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State Street

Holds assets for institutions and runs index funds

Financial Reporting Assistant Vice President

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Postgraduate qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA/CFA qualified) preferred, or a bachelor's degree with relevant experience at a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firm.
  • At least 10 years of experience in a financial reporting or financial services environment.
  • Four to five years of supervisory experience.
  • Good understanding of managed investment funds, financial services, investment products, relevant accounting standards, and their applicability.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex client relationships, operational risk, workforce planning, and multi-stakeholder service delivery in a global environment.
  • Proven experience leading migrations, conversions, automation, process transformation, or operating model improvement initiatives.
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to present complex matters clearly and influence stakeholders at different levels.
  • Good knowledge of internal systems and Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical skills to resolve team issues and facilitate decision-making.
  • Ability to work across time zones when required to support global stakeholders and report deadlines.
  • Flexibility to support peak reporting periods and critical business events.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of complex periodic and ad hoc financial statements, disclosures, and related regulatory reporting across multiple client relationships, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, quality, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and client requirements.
  • Provide leadership across one or more teams or service portfolios, translating business priorities into clear delivery plans, governance routines, performance expectations, and measurable outcomes.
  • Act as a senior escalation point for material delivery, client, people, and control matters; assess business impact, make balanced decisions, and ensure timely communication, remediation, and closure.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients, auditors, and global stakeholders; shape service expectations, lead senior-level discussions, and identify opportunities to strengthen client experience, service quality, and sustainable business growth.
  • Lead workforce and capacity planning across reporting cycles, including resource allocation, succession planning, capability development, and contingency planning to support resilient and scalable delivery.
  • Lead staff management activities, including recruitment, goal setting, performance management, coaching, engagement, and talent development, while building leadership capability and accountability within the team.
  • Maintain a strong risk and control environment by overseeing adherence to policies and procedures, reviewing control effectiveness, identifying emerging operational risks, and sponsoring sustainable corrective actions.
  • Sponsor and govern new fund launches, client onboarding, migrations, conversions, and operating model changes, ensuring appropriate readiness, stakeholder alignment, risk assessment, and post-implementation stabilization.
  • Drive transformation, standardization, and automation by prioritizing opportunities, developing business cases, partnering with Operations and Technology, and ensuring benefits are realized without compromising control or service quality.
  • Oversee the quality and sustainability of SOPs, process flows, governance documentation, and training frameworks, ensuring knowledge is transferable and processes remain audit ready.
  • Contribute to department strategy, cross-functional initiatives, and broader organizational priorities through data-informed recommendations, disciplined execution, and effective change leadership.

Desired Qualifications

  • Postgraduate qualification (CA/CPA/ACCA/CFA qualified) is preferred.

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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