Job Title:
Fund Accountant

Company: ATR International

Location: boston, MA

Created: 2024-05-10

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

As an Analyst in the Boston Implementation Team you will be a critical component of Global Fund Services Operations, supporting our US customer business. The team participates in the on-boarding of new clients and incremental business (new business from existing clients) to our accounting platform for Institutional and Retail Clients. This includes new fund and share class launches as well as fund transactional events (e.g. Fund Mergers, In-Kind activity). The team also supports Operational initiatives including technology testing & enhancements. This role offers the opportunity to work within a hybrid working environment.Job responsibilities· Be a primary point of contact for our Implementation activity across all Fund Ranges for multiple key Clients within Fund Accounting.· Processing of Fund Events e.g. Mergers, Transitions, and In-Kinds, on Client Accounting platform. · Represent Client across service and change discussions for Fund Accounting.· Work closely and partner with internal partners including Client Operations, Client Services, Product, and NAV Production Teams.· Take full responsibility for adherence to all SLAs, departmental procedures, policies, checkpoints, and controls.· Participate and contribute to strategic operational initiatives and enhancements.· Awareness of and adherence to regulatory requirements for Fund Accounting.· What does a "typical" day look like in this role? Morning project updates to prepare for daily project calls. Will lead those project calls ensuring to document any new issues raised or old issues resolved by the various teamsutilities involved. Consolidate all notes from calls and send out minutes at the end of the day. Track all project processes needed outside the daily BAU to ensure we are operationally ready for conversion weekend and Go-Live.Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills · A proactive approach to problem solving, taking ownership of issues and having the determination to follow things through.· Multi-tasker who can work collaboratively and manage multiple streams of work concurrently.· Investigate opportunities for self-development and improving knowledge of the business in order to improve skills and deliver maximum service levels.· Able to work effectively across cultures and take advantage of time zones to deliver more effectively to the client.· Flexible and willing to stretch.· LOB and Product Knowledge.· Microsoft Office skills: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills· 2-4 years of experience in Fund Accounting Operations or related experience in fund services· Previous Team Leadership experience and working with multiple vendors, clients and shared services both internally and externally.· Experience with process improvements through focus on efficiency increase and risk reduction.· What are the top 3 things you look for in a candidate?- Strong communication skills to run project calls- Strong organizational skills and willingness to learn- Attention to detail and intestinal fortitude to challenge other project teams progress· What are any disqualifiers?- Inability to challenge project progress with other team's senior leaders- TimidSoft Spoken when running project calls with all teams- Past unprofessional actions, unreliable, unable to work requested hours· What specific work experience (or skills) would stand out on a resume? - Previous Project Management (PMP certification)- Heavy Experience Multi-tasking