VP, Fund Accounting Manager / Dallas / Pension Funds recruitment

VP, Fund Accounting Manager
Treasury Securities Services (TSS)TSS is a leader in the delivery of global securities, cash processing and information services to multinational corporate, entrepreneurial growth companies, banks, non-bank financial institutions and public sector/government clients worldwide. TSS is made up of Treasury Services (TS) and Worldwide Securities Services (WSS).
Worldwide Securities Services (WSS)WSS, a division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., is a global industry leader with $15.9 trillion in assets under custody.
JPMorgan provides innovative custody, fund accounting and administration and securities services to the world's largest institutional investors, alternative asset managers and debt and equity issuers.
JPMorgan's WSS leverages its scale and capabilities in more than 90 markets to help clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue through a broad range of investor services as well as securities clearance, collateral management and alternative investment services.

JPMorgan Chase is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.1 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. The firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.
If you're interested in working in an environment where leadership, excellence, integrity and diversity are among our core principles, explore the opportunities at JPMorgan.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Fund Accounting manager will provide direction leadership to deliver a world class service to clients ensuring client satisfaction is achieved through the establishment of and adherence to policies and procedures as they relate to fund accounting. The manager will also be responsible for maintaining internal and external communications with all stakeholders.
The candidate will be responsible for managing a team of accountants for the purpose of delivering accurate and timely financial statements to various clients.
The candidate must be an effective leader capable of managing, motivating, developing, supporting the team.
The candidate will also require the technical knowledge of complex accounting principals and possess high level customer service skills.
The candidate should have an understanding of Fund Account Reporting including GAAP and Regulatory.
In addition to this, the candidate should have strong security knowledge including equities, bond, derivatives and corporate actions.
The candidate should possess strong communication, accounting, securities, reconciliation and analytical skills.
The candidate should be able to communicate with clients, Investment Managers and JPM Service Partners to resolve issues and respond to inquiries related to various accounts.
The candidate will be responsible for performing statistical analysis on the unit's performance including quality, risk and client satisfaction while keeping management informed of any issues.
The candidate must ensure compliance with risk controls to limit financial liability, conduct process reviews to identity opportunities to improve efficiency and coordinate technology department and implementation within the Accounting team.
The candidate must ensure that the key risk indicators are within the objective set forth by the department.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:Ensure that the Fund Accounting Department is provided with the necessary resources to meet corporate goals as well as client expectations.Create and maintain an environment that promotes effective communications between all staff levels within the Fund Accounting department.Manage a production Accounting team for a large Defined Benefit Plan ensuring client deliverables are met.
Oversee processing, accounting and customized reporting to the client.
Supplying management with monthly statistics and capacity model.Coordinate the process of requesting and prioritizing enhancements and modifications to the WINS System.Ensure that client needs are addressed and resolved in a complete and timely manner.
Initiate corrective action when service levels fall short of standard.Represent the Fund Accounting department with the external environment.Translate Corporate goals set by upper management into individual and collective goals for subordinates.Continually assess the operation to identify areas for improvement. Pursue corrective action to achieve cost savings and improved efficiencies.

Qualifications

Skills ExperienceBachelors Degree in Business or Accounting8-10 years of Investment Accounting and/or Custody experience5-7 years of people management experienceCPA is desirableExceptional leadership and staff development skills with prior team management experienceProven ability to drive and deliver efficiencies through re-engineering and process improvements ensuring optimal productivityAbility to initiate and drive changeProject and program management with a demonstrated track record of project deliveryProven ability to establish and review key metrics to measure workflow capacity, system efficiency and effectiveness of controls and serve as an escalation pointControl focus with a thorough understanding of operational riskExcellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships both internally and with external clientsAbility to anticipate issues and aggressively drive initiatives to achieve resultsDetailed knowledge of business processes and procedures as well as service and systems (including downstream impacts)Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to work under pressure and to tight timeframes