Company Overview: Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) is a leading global investor. Our 375 investment professionals manage and advise on assets of US $321 billion for a global client base of pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, family offices and foundations. We organize our firm around four investment platforms: fixed income, real assets, equities and multi-asset & solutions, which includes a fiduciary and multi-manager business. Each investment platform has dedicated teams with deep asset-class expertise, organized globally and committed to enhancing client benefit from their specialist areas. We are an international business: Our 1,200 employees work from 13 locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We share a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk management and a commitment to responsible investment. Position Overview: Performs intermediate accounting functions or responsibilities requiring general supervision. Uses general accounting and financial principles and techniques, and assists in obtaining, assembling, evaluating, interpreting, recording and analyzing financial data. Prepares financial reports and performs financial analysis as directed.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensures the accounting transactions are recorded accurately and timely for investments in partnerships and private fund administration activity.
  • Participates in monthly accounting system close activities and processes.
  • Monitors bank accounts daily for investment and investor activity.
  • Initiates wires based on approved investment and investor cash flow activity.
  • Reconciles, investigates, and adjusts accounting information in accordance with bold deadlines.
  • Reviews or analyzes data for completeness, material changes, variances, and other appropriate information.
  • Figures out appropriate methodology to prepare information for use by others.
  • Supplies ideas and participates in activities for success in relation to assigned work, projects or other process enhancements.
  • Understands the flow of information, financial systems, appropriate reporting tools and uses that knowledge to troubleshoot problems.
  • Responsible for adherence to the company's framework of internal controls and risk policies.
  • Assists with financial statement preparation and financial reporting requirements prepared on multiple bases of accounting.
  • Assists in documenting business processes, identifying controls and deficiencies in business processes.
  • Gathers and prepares documentation for record retention and audit support.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent education/experience.
  • Minimum of two years of experience, with degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of partnership accounting or financial statement preparation.
  • Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing; ability to balance multiple projects; customer service approach; willingness to tackle new projects.
  • Work effectively individually and within a team; organizational and prioritization skills.

Job and compensation levels depend upon an applicant’s qualifications including the extent of candidate’s relevant experience and other job-related factors and will be determined by hiring supervisors/managers and HR.

At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are more than a global Asset Management firm – we are a people business, and we recognize that delivering excellent client outcomes comes from embracing diverse perspectives. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.

We are open to considering flexible working practices. Please talk to us about what this means for you.

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