Senior Accounting Manager

Ameriprise Financial has an exciting leadership opportunity on our Investment Accounting team! As the Senior Accounting Manager, you will lead various investment and derivative accounting and reporting processes within the Owned Asset team including derivatives, seed money, collateral and other investments, impairments, and management reporting. You will partner with the business to develop and implement accounting practices consistent with GAAP and other governing agencies such as SEC, OTC and NAIC. You will have the opportunity to participate in various projects on both an enterprise and team scale.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting (monthly, quarterly and annual) processes for derivatives, seed money, low-income housing, other equity-type investments for Ameriprise and its subsidiaries.
• Review and approval of work performed by other team members and includes oversight of daily derivatives reconciliation process, set up new investments and derivatives, general entry approval, accounting reconciliation approval, monthly/quarterly management and external/regulatory reporting.
• Lead monthly process for reporting corporate assets under management, assets owned and related transfer pricing process.
• Prepare quarterly bank holding company reporting submissions.
• Partner with management to proactively seek innovation and process improvements to enhance efficiencies and improve controls of processes.
• Prepare/review investment data for inclusion in rating agency surveys
• Provide direct people leadership to team members and oversight of work direction to a global resource. This includes providing performance feedback and coach as well as seeking professional development opportunities for each.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field
• 7+ years of related experience in derivative and investment accounting, including 2+ years of demonstrated leadership
• Strong business knowledge of derivatives and investments including GAAP and statutory accounting treatment
• Proven ability to lead through change and strong ability to problem solve
• Ability to handle detailed work; analyze results, yet understand the "big picture"
• Strong understanding of systems, controls, accounting knowledge, financials, and processes within multiple legal entities.

About Our Company

We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries advise, manage and protect the assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a long-standing leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial Services, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Job Family Group

Finance

Line of Business

FIN Finance