AVP - Fund Accounting - Financial Services

We Are Hiring for AVP Fund Accounting Role for our client in Bangalore.

What We offer:

Below is the job description for the AVP role.

Role Description: Supervisory role in the Fund Accounting related activities.

Role

- The prime responsibility of BPA team is to deal with business support, system upgrades and development, small changes and major capital projects. This role involves development and support of the InvestOne and all its ancillary applications used within Fund Accounting business unit.

- Role creates process change by integrating new processes with existing ones and communicating these changes. Subject matter expertise is beneficial.

Management responsibility : 

- Lead the India FA BPA team in outstanding execution and delivery of services

- Use Project Management discipline for on-boarding of tasks and other functions to ensure risk mitigation and reporting

- Ensure transition of activities into the group are managed and are successfully implemented

- Ensure reporting is developed & completed accurately and within specified timeframes

- Deliver high quality service to customers by accurate, timely completion of all assigned tasks and requests for information

- Ensure all scorecards and report packages are entirely accurate and delivered on time

- Organise workload and team members in an efficient and effective manner

- Work closely with regional functional managers in various processes / projects to ensure communication and smooth implementation

- Looks to automate and make the processes more efficient

- Focus on leading and developing people through continuous mentoring / coaching

- Lead major, complex and high-profile learning and development initiatives

- Provide objective and regular feedback to staff

- Conducts the full performance management process and works closely with their direct manager on staffing decisions

Reporting to the India GFS Business Process Manager and the EMEA Fund Accounting BPA Team Manager you will work for the FA BPA Team in India. The selected candidate will be responsible to continue to build the BPA function in India and execute FA BPA and change management initiatives. Responsible for managing a group of individual contributors.

PROCESS RESPONSIBILITIES : 

- Provide Support and timely resolution for functional and technical queries raised by Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Pricing, Corporate Actions and other partner areas on Invest One and its ancillary applications

- Interact and liaise with IT and external vendors to resolve issues in a timely fashion

- Analyse Fund Accounting operations procedures, processes, and issues to identify areas for automation to reduce risk and improve efficiency

- Review workflow to evaluate effectiveness and proposes system changes to improve productivity

- Consistently demonstrates expertise and lead large, complex and high risk engagements/projects.

- Collaborates and elicit, analyse, outline and develop requirements for a well-defined project coordinating with business and technology teams.

- Provides analysis and takes ownership throughout the lifecycle of the project from scoping, high level business requirements, detailed business requirements and implementation as required.

- Utilizes available subject matter expertise to perform functional reviews of transformational initiatives and on-going BAU change agendas.

- Provide comprehensive consulting and leadership to stakeholder(s) to identify and understand the issues, drivers, environment or business they support.

- Defines and drive strategic change roadmap and maximizing the value to be delivered on multifaceted initiatives

- Serve as a Change Advocate; establish trust within the corresponding business teams; gain enthusiasm within the teams.

- Provide SME support to Production support in case of any critical issues

Skills / Experience (required experience) : 

- Strong leadership, management and organizational skills are required to develop periodic goals, and manage and motivate team members towards the established goals

- Demonstrates strong experience in change initiatives, covering such areas as operations and IT development; with a track record of accomplishment in large, complex projects and change initiatives.

- Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, handling complex relationships, reporting to management and/or steering committees

- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) to interact and management expectations with stakeholders and management

- Able to provide extensive project management consultation and leadership to peers and others.

- Quality Focus & Problem solving skills

- Previous experience of working with virtual teams (would be advantageous)

- Demonstrated Business Analysis skills with at least 15 + years of overall experience (more than 6 years of experience in Fund Accounting), and minimum 3 years in supervising/managing teams.

Nikita Uchwani
Specialist BFSI
Credence HR Services
No: 7410033808