AVP - Fund Accounting/Operations/BPM/Six Sigma

Looking for Fund Accounting Operations background who has BPM and Six Sigma Mandatory experience. The person is more like a Project guy overseeing their Joint Ventures. He/She should have managed Transitions.

General Profile

- Oversees and ensures successful on-site due diligence visits by business partners

- Assumes overall responsibilities for assigned projects/initiatives of self and team and drives execution to ensure targets, budgets and milestones are met.

- Cultivate continuous improvement culture leveraging Lean and BPM methodologies to enhance IFAO service quality

- Conducts high-level business impact analysis involving initiatives to determine project approach, structure, scope, resource requirements, organizational impact and priorities.

- Manages and provides direction and support to project staff in developing approaches/plans, executing their assignments, resolving critical issues, resource contentions and prioritizing efforts.

- Creates and/or reviews and approves team proposals regarding project plans, approaches, scope, priorities, etc.

- Manages overall project communications, risks and issues resolution, including communication with sponsors and management concerning project status and issues.

- Manages client expectations and anticipates client needs; sets direction for resolution of complex problems and works across the organization for consensus.

- Prepares various statuses, activity and performance reports for management.

- Promotes development and implementation of project methodology, tools, best practices and controls to improve process and overall quality of service

Manages project staff and performs related management duties: hiring, performance management, coaching and development of staff.

Knowledge Expertise

- Bachelor's Degree in technology, business, finance or equivalent. MBA a plus

- At least 10 years of related experience (business analysis, implementation, project management) with at least 4 years of supervisory experience

- Excellent management skills

- Very strong interpersonal, influencing, and project management skills

- Very strong relationship management, negotiation, and communication skills

- Very Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Working Relationships

- Explains /presents complex ideas; anticipates potential objections and prepares case accordingly; influences others

- May act as a facilitator and mentor; moves the team forward; may be team leader or key technical contributor

Ability to travel globally

Key Competencies and Skills

Further to competencies and skills of AVP

- Stakeholder Management

- Advanced Technical, Organization and Business/Industry Knowledge