Accounting Support Analyst

Job Description:

The Role

As an Accounting Support Analyst, you will be a key member of the Fidelity Investments Life Insurance (FILI) accounting team responsible for supporting FILI’s accounting & reporting activities. You will have responsibilities that support month-end close, quarterly reporting, and year end activities.

• Coordinate the business-critical daily separate account trade wires, ensuring their completion by early to mid-morning.

• Prepare daily cash reconciliations and initiate disbursement wires for settlement of investment trades and other payments.

• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for financial close and support quarterly/annual regulatory filings and annual financial statement reporting

• Support regulatory state filings and premium taxes.

• Initiate payments for various vendor invoices

• Support the withholding tax process, including payments and monthly reconciliations.

• Streamline processes and enhance controls to develop improved reporting of results.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Accounting degree is preferred but not required; relevant accounting experience is essential.

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and strong organizational skills.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must.

• Self-starter with a sense of ownership who has the initiative to proactively identify and resolve issues and know when to seek clarification or assistance.

• Eagerness to learn and advance your skills.

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position.

The Team

As an outstanding team member, you play a key role on the FILI Accounting Team whose primary responsibilities are to ensure that transactions are recorded accurately for financial results and protecting the firm's assets through our work in financial accounting, internal controls, and legal entity reporting. FILI provides annuity and insurance products that enable our customers to save for retirement and generate guaranteed lifetime income to meet their needs.

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Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.