Business Professional Services Consultant, AVP

Who we are looking for:  

The Insurance Professional Services team is seeking a business-focused professional to support client onboarding and conversion initiatives for State Street insurance solutions. This role will work closely with clients to understand their business needs, determine the appropriate accounting elections, and define the functionality required to support their operating model. The ideal candidate brings strong insurance and investment accounting knowledge, sound analytical judgment, and the ability to manage competing priorities while delivering efficient, high-quality outcomes for clients and the organization. This is a hands-on, collaborative role that requires active participation throughout the client onboarding and conversion lifecycle alongside peers and cross-functional teams.

What you will be responsible for:

As an Assistant Vice President in this role, you will:

• Support client onboarding and conversion projects to PAM®, State Street’s comprehensive investment accounting platform, throughout the onboarding lifecycle.
• Work with clients to define, prepare, and validate data conversion templates to ensure alignment with software requirements.
• Apply insurance and investment accounting principles, including accounting elections, amortization, interest income recognition, and related accounting concepts, to support accurate system configurations and client outcomes.
• Apply investment accounting knowledge across multiple asset classes.
• Load and validate client data within State Street’s investment accounting application, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment with established requirements.
• Identify, prioritize, and support the resolution or escalation of client and project issues, assessing associated risks, impacts, dependencies, and required follow-up.
• Collaborate with clients, internal teams, and the project manager to clarify requirements, address discrepancies, coordinate assigned deliverables, and communicate status and follow-up needs.
• Support multiple client engagements simultaneously, providing timely updates on assigned items, risks, dependencies, and follow-up actions.
• Follow established processes, procedures, and controls while identifying and recommending enhancements that improve onboarding efficiency, client support, and project delivery.
• Educate clients on State Street functionality and deliverables and participate in remote and onsite client engagements, as needed.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and interact professionally with clients and stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet project deadlines.
• Strong analytical, business analysis, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess requirements, investigate discrepancies, resolve issues, and recommend process improvements.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

·          Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

·          Five or more years of hands-on investment accounting experience, preferably supporting insurance or reinsurance clients, including direct participation in client onboarding, data conversion, or reconciliation.

·         Strong working knowledge of investment accounting and related financial reporting requirements, with experience using insurance investment accounting systems strongly preferred.

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Copilot, with the ability to leverage other tools to support business and project objectives.

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Additional requirements

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data-driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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