Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting Manager

BNY Mellon•Lake Mary, FL

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About The Position

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting to join its Fund and IS Client Ops team in Lake Mary, Florida. The role provides accounting services to assigned clients and complex funds, including determining net asset values, calculating fund performance, allocating expenses, and preparing reports. The position also leads and reviews work performed by junior team members, contributes to methodologies, and checks complex work. The role drives service improvement plans and process efficiencies, performs specialist reviews, and provides guidance on cash and asset reconciliations for complex accounts and atypical transactions. It resolves the most complex reconciliations, drafts client reports on highly complex fund performance, and regularly interacts with clients to address questions and multifaceted issues. The role also evaluates GAAP and/or IFRS rules and assesses the impact of new regulations on BNY Mellon fund accounting practices. There are no direct reports. The position provides guidance to less experienced team members and may take on team lead responsibilities and, in some geographies, people management responsibilities. The posting identifies this as a second-shift role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience conducting cash and asset reconciliations, resolving complex or atypical transactions, and reviewing the work of junior team members.
Strong knowledge of GAAP and/or IFRS and the ability to assess regulatory changes and their impact on accounting practices.

Nice To Haves

7–10 years of total work experience, with demonstrated expertise in fund/client accounting for complex funds and accounts.
Experience with a Big 4 accounting firm.

Responsibilities

Conduct accounting services for assigned clients and complex funds, including determining net asset values, calculating fund performance, allocating expenses, and preparing reports.
Lead and review the work of junior team members for assigned clients or funds, provide input into methodologies, and check complex work.
Drive service improvement plans, target efficiencies, enhance processes, and perform specialist review functions within Fund/Client Accounting.
Provide guidance and review work related to cash and asset reconciliations for complex accounts or atypical transactions, and resolve the most complex reconciliations.
Draft client reports on the performance of highly complex funds and provide guidance on report structure.
Interact regularly with clients to answer questions and resolve multifaceted issues regarding fund reports and accounting processes.
Evaluate GAAP and/or IFRS rules to determine the impact of new regulations on BNY Mellon fund accounting practices.
Provide guidance to less experienced team members; the role may include team lead responsibilities and, in some geographies, people management responsibilities.