Investment Accounting & Tax Tester

THE ROLE:

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Proven experience in the financial services industry
• Minimum of 6 years of derivative accounting experience
• Experience with Calypso, Murex or another subledger system
• Prior exposure to investment accounting, subsidiary ledger processing and related investment matters
• Experience with internal controls
• Knowledge of STAT and GAAP accounting
• Ability to partner with other disciplines as part of the user acceptance testing
• Experience using investment data and information to analyze and communicate testing results and implications on investment accounting and reporting
• Understanding of Software Delivery Lifecycle
• Must have strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative and be a self-starter, solution seeker
• Must be extremely resourceful and enthusiastic
• Display a capacity to learn quickly and respond well to changes and opportunities
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Possess strong ability in dealing with ambiguity
• Authorize to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

The person who secures this role will:

• Execute consistent testing methodology and approach for investment accounting and reporting (includes completion of test plan, testing templates, creating/updating processes, and procedures, providing input to demand management, and developing appropriate testing metrics)
• Manage day-to-day testing activities for investments accounting and reporting output (includes participating in team meetings, support overall timelines, understanding project/testing dependencies, etc.
• Provide additional automation experience, and support for testing tool
• Maintain high levels of quality of the testing support required
• Participate and present in stakeholder and management calls to provide status updates
• Partner with the Investment Lead to identify the scope of the testing required for investment accounting and reporting
• Identify the testing effort required for a given test cycle
• During the Testing Cycle, monitor the test progress and report to project management