Apply: Lead Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting / Unit Pricing

Reference: BH-181273
Organisation and role: Leading Sydney based ASX 200 Investment Manager, looking to appoint a Lead Senior Analyst to join their Fund Accounting and Operations team on a fixed term contract basis. 

Job purpose: As a Lead Senior Analyst, you will be responsible for the successful delivery and migration of custody and accounting services to the newly appointed custodian.  

Role type: 11 month fixed term role

Key deliverables
  • Manage the unit pricing business requirements and solution design with respect to data migration, system and operation changes and service level agreement
  • Act as subject matter expert for the data take-on, transformation, load and reconciliation process.
  • Responsible for the identification, resolution and escalation of exceptions and issues.
  • Liaise with custodians and investment managers to ensure accurate and timely data migration/transition.
  • Responsible for the collation and execution of unit pricing implementation activities.
  • Responsible for the collation of unit pricing testing requirements and participate in user acceptance and end to end dress rehearsal testing, including valuation methodology validation, asset reconciliation and mapping verification.
  • Assist the Senior Manager with project status reporting and maintenance of unit pricing risks and issues log.
  • Ensure business readiness (including entry and exit criteria) to support transition activities.
  • Develop training materials and provide information to the BAU team on transition activities.

Key skills and experience:
  • Approximately 8+ years in Financial Services, with specific technical knowledge of Fund Accounting and Unit Pricing, Investment Administration & Custody Operations.
  • Preferred 4+ years direct unit pricing experience.
  • Implementation / Transition experience gained in a similar role, with a proven track record of delivery.
  • In-depth knowledge of a range of securities & their treatment.
  • Demonstrates capability in project planning & delivery, good numeracy & analytical ability, as well as capable of multi-tasking.
  • Excellent communication skills both written & verbal.
  • Good working knowledge of Hi-Portfolio & relevant market systems.
  • Degree qualified in Business, Commerce, Finance or Accounting.
  • Professional qualifications such as CPA/CA/CFA preferred.
  • Experience working within an APRA/ASIC regulated environment.

For a confidential discuss about this fantastic opportunity, please call Stuart Soper on +61 (02) 8227 9200 or follow the links to apply now.
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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