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Allstate Insurance Corporation

 Location: Northbrook, IL 60062 Document ID: A4281-14QC Posted on: 2010-09-0209/02/2010 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
2010-10-02
 

Financial Consultant (for Investment Compliance Team) - (Job Number: 000APE)

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through its "You're In Good Hands With Allstate" slogan, Allstate provides insurance products to more than 14 million households. Allstate Investments, LLC manages approximately $100 Billion of assets across portfolios for three major clients for Allstate to meet their investment objectives. The business model provides the foundation for daily decision-making and portfolio management. Allstate Investments strives to provide sustainable, competitive, risk-adjusted investment returns and investment-related services for the benefit of the Allstate Corporation. The size of the investment group exceeds 375 individuals across a variety of investment disciplines including taxable fixed income, tax-exempt fixed income, equities, private securities, commercial mortgages and derivative asset classes as well as accounting, finance and technology. Investment performance for our portfolios has consistently provided excess returns for our customers and we attribute that success in large part to the quality of our people. We recognize that our employees are our ultimate advantage and we seek to attract and retain highly qualified individuals with strong academic backgrounds, a deep interest in investments and a desire to be challenged. For additional information about Allstate Investments, LLC visit our website at www.AllstateInvestments.com .
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POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a member of the Investment Compliance Team, this individual would perform or assist in the following tasks and responsibilities:
  • Monitor compliance with Investment Polices and Investment Guidelines.
  • Work with Asset Class and Risk Management personnel in resolving Investment Policy and Investment Guidelines exceptions
  • Develop forensic monitoring reports for significant Investment Department Processes with a focus on Investment limit monitoring;
  • Perform risk assessments and control design analysis on key Investment Department processes with a focus on Investment limit monitoring;
  • Perform Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) reviews
  • Perform SOX self assessments for the various key controls related to limit monitoring
  • Assist Compliance team members and Risk Management staff in updating and testing the applicable limit monitoring systems for new Investment Policies and Investment Guidelines.
  • Lead weekly limit monitoring meetings with Investment Technology, Investment Law and Compliance Staff.
Team Member Critical Success Factors: The successful candidate will possess the following characteristics and abilities:
  1. Contributes to a high performance environment - Achieves aggressive targets and goals, identifies and helps eliminate barriers to achieving business results, assists others to accomplish objectives, recognizes others for their contribution and assistance, seeks to continually improve processes, treats others with dignity and respect.
  2. Develops self - Proactively takes responsibility for own development, seeks and takes on challenging opportunities to develop and grow, takes on challenging job assignments and/or job experiences, holds self accountable for personal development, adapts behavior in response to feedback and experience, continually seeks opportunities for learning and self-development.
  3. Works effectively with others - Establishes partnerships at all levels and within the team or department to achieve optimum business results, integrates efforts across functions or teams, resolves disagreements by negotiating mutually acceptable solution, willingly shares resources, information, and expertise with teammates and others in the organization, works effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.
  4. Takes full accountability to deliver on commitments - Makes specific commitments and follows through for full implementation, takes full accountability for own results, actions, and decisions, identifies and anticipates customer expectations, delivers what is promised, holds self accountable for results, takes personal responsibility for his or her actions and decisions.

Qualification

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
  • Bachelors Degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or Economics
  • 5-7 years investment and/or audit experience with a solid understanding of internal controls
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills and proactive work habits
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent Organizational Skills
  • Ability to work effectively and supportively within a team environment and the ability to work independently
  • Proficiency in MS Word.
  • Any of the following skills/designations are a plus: CIA designation; working knowledge of the investment industry, including basic investment instruments and their properties; experience with GAAP and Statutory reporting; working knowledge or proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and/or Access.

Allstate Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

     
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