Alternative Ops Fund Accounting

Why this role is important to us:

This position is within the STA CLO unit of the State Street Alternative Investment Services Group, also known as Alternative Investment Solutions, is a recognized industry-leading provider of fund accounting, fund administration, compliance services to CLO's and risk services to hedge funds and private equity funds. These services are fully integrated to provide complete end-to-end solutions that span the front-, middle- and back-office requirements of institutional investors.

As Managers, Officers interact with all levels of professionals both internally and externally. Therefore, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are required. Candidates must demonstrate initiative, be able to perform well under pressure and simultaneously handle multiple assignments. Managers are responsible to direct the day-to-day accounting and administration for several client sponsored investment funds. Should be flexible to work at both Supervisory & individual contributor as per business requirement/demand.

Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for:

As an Officer –Manager you will:

• Manage and supervise the flow of daily operations and be the subject matter expert for process
• Ability to multi–task and work under time constraints
• MS office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, SharePoint)
• Proven track record of innovation (knowledge of VBA and advanced excel skills would be beneficial)
• Manage internal workflow to ensure internal processing and client deadlines are met
• Monitoring of teams daily operations, be able to aware of potential risks and make improvement of the process; professionally organize 1:1 meeting with team members; work closely with manager and timely provide feedbacks and valuable suggestions; confidently and efficiently communicate with home site, maintain good relationship with home site;
• Support the development and automation of reports by communicating business requirements to the technology development team
• Be able to professionally resolve issues and provide help to colleagues, maintain the healthy relationship within the team;
• Proactively monitor the deliverables, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of deliverables; be able to flexibly arrange work among the team;
• Manager to ensure all corporate compliance, risk policies and SOP's are adhered to by the team;
• Build a collaborative relationship with inter-departmental contacts and achieve business goals;
• Work on the enhancements of daily operating model; be active of taking responsibility in supporting project, migrations, etc.
• Track monthly MIS, KPI/KRA and share with the stakeholder within defined timelines

What we value:

These skills required to succeed in this role:

• Knowledge of Collateral Loan Obligation, Structured Finance, Waterfall Payment, Financial Modelling, Securitization, ABS, MBS, CDO
• Knowledge of Loans in secondary market and reconciliation

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA in Finance/ Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience with a focus in Accounting, Finance, Technical or related field preferred. 
• Minimum 9 + years of related experience
• Detail-oriented, owner's mindset, logical thinking, strong learning ability, sense of responsibility and teamwork are required; 
• Good interpersonal skill and team spirit; effective communication, organizational and negotiation skills;
• Self-motivated, creative and efficient in finding solutions to complex, time-critical problems and strong analytical ability.
• Experience is managing a team
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing;
• Strong time management skills with the ability to priorities under pressure; adapt to work under given timeline;
• Advanced knowledge of MS office;
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills;