Fund Accounting, Vice President

Job Description

Account for the day-to-day management of a functional/oversight team(s) and manage daily service delivery and production activities performed by staff. Work in conjunction with individuals on the team as well as other Shared Service teams/COE’s, outsource locations, Client Operations and other business units to ensure seamless processing according to the fund’s policies, to ensure NAV/yield accuracy and that all SLAs are met. As well as Work collaboratively with teams and management across the organization on various projects, oversight, committees, KPIs, etc.

Role Specifics

• Lead accounting function, manage client experience and operational delivery. The role is based in India and responsible for implementing strategy and managing delivery.

• Ensure timeliness and accuracy across business.

• Act as command and control across Team to drive operational effectiveness, establishing a core competency for conversions across sectors and regions.

• Working with the COO and Executive team to explore, create, direct, manage and achieve agreed business objectives, including driving revenue and profit growth.

• Actively manage executive global stakeholders across Global HUBS, Global Delivery and Global Services

• Drive innovation, transformation and productivity, not only in India but globally across the delivery organization.

• Develop and lead a large team, fostering high performance and creating a destination for top talent.

• During the course of normal day to day operations, responsible for identifying any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and must report and/or escalate in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures.

• Assess impacts of regulatory changes.

• Identify and implement consistent operational best practices.

• Coordinate the implementation of new funds, systems and processes as well as assists with client conversions and other client projects.

• Serve on committees and help define and implement new company initiatives.

Skills/Competency parameter differentiators

• Result-oriented with an ownership and accountability mindset

• Commercial acumen - Understanding of cost/budgets Lead/drive the same.

• Drive pays for performance and culture of performance differentiation.

• Taking accountability of end-to-end outcomes as an enterprise, collaborating across functions/business and locations

• Executive presence, managing with influence and effective communication across stakeholder groups both regionally and globally.

• Embed risk excellence culture across the teams.

• Encourage and drive a culture of change and ideation.

Individual Contributor

• Display a culture of individual ownership of tasks to embed a clear individual sense of accountability in performing the role.

• Ensure that the highest level of the Code of Conduct is displayed in your behavior.

• Provide appropriate management information as required to support business unit decision making.

• Support the ‘Risk Excellence’ culture within the business.

• Adhere to limits of delegation and escalation procedures required by your manager so that you comply with internal policies and external regulation.

Mandatory Skill Sets

• Candidates must have a college degree (accounting degree strongly preferred; business, finance or economics degree required) and 15 or more years of previous accounting and/or financial service operations experience.

• Candidates must possess solid business unit management experience on complex clients requiring a high level of client interaction.

• MBA and/or CP/ACCA are a plus.

• Knowledge of Fund structures, designs & hierarchies, standalone funds, master-feeder funds, and the role of each entity in the fund structure

• Knowledge of / experience with fund accounting technology, such as Invest One, Geneva, etc.

• Knowledge of upstream and downstream technology solutions to drive more automation levels in servicing complex fund structures is a plus.

Additional Skill Sets

• Ability to lead large teams across multiple locations/+managing teams virtually.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

• An ability to be a leader within their team, as well as be a leader amongst your peers.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, which includes excellent time management and prioritization skills.

• Ability to communicate with various internal teams to resolve inquiries and understanding when to escalate.

• Lead by example and hold team accountable to culture traits.

• Candidates must demonstrate initiative, be able to perform well under pressure, and simultaneously handle multiple assignments and to work efficiently to meet client deliverables.

• Ability to identify and present cross-sell opportunities, excellent influencing skills.

• Strong Executive presence

• Ability to lead, influence & drive solutions & outcomes on Client calls.

• Ability to work with cross functional teams and Technology to influence & drive business outcomes.

• Ability to understand costs/budgets and manage too.

Level of Education/ Specific Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce / economics with a specialization in Business, Accounting, Finance or equivalent experience preferred.

• Overall, 15 years or relevant experience, part of which must have been in a management or supervisory capacity.

• Proficient in the working knowledge of Equity and Fixed Income Securities and derivative products

• Understanding of operational functions within custody and / or Fund Accounting. Ability to provide technical expertise to resolve daily problems.

• Should have worked directly with clients and counterparties in a global context.

• Should have led operations at a global level, across countries & regions.

• Should have experience of end-to-end ownership of operations, with direct accountability on business, client and risk metrics (including