Investment Accounting Reporting Manager - Bristol

INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING REPORTING MANAGER - BRISTOL

A LEADING FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY BASED IN BRISTOL ARE RECRUITING FOR AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING REPORTING MANAGER TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OWNERSHIP, KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE FOR FUNCTIONAL AND/OR TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INVESTMENT REPORTING THROUGH INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING LEDGERS AND THE DATA WAREHOUSE REPORTING SOLUTIONS.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

- Qualified accountant or experienced manager with good technical knowledge of Investment Accounting, including knowledge of investment administration practices, investment instruments and their characteristics, investment accounting practice, financial reporting principles and unit pricing.
- Strong relationship management skills. Able to deal effectively with key contacts across all business areas, both internally and externally.
- Able to accurately estimate and plan allocated work and report progress against agreed schedules and tolerances to senior managers and stakeholders.
- Understanding of importance of risk management. Ability to manage risks effectively.
- Good communication skills, ability to influence a varied audience, and to provide clear and unambiguous presentation of the facts.
- Experience in MI delivery to the business, focusing on the use of appropriate and effective reporting tools.

DESIRED:

- Experience of Solvency II governance requirements
- Good understanding of project management principles.
- Experience of data warehouse solutions and/or exposure to multiple data source environments desirable.
- Good understanding of standard data models and schema's.
- Good working knowledge of finance systems and technology.