Senior Specialist, Fund Accounting

Fund Accounting Team

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist to join our Fund Accounting team. This role is located in Singapore.

Role Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Experience with open-ended hedge funds, fund of funds and hybrid funds.
• Experience with Geneva and LAMP accounting systems, NTAS transfer agency system will be an added bonus.
• Conducts accounting services on behalf of assigned clients and moderately complex funds including determining net asset values, calculating fund performance, allocating expenses and preparing reports.
• Performs complex Fund/Client Accounting responsibilities in the areas of driving Service Improvement plans, targeting efficiencies, enhancing processes and specialist review functions.
• Provides input into methodologies and checks the work of more junior team members.
• Provides guidance and reviews work related to cash and asset reconciliations relating to complex accounts or transactions.
• Resolves reconciliation of accounts for more complex or atypical transactions and reviews work of junior team members.
• Drafts reports for clients regarding the performance of complex funds.
• Reviews draft reports completed by more junior staff.
• Regularly interacts with clients in answering questions and resolving issues regarding fund reports and accounting processes.
• Assists in evaluating GAAP and/or IFRS rules to determine impact of new regulations on BNY fund accounting practices.
• No direct reports.
• Provides guidance to less experienced team members.
• Contributes to the achievement of related teams objectives.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 5-7 years of total work experience preferred.
• Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred