliations to ensure information is complete and all accounts balance.
- Prepare for monthly and quarterly investment reporting (including Monthly Investment Reports, Duration, Market Yields, etc.) in order to support Allstate’s American and Canadian Financial Reporting Teams to develop accurate consolidated and non-consolidated financial information, as well as to complete other regulatory filing requirements.
- Provides accurate and pertinent information needed for statutory financial statements, other regulatory filings, and forecasting purposes.
- Interact with external business partners, such as the investment managers, to ensure all investment information is complete and accurate.

Investment Analysis
- Compile information requiring combinations of data from multiple sources (internal and external), while independently recommending and implementing process enhancement initiatives to improve efficiencies.
- Perform ad hoc value-added analysis.
- Create new information templates, tracking tools, databases, and retrieval processes, to derive meaningful information for business decision-making purposes. Uses this information to recommend improvements.

Investment Processing
- Responsible for investment portfolio maintenance and uploading trades to Investment Systems.
- Daily cash flow management, including cash flow projections, cash transfers and wires.
- Implements, maintains, and monitors control mechanisms and processes in order to make recommendations on cash transfers.
- Support the coordination and implementation of new processes relating to investment systems/databases, new asset managers, or new types of investments, while continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency.

Investment Controls
- Ensure meaningful controls are in operation, protecting the integrity of the investment information being reported.
- Resolve conflicting data between different sources to ensure accurate information is reported in the financial statements.
- Responsible for implementing, assessing, and adhering to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls.

**Qualifications**:

- University degree majoring in accounting/business.
- Knowledge of investment accounting.
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to focus on the details.
- Strong interpersonal and exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize projects.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.

**Bonus Qualifications**:

- Professional accounting/finance designation such as CPA or CFA, or working towards it is preferred.
- SAP experience is an asset.

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

**Skills**

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