Investment Accountant

Purpose of this role

This role is a key position within the Investment Shared Services (ISS) team, responsible for ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of investment accounting data sourced from multiple outsourced service providers. The role-holder will oversee the delivery of high‑quality investment accounting into SAP for IFRS and German GAAP reporting, while supporting data quality improvements for regulatory reporting at both Group and local levels. The role spans BAU and project activity across several international markets, requiring strong communication, analytical capability, and stakeholder management.

Key Contribution Areas

• Deliver robust investment accounting and reporting by overseeing the monthly close, ensuring accurate data flows into SAP, and maintaining strong reconciliation and control standards across IFRS and German GAAP

• Enhance investment data quality through systematic review and validation of asset attributes across all major asset classes, ensuring completeness and accuracy for BAU and regulatory reporting

• Strengthen oversight of outsourced service providers by monitoring data delivery, challenging discrepancies, and supporting the development of a consistent and effective oversight framework.

• Maintain high standards of process governance by ensuring operating procedures, documentation, and control frameworks remain current, comprehensive, and aligned with internal risk expectations

• Support with continuous improvement across ISS by identifying inefficiencies, proposing enhancements, and collaborating with internal teams and external providers to implement better ways of working

• Embed a strong risk and control culture by proactively identifying risks, supporting remediation actions, and promoting operational discipline across investment data and accounting processes

Personal Capabilities Required

• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines

• Strong technical and problem-solving skills

• High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and quality

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to engage professionally with stakeholders at all levels

• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working independently in a fast‑paced and evolving environment

• Resilient and able to thrive amid change and uncertainty

• Flexible and capable of managing conflicting demands in a challenging environment

Functional or Technical Knowledge and Skill Required

• Experience in investment assets and investment accounting including IFRS and Solvency II reporting

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a Finance or Investments role within Financial Services or Insurance

• Experience of working in a dynamic development environment with an appreciation of BAU, change and project activities

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