Asset Management - US Fund Accounting Financial Reporting Oversight - Senior Associate

Bring your fund accounting, financial reporting, and regulatory reporting expertise to a role where quality, controls, and client outcomes matter. You will help strengthen oversight of external service providers across a diverse fund platform. You will partner closely with stakeholders across investment, risk, legal, and compliance functions to deliver accurate and timely reporting. You will also help identify opportunities to streamline and automate oversight processes.

Job summary

As a Fund Accounting Financial Reporting Oversight in the Product Administration team, you will oversee key fund administration deliverables performed by external service providers and help ensure strong controls, accurate reporting, and timely regulatory submissions. You will collaborate with partners across functions and time zones, apply sound judgment to identify and escalate issues, and contribute to continuous improvement across reporting and oversight processes.

Job responsibilities

• Oversee service delivery and operational performance of external fund administration providers across assigned funds

• Manage financial reporting cycles, including disclosure execution, controls evidence, and certification support activities

• Coordinate audit planning and fieldwork with service providers and independent auditors to support timely completion

• Review fund financial statements and related schedules for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with applicable guidance

• Coordinate preparation and review of regulatory filings (e.g., Form N-PORT, Form N-CEN, Form N-CSR, Form N-PORT Part F, Rule 17f-2)

• Prepare governance and oversight materials (e.g., meeting materials, minutes, and 15(c) materials) for review by fund governing forums

• Partner with stakeholders across portfolio management, risk management, legal, compliance, product, and client service teams to resolve issues and deliver outcomes

• Monitor key fund risks and controls, document findings, and escalate issues appropriately and promptly

• Maintain effective daily engagement with U.S.-based counterparts and service providers to ensure clear communication and timely delivery

• Identify, propose, and support process improvements, streamlining, and automation opportunities within oversight and reporting workflows

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in fund services, including exposure to financial reporting, fund accounting, and regulatory reporting

• Working knowledge of applicable reporting and regulatory frameworks (e.g., U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS, U.S. Regulation S-X, Investment Company Act of 1940)

• Experience coordinating, reviewing, or supporting U.S. registered fund regulatory filings (e.g., Form N-PORT, Form N-CEN, Form N-CSR)

• Demonstrated ability to oversee third-party service providers and manage to quality, controls, and delivery expectations

• Strong understanding of core fund concepts (e.g., NAV, custody, valuation considerations, transaction costs) relevant to oversight responsibilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Experience using automation or analytics tools to improve reporting and controls workflows (e.g., Alteryx, Python, or similar tools)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and concisely for different audiences

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to evaluate multiple perspectives to make effective decisions

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and deliver consistently high-quality outcomes

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Professional certification such as Chartered Accountant, CPA, or CFA

• Experience supporting U.S. mutual funds and ETFs, interval funds, collective investment funds, and/or private funds (including 3(c)(7) vehicles)

• Familiarity with registered fund financial statement disclosures and implementation of new disclosure or accounting guidance

• Knowledge of mutual fund taxation concepts (where applicable to the role)

• Experience supporting funds that use complex instruments (including OTC exposures) and related valuation or operational considerations

• Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) or large language model (LLM) tools used to streamline oversight, reporting, or controls evidence workflows

• Developing experience using AI-powered analytics, workflow automation, or intelligent process tools to drive efficiency gains, reduce manual effort, or improve accuracy in operational processes.