Your Role
As an Investment Back Office Trainee Accountant you will receive exposure to all the teams within the Investment Back Office starting with Investment Accounting.
Overall responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Ensure that all daily tasks and controls performed in the Investment Back Office are executed efficiently and effectively in accordance with our Internal Control of Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework
Processing of investment transactions and policyholder cash flows
Daily verification and review of instrument pricing
Daily pricing and review of unit linked funds
Reconciliations of investment related bank and custody accounts
Investment compliance monitoring and reporting
Perform investment accounting and analysis, assist in the preparation of financial statements and financial regulatory returns
Liaise with local Financial, Fund Administration, Actuarial and Group reporting teams
Ongoing update of process and procedure documents
Ad-hoc project work as required by business needs
Required Skills and Experience
Recent graduate with a third level qualification in a course with a strong financial or mathematical content, such as Accountancy, Finance, Business or Mathematics
Willingness to undertake an accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
Computer literate and competent with MS Excel
Very good written and oral communication skills in English
Relevant financial services experience is an advantage
Hi-Portfolio and/or SAP experience is an advantage
Required Competencies and Behaviours
Be well organised and capable of working to tight deadlines
Excellent attention to detail and numeracy skills
A confident communicator, a versatile team player and an ability to work on your own initiative
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Positive and flexible attitude to change
Customer focused approach
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