Fund Accounting

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Job Summary

As a Fund Accounting Vice President within the Global Fund Services team, you will lead a diverse team responsible for ensuring high quality Net Asset Value (NAV) delivery.  You will work closely within a global network of operational teams, providing oversight and support of daily production with an overall focus on accurate and timely delivery of daily NAVs.  You would be the perfect fit for us if you have strong leadership abilities, great attention to detail, the ability to prioritize and execute time sensitive tasks, and have a passion to deliver solutions across organizational boundaries.  

Job responsibilities

• Manage the production and dissemination of accurate and timely Net Asset Values
• Ensure global consistency across all operational teams through collaboration of the creation, maintenance and updating of procedures for the funds as needed
• Ensure all schedule work is completed by agreed deadlines with controls and proper evidence documented as mandated by operational procedures, corporate policy, compliance, regulatory reviews and internal audit
• Work closely with internal client operations and other stakeholder teams to resolve queries
• Work closely with internal new business and operational readiness teams through the on-boarding process of new client mandates
• Develop a thorough knowledge of your client base, prospectus, documentation, etc.
• Identify efficiencies and areas for improvement to reduce risk and become more efficient

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• 10 plus years of experience in Fund Accounting Operations or related experience in fund services with a thorough understanding of the theoretical and technical nature of mutual fund accounting and administration, including basic accounting principles and theories
• Exceptional leadership and staff development skills with prior team management experience
• Ability to work independently and be effective in a fast-paced global operating environment and a matrix management organizations to deliver results
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships both internally and with external clients
• Analytical skills, problem solving, good critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Expert use of Microsoft Office and experience with exception based accounting tools as well as transactions or general ledger based accounting systems
• Bachelor’s Degree 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of hedge level and divergence analysis of single currency and basket-hedged share classes
• Experience with SICAVs , UCITs, OEICs, Investment Trust etc.
• Degree - Accounting or Finance preferred