Supervisor, Investment Fund Services

SEI1GLOBAL•Upper Providence Township, PA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Investment Manager Services Division (IMS) at SEI is growing rapidly and is seeking new members on our Investment Fund Services accounting team. Our primary goal is to provide exceptional accounting and administration servicing for our clients’ assigned mutual funds, CITs, ETFs and other pooled vehicles. As a Fund Accountant Supervisor, you will act as an intermediary between the funds and their investment managers and serve as the official record keeper for the funds. You will also train and supervise the accounting analysts on the team.

Requirements

BA / BS in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent professional experience.
Minimum of 2 years experience in Financial Services Industry working with Fund Accounting.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel.
The self-motivation, organization and drive to complete multiple client deliverables in a timely manner without sacrificing excellence or quality.
Strong written and verbal communication skills as you will primarily support your clients through email and/or phone calls.
Strong customer service skills as you will be communicating daily with your clients and other service providers.

Nice To Haves

A drive to broaden one’s knowledge of the financial services industry by learning new concepts and systems and taking the initiative to apply it to daily work assignments.
Attention-to-detail to ensure that all deliverables consistently meet the highest standard of quality and accuracy
Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. As the needs of our clients change, we need to be flexible to change with them.
Positivity and collegial approach in assisting both colleagues and clients and the ability to work in team environment.
Curiosity, critical thinking and attention to detail: Whether it’s to identify a solution to a problem or possibly help implement a more efficient process or procedure, your skills have a place in our business.
Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.

Responsibilities

Calculating the funds’ daily investable cash, expenses, and income.
Calculate and report the funds’ daily Net Asset Values (NAV’s).
Process shareholders’ activity and perform timely reconciliations to the fund’s transfer agent.
Communicate the transactions associated with the fund(s) and work closely with internal and external clients to provide accurate and thorough accounting packages.
Support of various year-end audit engagements in accordance with GAAP accounting standards.
Perform due-diligence to ensure clients are in compliance with government laws and regulations.
Ensure accuracy of accounting packages by completing daily checks of: security audit reports, NAV impact (R086) reports, daily work packets, corporate actions, expense processing, CARS reconciliations, and Fund Center reports.
Assist Fund Administration in performing expense budget analysis and allocating expense payments; prepare monthly expense packages and scorecards.
Assist the fund accountant manager with the preparation of SEC filings (e.g. N-SAR, N-1A, 24F-2, N-MFP).
Train and supervise the accounting analysts on systems, processing, procedures, and job responsibilities.
Ensure accuracy of accounting packages by completing daily checks of: security audit reports, NAV impact (R086) reports, daily work packets, corporate actions, expense processing, CARS reconciliations, and Fund Center reports.
Correspond with external investment managers regarding day-to-day fund inquiries including entering security trades, fee payments, cash position breaks, reconciliations, and escalation inquiries.
Assist the manager with conducting performance appraisals, monthly one-on-ones with the team analysts and provide career pathing and training.
Ensure staffing requirements are met by participating in analyst interviews.
Team with the manager to provide and foster a team environment to include individual development, promotions and disciplinary action.
Acquire the tools to identify processes across the division and organization through attending and participating in various IMS and corporate professional development sessions.
Partner with a diverse team and grow your career.