Assistant Manager - US Accounting (5-10 yrs)

Assistant Manager - US Accounting

Opportunity to work with a Global Client of InnoQuest who is a one of the leading insurance brokerage companies in the world.

Role: Assistant Manager - US Accounting (Post Merger Integration)

Location: Pune/Bangalore

Position Summary:

- This position reports to the Financial Systems Manager and is responsible for key tasks related to divisional financial systems testing, integration, support and reporting.

- This role will provide support to the Financial Systems Team, the Accounting Center and Divisional Finance and Operations teams.

Essential Functions:

- Perform all tasks related to the testing and conversion of accounting data from the branch agency management system to central divisional systems including data analysis and reconciliation of converted data.

- Perform all duties related to testing and implementation of agency management system upgrades and production maintenance.

- Support all agency management system accounting processes and users with production issues. Maintain organization of production support issues and prioritization.

- Work with internal and external development teams to test, implement and resolve production issues and new functionality.

- Develop and coordinate training and communication to finance and accounting users on new Epic functionality and reports.

- Perform testing and maintain finance and accounting reports in agency management systems and ancillary reporting systems.

- Develop and maintain accounting system procedures and testing documentation.

- Maintain organization of all electronic files for the accounting center as directed.

- Assist members of Financial Systems team with various projects, audits and duties as assigned.

Other Functions:

- Contribute to a cooperative team environment in which cross functions are assumed as necessary in order to meet department deadlines and goals.

- Review and implement written procedures for assigned processes within the department.

- Maintain accounting/system support files.

- Provide training to team members.

- Communicate processes and procedures to large group forums.

- Other duties as assigned.

Experience & Knowledge:

- Degree in Accounting/Finance/Information Systems or equivalent job experience preferred.

- Minimum 4 years of hands on experience of accounting systems and accounting processes and expert Excel proficiency.

- Strong accounting trade accounting process knowledge as well as application support or relevant production, technical support and problem/incident management experience.

Competencies (Skills & Abilities):

- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and achieve results in a fast-paced and changing environment. Strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize issues.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

- Exceptional attention to numeric detail.

- Demonstrated customer service focus with a keen sense of urgency in assertively working to solve system problems with outside vendors and others.

- Strong teamwork orientation; willingness to help larger team meet goals and responsibilities.

- Ability to interact effectively with all teams

- Ability to work well with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and defects.

- Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Working Conditions:

- Ability to work additional hours as needed to meet individual, team and department goals including month-end closings and system conversions.

- Ability to be flexible with working non-core hours when obstacles, challenges, deadlines or conversions dictate the need for such.

- As applicable, weekend work is required for either monthly scheduled maintenance and /or system conversions.

- Occasional evening work may be necessary for system upgrades/testing per schedule.