Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Ameriprise Financial has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join the team! This role supports accounting and controls for activity to the general ledger from the insurance and annuity administrative systems. In this role, you will establish and implement controls and procedures, as well as provide accounting systems support to business partners and Finance groups. Key Responsibilities Prepare daily journal feed validation and journal entry processing Prepare queries/reports for general ledger data Research, identify, and design system and/or process changes necessary to resolve exceptions Partner with business and technology groups to resolve and escalate issues Support client recoveries Provide accounting requirements for system improvements supporting transactional processing Design test cases, perform user acceptance testing, and review test output Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and/or equivalent experience with accounting theory and concepts 3+ years of accounting experience Strong accounting conceptual skills Strong knowledge of Excel Self-motivated Ability to multitask Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skill Preferred Qualifications Strong curiosity about systems and systems design Demonstrated ability to communicate and work with all levels of management and support staff Proven ability to influence without direct authority and to maintain strong working relationships with business partners. Workday General Ledger Insurance and Annuity Admin Systems experience Annuity/insurance accounting knowledge Investment accounting knowledge Experience with data analytics tools such as Alteryx About Our Company We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.