- Ensure teams provide quality service to clients and respond proactively to internal and external client inquiries
- Perform all aspects of people management, including annual performance management cycle, hiring, feedback, mentoring and training
- Oversees the timely and accurate expense budgeting and payments
- Coordinates and reviews the monthly and annual excise distribution process
- Oversee monthly and quarterly client reporting (e.g. Total Returns and preparation of Board reports)
- Manages fund year-end reporting (e.g. 1099-NEC and ICI Reporting)
- Oversee the preparation and perform risk-based reviews of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
- Oversee timely and accurate budgeting and expense payments
- Manage the annual audit process
- Ensure quarterly Board reports are prepared accurately and delivered timely
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of investment types, mutual funds, ETFs, and financial markets and serve as a subject-matter expert resource for their team and department
- Review the information disclosed and understand the requirements of SEC filings (e.g. N-PORT, N-MFP, N-CSR, N-CEN and 24F-2, etc.) including filing deadlines, information sources, and the electronic filing process
- Understand the applicable sections of Sub Chapter M of the IRC and tax-related financial statement disclosures
- Understand the applicable sections of mutual fund Registration Statements (SEC Form N-1A) relating to financial statement presentation, total return and fee table disclosures, and management's discussion of fund performance
- Provide thought leadership on fund events (e.g., conversions, launches, liquidations, mergers)
- Partner with Technology on business requirements documentation, testing and roll-out of new automation solutions
- Encourage continuous improvement to reduce risk and improve efficiency
- Manage projects, lead department initiatives, and participate in committees
Qualifications
Job Specifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related area or equivalent work experience, MBA is a plus
- 10+ years mutual fund (or equivalent) financial reporting experience and fund administration experience
- Prior people management experience required
- Comprehensive understanding of investment company financial reporting requirements & disclosures and expense management
- Licenses or Certifications: Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") is a plus
- Experience with FIS InvestOne fund accounting platform, including MBOR and OLE functionality, is a plus
- Experience with Confluence Unity financial reporting platform, including Publishing and Workbook functionality, is a plus
- Advanced experience working with Microsoft Office applications required, specifically Excel
Ability to demonstrate the following attributes consistently:
- Superior leadership and people management skills
- Superior attention to detail, a sense of urgency for deadlines, and solid organizational skills
- Superior written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills to foster client and internal relationships
- Proactively balance team resources and workflow requirements
- Willingness to work outside of normal work hours when necessarily, particularly during peak financial reporting cycles
- Conduct monthly coaching/feedback sessions with direct reports and regular team meetings
- Ability to review and understand contracts and agreements
- Handle escalated issues timely and appropriately
- Oversee projects effectively
- Ability to promote a positive working environment and influence others to embody the Citi Culture