Senior Investment Accountant - Derivatives

Athene Holding Ltd.

$97K — $146K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in investments, banking, or accounting
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent
  • Proficient in GAAP financial regulations
  • Preferred knowledge of statutory financial regulations
  • Expertise in Microsoft Excel
  • Understanding of derivatives and related accounting guidance preferred
  • Public accounting experience and CPA preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage investment accounting close activities including journal entries and reconciliations
  • Prepare various investment financial documents including U.S. GAAP statements
  • Review portfolio activity and perform general ledger reconciliations
  • Lead continuous improvement projects and explore AI integration
  • Support financial analysis of performance metrics
  • Assist with internal and external audit processes
  • Help implement a new derivatives accounting system

Benefits

  • Exposure to diverse financial instruments like options and futures
  • Opportunity to lead innovative projects and process improvement
  • Experience support for complex financial reporting
  • Collaborative work environment focused on growth
  • Professional development and potential for career advancement
Full Job Description
Purpose:
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Investment Accountant to support the continuous growth of Athene's derivative portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in derivative instruments including options, futures, forwards, and swaps.

Accountabilities:
  • Responsible for the investment accounting close activities including the preparation of journal entries, management reports and account reconciliations
  • Prepare U.S. Statutory, U.S. GAAP, and Bermuda Statutory investment financial documents, footnotes and supporting schedules including consolidated U.S. GAAP (10Q & 10K)
  • Review investment portfolio activity and perform related general ledger reconciliations
  • Lead continuous improvement projects and challenge current processes within the team, including identifying opportunities to leverage AI within monthly and quarterly close activities.
  • Support the financial analysis of operating results, balance sheets, and other key performance indicators
  • Support internal and external audit requests
  • Assist with the implementation of a new end-to-end derivatives system


Qualifications and Experience:
  • 5+ years relevant experience specifically in investments, banking and/or accounting required
  • Knowledge of GAAP financial accounting regulations required
  • Knowledge of statutory financial accounting regulations preferred
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel experience required
  • Knowledge of derivative instruments and the applicable accounting guidance (including hedge accounting) preferred
  • Public accounting experience is a plus and CPA designation strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience required


$97,617.60 - $146,426.40 USD Annual

Annual Salary for this role is market competitive. Actual salary for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Depending on the role, a discretionary bonus plan or variable sales incentive may be included.

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