Fund Accounting Sr. Manager

Citi • Columbus, OH

4d • $107,120 - $157,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. seeks a Fund Accounting Sr. Manager for its Columbus, Ohio location. This role involves calculating daily and periodic net asset values (NAVs), facilitating investor dealing, producing financial accounts, and completing regulatory reporting. The position also includes assisting a section manager of Fund Accountants, identifying and implementing corrective action plans, analyzing business risk, serving as an escalation point, and developing process, productivity, and quality standards. Additionally, the role focuses on creating and maintaining business relationships, implementing service, system, and process enhancements, leading system testing, training staff on new technology, supporting strategic goals, and implementing methods to reduce expenses. The Fund Accounting Sr. Manager will provide guidance to junior team members and lead the team in achieving goals.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field and 2 years of experience as a Fund Accounting Intermediate Associate Analyst, Accountant, Accounting Specialist, Business Analyst, or related position involving analysis of corporate accounting data and supporting regulatory compliance.
• Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in the stated fields and 4 years of the specified experience.
• Two (2) years of experience must include: Knowledge of accounting including debits, credits, and accruals; Book accounting entries for balance sheet; GAAP regulations; Portfolio reconciliation for cash and positions; and Excel macro coding for task automation.
• One (1) year of experience must include: Knowledge of finance, investment vehicles, and portfolios, including bonds, equities, derivatives and ETFs; Participated in mutual fund and/or ETF audits; Fund accounting systems, including InvestOne and Confluence Unity; and Fund audits.

Responsibilities

• Calculate daily and periodic net asset values (NAVs) for fund and dissemination of the associated unit prices.
• Facilitate investor dealing in accordance with all local regulations, accepted accounting values, and local tax requirements.
• Produce full set of audited annual financial accounts and unaudited semiannual accounts for each regulated entity.
• Complete regulatory reporting and associated client reporting requirements covering all aspects of the fund valuation, portfolio, expenses, and transaction volumes adhering to a variety of standards and regulatory formats.
• Assist the section manager of Fund Accountants who are responsible for a broad spectrum of financial and accounting matters affecting clients.
• Identify and implement corrective action plans across teams while analyzing and assessing business risk.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for internal and external staff queries, and develop and manage process, productivity, and quality standards.
• Create, develop, and maintain business relationships, identify and implement service, system, and process enhancements, lead and evaluate system testing, and train staff on new technology enhancements.
• Support development and achievement of strategic goals and annual performance/compensation cycle.
• Implement methods to reduce expenses, recommend enhancements, and justify benefits.
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team and lead team in accomplishing established goals and supporting mechanisms for achievement.

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager