Supervisor, Fund Accounting

MUFG Investor Services • Halifax, NS

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About The Position

MUFG Investor Services is seeking a Supervisor, Fund Accounting to assist in the management of a team of accountants responsible for client deliverables such as NAV production, financial statements, and associated reports. The role involves ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of these deliverables, managing team training and efficiency, coordinating resources for optimal coverage, and taking accountability for the audit process and financial statement preparation/review. The Supervisor will also ensure adherence to operational controls (SOC1), timely fee billing and collection, and active participation in system initiatives and projects. Ad-hoc tasks as required are also part of the role.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education/University Degree with a concentration in finance or accounting.
• Completion of a professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA, ACCA, ICAEW CFA (or equivalent))
• At least 4 years' experience working in the fund administration industry with people management experience.
• This can include other administrators, investment managers or fund auditors.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of a team of accountants responsible for client deliverables such as NAV production, financial statements and associated reports.
• Ensure the accuracy of client deliverables prepared by their team and take accountability for meeting service level agreement deadlines.
• Assist superiors to ensure that the team is appropriately trained, engaged and as efficient and effective as possible in achieving organizational targets and goals.
• Assist in the co-ordination of resources and make sure that appropriate cross training and coverage is in place to meet client and organizational expectations for deliverables.
• Take accountability for the audit process, prepare financial statements or review such if prepared by other parties.
• Ensure all processes are performed in accordance with operational controls as stipulated in SOC1 and all relevant checklists are completed.
• Ensure all fees are billed on time and collected in a timely manner for their assigned team.
• Participate actively in various system initiatives and projects as well as contribute to idea generation for future process or technological improvements.
• Any other ad-hoc tasks as required by the client, organization, or employees on their team.

What This Job Offers

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