Senior Associate, Reporting Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior associate, reporting. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support for various types of general and/or sub-ledger transactions relevant for Group reporting and local statutory reporting.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• A unique mix of creative, technical and business management skills
• Passion for automation, data analysis, and data visualization
• Strong knowledge of databases, data management and SQL (Microsoft SQL Server preferred)
• Expertise with visualization tools such as Qlik, Tableau, or Business Objects
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Access and MS Power Point
• Strong aptitude and love for numbers
• Mutual fund product and performance data knowledge
• Understanding of mutual fund legal and compliance requirements

I would like to submit my application for the senior associate, reporting opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input into the Global HR Reporting framework and supporting consistency in reporting across all Business Groups and geographies.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• An understanding of sales organizations and sales processes
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to investment managers including the Investment Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act
• Professional demeanor in both low-stress and highly charged situations, managing multiple, competing priorities to completion
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff, internal and external (including clients, regulators, auditors, board members)
• Able to effectively summarize technical data
• Flexible to handle rapidly changing priorities and multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience working in Operations, Business Risk or similar
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools (Business Objects and Tableau)

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior associate, reporting position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical oversight to development team working on BI Reporting tools (Tableau, Business Objects, MS SSIS/SSRS).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Demonstrated technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting the RDBMS Microsoft SQL Server
• Strong experience in SQL development (T-SQL) including working with complex data structures and indexes
• Database management knowledge focusing on Microsoft SQL server technology, including writing SQL stored procedures, cursors, dynamic SQL and performance tuning
• Understanding of credit risk process and working knowledge of Moody’s RAY system is an added advantage
• Aptitude for system related work, experience in end-user maintenance, requirements gathering, UAT testing and implementation of IT systems
• Strong team player with effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptable to environment, awareness of target audience and situational nuances
• Promote a positive attitude and display a sense of teamwork

Please consider me for the senior associate, reporting opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for different groups within the organization (including Treasury, Marketing and Lease Administration) with various types of monthly reporting.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of Basel reporting requirement and treasury products preferred
• Analytical and investigative problem solving abilities
• Proficiency in use of relational database technology data retrieval using Business Objects, QlikView and Cognos
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience in financial reporting and general ledger areas
• Prior experience with Hyperion Financial Management, including FDM, Smartview and AdHoc reporting tools, SAP, Blackline, strongly preferred
• Evaluate financial policies and procedures and suggest improvements
• Medium level of SQL, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Access

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior associate, reporting position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance and direction to managers and others throughout the company who are involved with reporting incidents of all types;.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience coding in RStudio and/or Excel VBA
• Comfort building slide decks in PowerPoint
• Chartered Accountant (preferable)
• Leverage project management skills to coordinate with other team members on tactical elements of strategic plan
• Provide support to, and coordinate with, other analysts to develop and implement key reports and analyze key performance metrics
• Coordinate with Sales Strategy team as necessary to provide ad-hoc project management, reporting and sales tracking
• Skilled at building and manipulating Access databases and Excel
• Existing knowledge of the Life insurance industry is preferable