Manager - Fund Accounting and Admin - AVP
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About the Role
State Street seeks a Manager for Fund Accounting and Administration in Riyadh. The role oversees daily fund accounting operations, manages staff, and ensures client service level agreements.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee Valuations for specified clients and ensure all relevant checks to Funds NAVs are completed
- Maintain managerial oversight of all operations conducted by the Fund Group
- Act as escalation point for technical issues encountered in the daily business
- Ensure sufficiently trained staff are available to service clients and deliver quality service
- Monitor errors and potential losses/breaches, complete documentation and ensure remediation/training
- Attend service calls as required and plan for confirmed projects
- Continually review the Operating Environment and implement improvements
- Assist as Subject Matter Expert during client visits or projects
Requirements
- Primary Degree or Professional/Accounting qualification or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience in fund administration services or financial services industry
- Proven experience of team management in a financial services environment
- Proficiency in MS Office tools including Word and Excel
- Arabic and English language skills – spoken and written
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Who We Are Looking For
- Managerial position responsible for day to day Fund Accounting administration service ensuring deliverables are produced on time and in accordance with client SLAs and quality standards.
- Act as senior escalation point for internal and client queries, taking ownership or delegating as appropriate.
- Work with State Street’s Outsourced Service centers and Centers of excellence.
- Responsible for staff management, training, coaching, and development.
- Lead projects, perform team and department level analysis, run initiatives.
- Must be well versed in Arabic to translate/review statements.
- Position based in Riyadh, KSA but may include other Middle East domicile funds.
What You Will Be Responsible For
- Oversee Valuations for specified clients and ensure all relevant checks to Funds NAVs are completed.
- Maintain managerial oversight of all operations conducted by the Fund Group.
- Act as escalation point for technical issues.
- Ensure sufficiently trained staff are available.
- Monitor errors and potential losses/breaches, complete documentation and ensure remediation/training.
- Attend service calls as required and plan for confirmed projects.
- Continually review the Operating Environment and implement improvements.
- Assist as Subject Matter Expert during client visits or projects.
- Ensure effective logging and resolution of enquiries.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Primary Degree or Professional/Accounting qualification or equivalent.
- 4+ years of experience in fund administration services or financial services industry.
- Proven experience of team management in a financial services environment.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools including Word and Excel.
What We Value
- Numeracy/Literacy skills.
- Confidence in dealing with all situations.
- Excellent communication, organisational and report writing skills.
- Organizational insight & influence.
- Arabic and English language skills – spoken and written.
- Fostering collaboration & team work.
- Talent development skills.
- Self motivation & enthusiasm.
- Leading/Motivating skills.
- Trustworthiness, self reliance & flexibility.
We Offer
- Permanent contract of employment from day one.
- Premium life insurance package and private pension plan.
- Employee savings plan.
- Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs.
- Opportunities to volunteer.
- Variety of well being programs.
- Technical or leadership career pathway.
About State Street
- State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies.
- Provides investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.
- Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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