Senior Financial Systems Accounting Analyst

Aegon is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Accounting Analyst who will leverage accounting and financial system expertise to provide accurate information. The role involves leading report changes, identifying improvement opportunities, and ensuring the accuracy of financial data reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Leads or coordinates report changes and/or test of overall system enhancements
• May oversee development of tests matrices, procedures and documentation
• Proactively identifies improvement opportunities by exploiting system(s) capabilities to further meet divisional and/or department goals
• Create, modify and document processes
• Ensures requesters of information have all relevant information to make a decision by surveying, probing and documenting the needs of the requester
• Fully capable of extracting information from the system(s) providing credible information for reporting or decision-making
• Has an in depth knowledge of how information is connected and relates to all systems in order to determine accuracy of data
• May be responsible for formal training classes. May supervise others
• May lead or serve as a member of divisional project teams for system conversions and enhancements and be responsible for management of accounting portion of project
• Works with both internal and external sources to ensure proper reporting of financial data
• Completes and provides a complete analysis of accounting topics relevant to the area
• Identifies, researches and recommends solutions to areas of concern in relation to accounting information
• Responsible for adherence to the company's framework of internal controls
• Perform oversight of nightly pricing/valuation activities, and support daily batch cycles
• Support fund change, audit, compliance, and other tasks as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, with degree
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), other computer systems
• Additional computer classes preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, can grasp the bigger picture, prioritization skills, project management skills, the ability to communicate with IT programmers and business users
• Detail oriented, accurate, analytical, work effectively individually and within a team, organizational skills