Accounting Operations Analyst (Hybrid - Birmingham, Al)

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with administrative systems teams and line of business personnel on operational and accounting issues.
• Maintain and update internal processes and procedures specific to the services provided by State Street Bank.
• Evaluate all processes for opportunities for improvement in efficiency or quality.
• Drive identified process improvements through to completion working with various teams across the Protective organization as well as within the State Street Bank organization.
• Integrate business associated with future acquisitions into established processes seamlessly, without error, and in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with the business units and administrative system teams, State Street Bank and mutual fund managers on new product launches, product fund additions and changes.
• Prepare daily funding wires and post associated general ledger entries for daily net activity with State Street Bank for each legal entity.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts associated with all trading activity performed by State Street Bank, including cash movement for multiple entities.
• Review daily share balancing reconcilements, unit reconcilements and daily breakage reports received from State Street Bank and follow up to resolve reconciling differences as needed.
• Prepare various general ledger entries and quarter-end reporting as part of the financial close process.
• Prepare pricing error memos for Compliance to document the cause and assessment of impact of pricing corrections. 

Knowledge/Experience/Education/Training:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting or Finance is required.  
• Master of Accountancy or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.
• A minimum of two years of applicable accounting or finance-related experience, preferably in a public accounting environment or an insurance environment.
• Proficiency with general ledger systems and related accounting required.  SAP ledger system experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Abilities:

• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and the ability to focus on tasks at hand to meet critical deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated, dependable, able to work with minimal supervision both independently and as part of a team.
• Good leadership qualities, dependable, trustworthy, able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment with strict daily time deadlines.
• Detail-oriented, accurate and adaptable to changing conditions and managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.  Must be able to communicate effectively regarding issues involving trades, cash management, administrative systems and all related accounting issues.   Requires regular interaction with other areas of Accounting, State Street Bank representatives and auditors.