Accountant Finance Transformation

: We are Athene. At Athene, we are driven to do more. We are a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. We see every day as a new opportunity to measure ourselves against the best - and then we don't stop until we've set the bar even higher. We're ready to help you achieve more. Purpose: The Finance Transformation Accountant will leverage investment accounting, financial and/or other accounting experience to provide dedicated business support to finance transformation projects. Accountabilities: Collaborate with business to ensure proposed solutions meet current and future needs:

• Document current state process and pain points
• Research issues related to pain points to assist in development of recommendations to improve processes
• Monitor solutions under development to identify issues that may affect business functionality
• Research issues that arise, and participate in developing solutions
• Demonstrate attention to detailed business processes and controls, while remaining aligned to strategic vison

Work closely with Information Technology teams to deliver business value:

• Independently manage assigned priorities, deliverables and timelines, identifying issues for escalation as needed
• Serve as liaison between IT and business users

Provide business support by executing or assisting with project activities:

• Analyze performance and output, develop and track metrics, quantify benefits
• Assist in develop of test plan, lead and perform user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
• Assist in training
• Perform data clean up, research issues that arise from pain points, defects, requirements, etc.
• Influence change / change management by modeling behavior and training

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or equivalent work experience required
• 1 plus years of experience participating in large cross functional projects preferred
• Experience building metrics to support business cases
• Strong expertise providing direction to and working closely with business, creative and technical teams
• Self motivated and accountable, owning projects and assignments from inception to launch
• Ability to drive work with minimal supervision and successfully remove/resolve issues as they arise
• Ability to adapt rapidly in a fast moving environment and react quickly, dynamically, and intelligently to shifting priorities.
• Ability to interact with a diverse set of technical and non technical stakeholders on highly complex projects.

Drive. Discipline. Confidence. Focus. Commitment. Learn more about working at Athene . Athene is a Military Friendly Employer! Learn more about how we support our Veterans . Athene celebrates diversity, is committed to inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.