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Position: Manager

Responsibilities:

- Manage a team of highly skilled individuals to deliver high quality, high integrity, high performing, and innovative solutions.

- Build a mature practice.

- Understand the intricacies of Funds and Fund-of-Fund investment operations and financial statement reporting, preferably Private Equity funds.

- Define new procedures and controls to enhance the overall operational risk process.

- Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and budget.

- Execute detailed procedures based on knowledge of fund controllership, investment books and records, and/or financial reporting processes.

- Perform critical accounting activities, including capital calls, valuations, and transaction processing.

- Identify, evaluate, and suggest new technology opportunities that are value-driven for platform enablement and act as key differentiators in the WAM/BCM space.

- Facilitate and encourage necessary conversations between Business and Technology to determine the what and how of the product features.

- Work with Technology and business partners to identify process improvement areas and cultivate a culture of automation.

- Organize, lead, and facilitate multiple teams on highly complex, cross-functional, data, and analytics initiatives.

- Collaborate with business architects to translate business requirements into scalable solution options and provide inputs to product roadmap/strategy.

- Keep the team motivated, carry a positive attitude, and resolve any conflicts.

- Create a roadmap, design, and implement solutions to migrate legacy systems to next-generation solutions.

- Partner with product management and business leaders to drive agile delivery of both existing and new offerings.

Requirements:

- 8-12 years of experience in the asset management sector.

- Exposure to US-based asset management or fund administration firms is a plus.

- Experience with software tools including document management systems, workflow systems, partnership accounting, and investment accounting such as eFront, Investran, or other investment sub-ledger software.

- Experience in financial statement reporting/analysis.

- Master's degree in accounting or finance is mandatory; an MBA or CA will be an added advantage.

- Strong understanding of the financial industry with fund accounting, expense reporting, tax reporting, asset types, and derivatives.

- Functional knowledge of financial instruments and exposure to banking/WAM domains.

- People management experience, including leading project teams and managing direct reports within an organization.

- Experience related to fund controllership, investment books and records, and/or fund operations.

- General understanding of US GAAP and regulatory requirements is a plus.

- Crisp and effective executive communication skills, including significant experience presenting cross-functionally and across all levels.

- Understanding of the applications used in the FA or reporting process.

- Familiarity with BRD is an added advantage.

- Attention to detail, proficiency in MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and excellent analytical skills.

- Effective interaction capabilities with various stakeholders.