The Fund Accounting Manager leads a team of analysts responsible for the daily oversight process of the fund accounting outsourced providers and completion of deliverables for assigned unit. The manager also works with internal and external teams to communicate solutions for clients and provide support and will oversee control issues to ensure adherence to quality and accuracy tolerances.
Responsibilities:
- Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance standards, reviews performance, and makes informed compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
- Serves as a business leader within the fund accounting organization and guides the consistency of global fund accounting oversight processes. Manages the oversight activities for a suite of funds and works with cross functional business leaders to identify and prioritize strategic and tactical business initiatives to minimize risk and increase scalability.
- Maintains and grows key relationships with outsourced service providers to ensure service levels are being met. Works with internal teams to track vendor performance and works both internally and externally to improve process in order to achieve service excellence.
- Works with management team in the formation and execution of operational plans to achieve departmental, divisional, and corporate objectives.
- Leads process improvements to gain efficiencies and ensure quality. Fosters a comprehensive conceptual understanding of processes and their impact to internal and external clients within the group. Works with senior management to create communications plans.
- Maintains a deep and current understanding of global products to help drive business strategies. Recommends changes in operating model and processes to gain efficiencies and/or ensure global consistency in fund oversight activities.
- Contributes to the development in other crew members through broad fund accounting knowledge and subject matter expertise. Serves as a resource to the department and willingly shares expertise.
- Proactively manages critical financial controls to ensure integrity in the daily deliverables of the business unit. Assesses business needs to enhance or change controls as necessary.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications:
- Five years related work experience. Accounting or Finance related experience preferred. Supervisory experience preferred.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Finance or Accounting degree preferred.
- Experience with SQL, PPT, MS products such as PROJECTS/SHIFTS helpful.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Vanguard's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is central to our ability to deliver on our mission. We aspire to create a work environment that is inclusive, equitable, and diverse-one that enables our employees, whom we call crew, to thrive and bring their best selves to work every day on behalf of our clients.
Cultivating DEI lifts our entire organization, and everyone shares accountability for our progress-from our senior leaders who lay the foundation and set the example for inclusive behaviors to crew who are growing in their personal DEI learning experiences.
Together, we're on a mission. We are fueled by the value of diverse voices and connected through friendships and a culture of care-for our clients, our communities, and each other.
Vanguard's DEI journey has no finish line. Our commitment is enduring, and we remain focused on the path ahead. To learn more about Vanguard goals and progress toward DEI, download our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report .
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.