Fund Accounting Manager recruitment
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that transactions are accurately captured and recorded on the accounting system and onward data feeds.
- To ensure that all reporting is produced in accordance with department standards and controls, that exceptions noted have no NAV impact, are resolved in a timely manner and that items cleared are treated correctly.
- To liaise with other areas within the bank in order to clear reconciliation exceptions in a timely manner
- To identify and correct potential errors or misstatements in the valuation. - Analyze root-cause of recurring issues through regular review of reconciliations and analysis of NAVs, and assist in developing programmes for service enhancements arising from this.
- Plan and organize for the delivery of unit prices/ NAVs, General Ledger feeds and Fund Manager Reconciliations in accordance with agreed deadlines and with zero defects.
- Manage, coach and develop team members for their individual advancement and for the benefit of the team. In so doing, foster and maintain strong team spirit and a healthy working atmosphere.
- Review existing process and procedures with a view to improving or reengineering.
- Proactive communication with all customers.
- Manage client requests and ensure that such requests are dealt with in a timely manner. From time to time this will require technical specifications in the form of Business Requirements documents to be drawn up and submitted for development.
- Manage User Acceptance testing as required.
- Complete the annual and interim appraisal process.
- Liaison with Compliance, Fund Auditors and Trustee (including drafting formal responses to on site visits)
- Delivering presentation to existing clients on behalf of the department.
- Assist in capacity planning and resource management to support the day to day business requirements
Qualification:
- Graduate in Finance/accounting or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years funds administration experience with 2 years in a supervisory capacity.
- Energetic leader who works well with multiple teams in delivering against common goals.
- Proven track record in managing teams of staff.
- Demonstrated success in managing customer relations and customers
- Demonstrated success dealing with senior management
- Proven relationship management skills
- Ability to network to get the ability and willingness to reach out and learn;
- Knowledge of financial services
- Adaptable; capability to assimilate to different environments
- In depth knowledge of fund accounting processes
- Familiarity with the Multifonds system would be an advantage
- Sound technical knowledge of financial investment instruments.
- Strong analytical skills so as to understand and interpret trends and data to make improvements
- To have a good understanding of basic accounting principles.
- Proven excellence in 2-3 previous assignments - Orientation to customer, workflow and systems thinking
- Financial acumen and attention to detail
- PC literate
- A proven ability to work well as the member of a team
- Strong numeric skills
- Able to organize own work and manage own time
- Use own initiative
- A willingness to learn to learn in a constantly changing environment
- Good business judgment, knowing when to escalate, who to keep informed to identify appropriate next steps / resolution
- Interprets and evaluates relevant information quickly to reach a solution. Evaluates all aspects of a situation before taking action, drawing appropriate conclusions from data
- Methodical with excellent oral and written communication skills
At Citi, we groom the leaders of today and tomorrow. Successful candidates will undergo comprehensive training on our products and look forward to a competitive remuneration and benefits package.
Take the opportunity to embark on a challenging, fulfilling and rewarding career with one of the world's most respected financial institutions now. To apply, please visit http://careers.citigroup.com and search for Job ID 11048008.
December 14, 2011
• Tags: Accounting & Finance careers in the Singapore, Fund Accounting Manager recruitment • Posted in: Financial