Fund Accountant, Associate 2 recruitment

Our Company

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $21.510 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.877 trillion in assets under management at September 30, 2011, State Street operates in 26 countries and more than 100 geographic markets and employs 29,685 worldwide. For more information, visit State Street’s web site at www.statestreet.com

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We’re a company that insists on, and rewards, performance excellence. We know our success hinges on attracting the best people to join us — people like you.

We encourage you to explore the possibilities that a career at State Street can offer you.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

To work as part of a team of Fund Accountants in the valuation of funds to strict deadlines while contributing to the development of the department.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Assist team members in meeting their monthly deadlines

• To prepare monthly and quarterly Board reports, strict deadlines must be adhered to, communicate with internal / external clients in collating / co-coordinating the data for the reports

• EU Savings Directive Reporting; maintain comprehensive up to date fund database, maintain key procedures and control documents, data dissemination to Bloomberg on request

• Preparation and gathering of report information elements for board reports

• Preparation and gathering of report information for UCIT3 reporting

• Timely and accurate completion of fund audits

Bank Reconciliation

• Prepared daily

• All items cleared within maximum of five days

• Material items investigated and assessed on discovery

• Objective to be tailored based on current allocation of funds

Team work flow

• Ensure adequate cover when people are sick or on annual leave

• Appropriate allocation of work within team

• Appropriate sharing of work within department

• Appropriate allocation of project work

Communication

• Within team through effective team meetings

• Within team on a day to day basis

• Of all relevant issues to Manager on a timely basis

• Resolving complex queries

• All telephone queries either resolved or addressed within 24 hours • All mails responded to within 24 hours

Broaden Knowledge base

• Investment restrictions

• Distributions

• Prospectuses

Checking of the fund

Encourage self checking where appropriate to better manage time

Projects

Allow time for projects and appropriate delegation. 

Requirements

• Honours degree from a relevant Business/ Finance discipline

• Minimum of two years experience in a fund accounting environment. 

Core Competencies

• Good attention to detail in order to ensure accurate valuations

• Strong numerical and accuracy skills

• Ability to work to deadlines

• Highly computer literate

• Good communication skills

• Organised in order to ensure valuations are timely

Disposition

• Client focused

• Trustworthy and diligent

• Innovative and team-orientated

• Positive

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