Fund Accounting

**DFS Asia Ops Change Lead & Product Specialist**

**Location - Mumbai Nirlon PKB-1**

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**What we’ll offer you**
- Please be aware there are regional differences to DB benefits and you will need to check the correct package per advert. _

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
- Best in class leave policy
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

**Key responsibilities/Role **Summary**

As DFS Asia Ops Change Lead, you would be required to:

- Work directly with Global Head of Operations for DFS, helping him/her manage all the regional and global initiatives, along with acting as a single point of contact for all internal & external stakeholders.
- Front lead all our interactions with Business Colleagues and Clients, advising them on our system functionalities and automation solutions to support the new market / client requirements.
- Provide oversight on the overall control framework across our locations and suggest and implement best practices to keep our department in best of shapes.
- Lead, manage and deliver Book of Work for our department across APAC, including prioritization of items based on their nature of criticality.
- Proactively engage with all branch leads and support their change requirements through active coordination with regional Tech team.
- Explore and execute new technologies such as Robotics, AI, ML, etc. as well as work with branch coordinates to continuously streamline processes and improve overall efficiency.
- Design and execute presentation of relevant MIS data points such as department KRIs, KPIs, projects charters, etc.
- Keep a 360o view on all the Projects going-on across Branches - be it Client migrations, Internal efficiency initiatives or other regional/global initiatives impacting our department.
- Drive issue resolution at all level & be first point of contact for any IT/Production issue with a view to resolve the same with mínimal impact.
- Support new/additional business initiatives by helping respond RFP & Due Diligence questionnaires by existing as well as new clients.

**Key skills & experience**:

- Post-graduate degree, preferably Chartered Accountant.
- 15+ years of experience within Funds Industry, with hands-on experience in Fund Accounting/Administration Operations a must.
- End-to-end Product knowledge of Mutual Funds, Insurance Unit Linked Funds, PMS/Discretionary Clients, AIFs, Pension Funds, etc.
- Knowledge/experience of Fund Accounting lifecycle across APAC markets such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, etc.
- Working knowledge of Accounting & Valuation treatments for different asset classes & derivatives, including various methods of Cost Amortization, P&L Accounting, Bonds Valuation, etc.
- Knowledge of Accounting Standards and Rules & Regulations applicable for Asset Managers & Owners in Asian markets
- Hands-on experience of SimCorp Dimension Accounting & Valuation modules would be added advantage. Working knowledge of new workflow automation technologies preferred.
- Experience in handling large projects such as Platform Migrations, Client Migrations, F2B automation projects, Target Operating Models, etc.
- Strong Organizational, analytical and problem solving skills along with ability to work within tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

**How we’ll support you**
- _Provide on the job and Classroom training to help you excel in your career _
- _Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities _
- _Coaching and support from experts in your team _
- _A culture of continuous learning to aid progression _
- _A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs _

**About us and our teams**

Our values define the working environment we strive to create - diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.