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State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

Fund Accounting Assistant Vice President

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBoston, MA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrates strong technology skills, problem-solving skills, and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrates the ability to lead within the team and among peers.
  • Has strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills.
  • Has a solid understanding of operational functions within custody and/or fund accounting, with the ability to provide technical expertise to resolve daily problems.
  • Has 7 to 10 years of experience in a related accounting or finance field; this experience is preferred.
  • A BS/BA in Business, Accounting, or Finance, or equivalent experience, is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manages the day-to-day activities of functional teams and oversees daily service delivery and production activities performed by staff.
  • Serves as the primary contact and key escalation point for operational issues and provides technical expertise to resolve daily problems.
  • Manages and escalates issues related to Centers of Excellence and other shared services.
  • Manages daily operations and production activities of the accounting team.
  • Coordinates the implementation of new funds, systems, and processes, and assists with client conversions and other client projects.
  • Organizes shared-services internal meetings as needed, compiles related documentation, assists with developing agendas, and may attend meetings to record notes and action items.
  • Identifies and implements consistent operational best practices.
  • Assists with compliance and fiduciary reviews and audits.
  • Trains, develops, and motivates new staff; completes performance appraisals.
  • Provides coaching and development opportunities to staff and participates in ongoing individual training and development.
  • Serves on committees and helps define and implement new company initiatives.
  • Identifies unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity during normal operations and reports or escalates it in accordance with corporate policy and relevant operating procedures.

About the Company

State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

State Street holds and services investments for pension funds, insurers, fund companies, and other large institutions, and it also runs index funds through State Street Investment Management. It launched the first US-listed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, in 1993, and in 1924 it became custodian of the first US mutual fund. As a custody bank, it safekeeps clients' stocks and bonds, completes their trades, calculates what their funds are worth, and lends their securities to other investors. It earns fees on the assets it services and manages, plus income from currency trading and from interest on client cash. State Street traces its roots to a bank chartered in 1792 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1792

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