Alternative Operations Fund Accounting Officer
State Street provides financial services to institutional investors through investment management, custody, and servicing solutions.
About State Street
State Street helps institutional investors manage and safeguard assets through custody, fund administration, and investment management services. You can access front-to-back investment platforms, digital asset services, and global market solutions.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You oversee daily workflows across client relationships and ensure accurate and timely fund administration. You review bookkeeping capital activity financial statements reconciliations capital accounts and client reports. You support fund launches monitor risks resolve issues manage staff performance and training and contribute to reporting business continuity risk and efficiency projects.
Requirements
- College degree in business accounting economics mathematics or finance
- At least 5 years of accounting or financial services operations experience
- At least 5 years of fund accounting experience
- Accounting background preferred
- Familiarity with private equity and real estate funds preferred
- CPA or ACCA is a plus
- Strong English and communication skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Organizational negotiation and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Plan schedule and manage daily workflows for client relationships
- Review bookkeeping capital call and distribution packages financial statements bank reconciliations capital account statements and client reports
- Facilitate new fund launches and client conversions
- Monitor daily operations risks deliverables accuracy and timeliness
- Manage team meetings feedback performance evaluations and staff development
- Ensure compliance with controls procedures and operational guidelines
- Resolve issues and support colleagues
- Develop internal training classes
- Build relationships with home site and interdepartmental contacts
- Support special projects and operational improvements
Benefits
- Medical plans for employees and dependents
- Employee and family life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Regionally specific savings and retirement plans
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Two paid volunteer days
- Paid parental leave
- Back to work support
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Group savings
- Sports club and cinema discounts
- Employee referral bonus program
