Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Martello Re is hiring an Investment Accountant to prepare, analyze, and report investment activity under US GAAP and Bermuda regulatory requirements. The role manages accounting for directly held assets, funds withheld and modified coinsurance, and alternative investments, while supporting close processes, controls, disclosures, and collaboration with internal teams and external asset managers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze monthly journal entries to record investment activity for management and quarterly board reporting (US GAAP and Bermuda regulatory)
• Account for investment activity on funds withheld and modified coinsurance portfolios, including reconciling cedant-reported asset and investment income data to the investment accounting system and general ledger, and supporting measurement of the related embedded derivatives
• Account for limited partnerships, funds, and other alternative investments, including equity method accounting, capital calls and distributions, and reconciliation of manager statements
• Review external asset manager reporting, holdings, and fee calculations, and serve as a point of contact for resolving accounting and data issues
• Monitor accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure the integrity of postings and reconciliations across investment, transaction, treasury, and expense activity
• Ensure timely completion of monthly and quarterly close processes and reconciliations to meet internal and external reporting deadlines
• Prepare investment accounting notes and disclosures for management and external reporting
• Assist in the development and enhancement of reporting tools, including analysis and reconciliation of investment accounting data
• Execute and maintain documented controls over investment accounting processes, including control narratives, evidence, and support for internal and external audit testing
• Prepare supporting documentation, schedules, and reports for year-end financial statements and external audit requests
• Collaborate regularly with stakeholders across the organization, including Actuarial, Investments, Corporate Accounting, and Strategic Initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Internationally recognized professional accounting designation (e.g., CA, ACCA, CPA)
• 3+ years of post-qualified accounting or investment accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience with US GAAP investment accounting across a range of asset classes, including core fixed income, structured products, private assets, and alternatives
• Familiarity with BMA regulatory reporting, including BSCR
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on continuous improvement in the efficiency and reliability of the monthly and quarterly close process
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically advanced Excel skills
• Experience with general ledger systems and investment accounting software (ideally Clearwater), with the ability to adapt to new technologies
• Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a small team within a dynamic environment
• Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail
• Proven ability to handle multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to distill complex financial information into clear, concise reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation
• Proficiency in investment accounting processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting
• Experience with funds withheld, modified coinsurance, or coinsurance treaty structures is a strong plus, particularly from the assuming reinsurer side
• Exposure to NAIC statutory accounting, including SSAPs and Schedule D, is a plus

Benefits

• Remote positions are available to candidates residing in the Eastern/Central time zones, in locations where the company currently operates (CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MA, MO, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX & District of Columbia), or within a commutable distance to the Charlotte, NC office.

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