Senior Associate - Fund Accounting & Client Relationship - BFS

The Role & Responsibilities

The Sr. Associate role is a multi-faceted role requiring the individual to work closely with the AVP/VP and manage a team of Analysts and Associates. This position will directly report to the Senior Vice President.

Project Management -

- Managerial role with exposure and experience in advanced Fund Administration and Book-keeping 

- Determining the scope of engagements, delivering project plans to clients, managing timelines, and driving deliverables through plans 

- Handling accounting of funds and multiple investment companies (SPVs) 

- Managing and reviewing projects relating to the calculation of net assets values, reconciliation of capital calls and distributions, partner capital statements, cash, and bank account reconciliation, preparation of monthly/quarterly financial reporting packages, journal entries, calculation of management fees, carried interest and waterfall 

- Being efficient in managing the execution of all key aspects of client deliverables 

- Communicating directly with senior professionals such as CFOs, controllers, and accounting managers 

- Ensuring all scheduled work is completed by agreed deadlines, checklists are signed, and files contain all required details 

Managing Client Relationships:

- Acquiring knowledge of clients operations and general strategy o Building and managing relationships with existing clients o Understanding the overall goals of the transaction and client relationships

Team Management and Leadership:

- Managing/Mentoring a team of Analysts/Associates and reporting to the Senior Vice President 

- Driving Projects and Process Improvements o Monitoring procedures and controls within the team and reviewing and approving the teams work daily within the stated departmental guideline 

Prerequisites

- Excellent Communication Skills

- Strong grasp of various aspects of finance and an analytical ability

- Commitment and ownership

- Strong eye for detail and ability to multi-task

- Ability to meet client-driven deadlines (demanding hours requiring time management skills)

- High levels of honesty & integrity, ability to lead a team and self-drive are essential

Experience

- 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience with a bachelors degree.

- MBA in Finance/CA