Fund Accounting Sr Manager - C13 - PUNE
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Job description, work day and responsibilities
The Fund Accounting Manager is a management level position responsible for providing full leadership and direction to a team of employees, leading a variety of fund admin activities in coordination with other Operations teams.
The team is a core group of dedicated professionals who are essential to the investment process by ensuring that all middle office clients’ cash & position data are accurate for processes including investment management, analytics, compliance, and regulatory.
Cash types include, but are not limited to, equities, fixed income, OTC derivative positions (swaps, swaptions, FXs, and synthetics) and collateral.
The roles and responsibilities will include actively managing risk and exposure for our clients by ensuring the investment book of record is reconciled with external record holders daily (custody / fund accounting etc.). The role requires an understanding of the mechanics of the reconciliation process, exception management, client service, troubleshooting issues, driving innovative enhancements, data analysis, maintaining documentation, assisting management in leading processes, and recommending improvements to ensure efficient and accurate processes.
Responsibilities:
• Manage a team of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Identify opportunities to implement process improvements and recommend system, service, and process enhancements including leading and evaluating system testing
• Coordinate staff assignments to achieve optimal effectiveness through assessment of business requirements and staff skill sets and development needs
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients, and serve as point of escalation of complex customer issues
• Perform discovery and due diligence with clients and visits regarding service quality measurement
• Manage the Risk and Control agenda including audits, interfacing with internal and external auditors, and identifying process gaps
• Work closely with senior management on identifying opportunities for cost saves, full-time equivalent (FTE) reduction, and optimization
• Work closely with Sales and CEs on client management and service improvement initiatives
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
• Possess strong knowledge in Reconciliations process & applications
Process Management:
• Timely and accurate delivery of all functions performed within concerned team
• Design & implement Service Level Agreements with Internal & External teams.
• Work closely with Fund Accounting leads / teams across all the global locations to provide necessary support.
• Setup regular governance forums with all stakeholders
• Design & implement oversight & escalation metrics
Qualifications:
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Chartered Accountant/CFA/MBA / Degree in Finance is preferred
• Extensive knowledge of funds services and process & experience in managing operational delivery will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge in related area
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred
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Job Family Group:
Operations - Transaction Services
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Job Family:
Fund Accounting
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Time Type:
Full time
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Offer ID: #1125380,
Published: 1 week ago,
Company registered: 3 months ago
