Job Description
The Fund Accounting Senior Supervisor is an intermediate management level position responsible for providing full leadership and direction to a team of employees, leading a variety of fund valuation activities in coordination with the Operations - Securities Services team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of activities associated with Net Asset Valuations (NAVs).
Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of fund accountant to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
- Supervise daily work flow, lead process improvements coordinate workflow with related departments and recommend new work procedures
- Support NAV preparation in accordance with client requirements as well as implement incremental business and review NAV for unit trusts and investment funds ensuring accuracy of valuation reports
- Resolve client queries and interact with Fund Managers and other service providers/counterparts to ensure successful service delivery with support from the manager
- Assist with fund set-up from inception to implementation, as well as communicate and negotiate with clients regarding daily operating requirements
- Occasionally handle moderately complex/exceptional/unusual issues
- Support FX Hedging and Fund of Fund Trade Processing
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications:
- min. 4 years of relevant experience
- Chartered Accountant/CFA/MBA advantageous
- Experience with fund accounting within financial services
- Previous people managerial experience
- Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
- Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge in related area
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
