GS – Report and Accounts, Senior Associate 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 $21.807 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.866 trillion in assets under management at December 31, 2011, State Street operates in 29 countries and more than 100 geographic markets and employs 29,740 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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Core
• Exhibits highly detailed understanding and execution of all A1/A2 tasks and functions
• Assist with general organisation of team
• Cover for line manager during absence, on non staffing matters
• Set and maintain high standards within team
• Provide coaching and support to team members
• Ensure deadlines/deliverables are met
• Identify and implement process enhancements
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of team checklists and QC as required
• Work independently on highly complex issues/clients
• Regularly contribute to projects impacting the wider group
• Provide performance feedback to manager on staff
• Run or participate in client meetings/conf calls
• Demonstrates clear leadership potential and/or product expertise
• Actively participate in appraisal process by completing self appraisal and suggesting appropriate development goals
• Promote and implement training and development activity for individuals and the team
• Ensure effective logging and resolution of enquiries and liaise with appropriate parties to resolve / escalate queries and problems within agreed deadlines
• Ensure the line manager and others, as appropriate, are kept aware of all issues/problems/queries/work in progress that may impact the quality of service being provided
• Take responsibility for personal development and training

Accounts Specific:
In addition to Associate 2 role:
• Control an accounts XD process to ensure accurate completion in accordance with
Timetable
• Review accounts in SORP format with supporting schedules
• Compile review points for fund accountants and ensure these are resolved in the correct
Manner
• Review and prepare corporation tax and income tax computations for insertion in the
accounts and submission to Inland Revenue
• Involvement in day to day planning and control of accounts team workload

Skills/Experience
• End to end understanding of fund administration including accounting and pricing
• Accountancy or business degree or equivalent
• Completion and review of financial statements (SORP) for all funds
• Demonstrate full understanding of accounting and taxation regulations and SORP for collective funds including currently impacting changes
• Studying toward professional qualification at final stage and/or IAQ qualification
• Ability to manage day to day workflow of senior and fund accountants

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