[Hiring] Investment Specialist @RSM US LLP

Role Description

The Investment Specialist will be responsible for evaluating investment portfolios as part of regulatory oversight projects, assessing practices and strategies of insurance entities, identifying specific investment-related issues, and recommending solutions to address findings. This position has opportunity for advancement as well as personal and professional growth.

• Work closely with regulators to review and provide analysis for companies’ investment strategies, products, portfolios, investment plans, and agreements.
• Review entities’ investment policies, guidelines, procedures, and controls regarding investment accounts.
• Perform procedures to verify or establish existence, ownership, and valuation of investment accounts.
• Compare and contrast investment activities with industry benchmarks.
• Review companies’ investment risk management process.
• Review and assess companies’ derivative investment portfolio and hedging program.
• Review and evaluate companies’ investment-related agreements.
• Support investment team in other aspects of a risk-focused financial exam, including:
• Develop interview questions and lead/assist in leading investments interviews of senior and executive management at companies.
• Assess governance functions over investment areas.
• Execute testing of compliance with state laws, rules, and regulations.
• Participate in client status meetings, prepare and review deliverables, and assist in identifying issues which will be communicated to the client.
• Review valuation and assess impairment of investments including asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, among others.
• Work with other specialists, such as actuaries and reinsurance specialists, as well as financial examiners, on investment issues impacting their work.
• Communicate complex investment topics to clients and other stakeholders.
• Document work in accordance with defined regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• 10+ years of relevant experience in investment management or investment risk management in insurance, banking, or asset management industries

Requirements

• Demonstrated critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency with the Microsoft 365 suite of products and business productivity tools
• Demonstrated time management and project management skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of personnel, including executives and senior managers
• Advanced analytical skills, including statistical sampling
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and assignments simultaneously
• Dynamic/flexible demeanor with outstanding interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and a strong sense of urgency to meet deadlines
• Prior supervisory experience and the ability to guide/support team members
• Flexibility to travel occasionally
• Demonstration of ethical, integrity, and professional standards as outlined by the Firm

Benefits

• Competitive benefits and compensation package
• Flexibility in your schedule