Investment Accounting Analyst

RGA Reinsurance Company$78K — $110K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent work experience
  • 2+ years of accounting or auditing experience
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and/or statutory financial reporting
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrated leadership behaviors in project or team settings

Responsibilities

  • Execute assigned investment accounting activities for financial close
  • Analyze net investment income and identify variances in reports
  • Prepare standard and ad hoc reports from defined data sources
  • Ensure adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support investment accounting processes

Benefits

  • Gain valuable knowledge from diverse colleagues worldwide
  • Enjoy a respectful and welcoming work environment
  • Experience vast career potential within the organization
Full Job Description

A Brief Overview

The Accounting Analyst is an intermediate professional role responsible for performing and coordinating assigned investment accounting activities of moderate complexity. The role applies accounting knowledge and professional judgment within established frameworks to support financial close, reporting, controls, and audit activities. Work is performed with growing independence, while complex, nonroutine, or policydriven matters are escalated for guidance and review.


What you will do

Financial close:

  • Execute assigned investment accounting activities and deliverables in support of the financial close, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with established accounting policies and controls. Focus of which includes: Performing detailed review and analysis of net investment income, realized gains and losses, allowances and impairments, and investment yield data for all invested assets (e.g., bonds, equities, mortgage loans, derivatives, alternative assets).

  • Apply professional judgment to resolve moderately complex issues using established precedents; escalate novel or judgmentintensive matters to senior team members.

Data Analysis & Reporting:

  • Extract data from defined sources to prepare standard and ad hoc reports for assigned processes.
  • Analyze results for reasonableness, identify variances and trends, and prepare draft explanations for internal review.
  • Enhance assigned reporting deliverables to reflect changes in reporting requirements, templates, or guidance provided by management.
  • Support data visualization and reporting enhancements by preparing underlying analysis and documentation.

Policy:

  • Consult established accounting policies, procedures, and technical accounting resources to support proper reporting for assigned deliverables (e.g., GAAP, U.S. Statutory, IFRS).
  • Apply guidance to routine and moderately complex scenarios within defined frameworks.
  • Escalate matters requiring interpretation, judgment beyond precedent, or policy clarification to senior team members.

Internal controls:

  • Execute assigned activities in compliance with internal controls, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure supporting documentation is complete, accurate, and retained in accordance with control expectations.
  • Participate in control remediation efforts and projects by providing analysis, documentation, and execution support under direction.
  • Identify control issues or risks encountered during assigned work and escalate appropriately.

Audit-related activities:

  • Respond to auditor and reviewer requests by gathering and preparing relevant supporting documentation for assigned areas.
  • Provide factual explanations of assigned processes and results, escalating complex inquiries or judgmentbased questions for review.

Collaborate cross-functionally:

  • Collaborate with Finance, Investments, and other internal partners to support assigned investment accounting processes.
  • Participate in crossfunctional projects as a contributing team member, providing analysis and execution support.
  • Communicate clearly and professionally with stakeholders regarding assigned deliverables and timelines.

Process Effectiveness & Improvement:

  • Analyze assigned investment accounting processes to identify root causes of recurring issues, inefficiencies, or control gaps.
  • Implement approved enhancements to processes, reconciliations, reports, or controls, ensuring changes are documented and communicated.
  • Participate in projects to improve reporting quality, timeliness, automation, or control effectiveness across assigned portfolios or processes.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Required:

  • Bachelors Degree in Arts / Sciences (BA/BS) in Accounting/Finance or equivalent related work experience required
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
  • 2+ years accountingor auditingexperience
  • Demonstrated leadership behaviors in project or team settings (nonsupervisory).

Preferred:

  • Masters Degree
  • CPA certification
  • Insurance/Reinsurance financial reporting experience

Skills and Abilities

Required:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including GAAP and/or statutory financial reporting.
  • Analytical and problemsolving skills to address moderately complex issues within established frameworks.
  • Ability to apply professional judgment appropriately and recognize when escalation is required.
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while collaborating effectively within a team.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills for explaining analyses and results to internal stakeholders.
  • Coachable and curious actively seeks feedback to strengthen professional judgment, expands technical and analytical skills, and applies learning to improve performance on moderately complex assignments within established accounting frameworks.

Preferred:

  • Experience with Power BI, PowerQuery, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL/Query skills.

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What you can expect from RGA:

  • Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

  • Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

  • Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Were excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experiencewithout considering name, gender, or other personal detailsand provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

$78,080.00 - $110,860.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

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