Fund Accounting

BNP Paribas GSO is seeking a proactive and creative team player to work as an

Assistant Manager of the team. The ideal candidate for this position will possess stro

know how of the process and act as an effective back-up to his/her supervisor. The

position will work closely with the Fund Accounting team to keep them motivated and

devise continuous ways to improve the process.

• Responsibilities
  
  Direct Responsibilities
  
  Service Delivery:
  
  • Ensure NAV calculations are produced in a timely manner as per SLA.
  
  Completeness of NAV packs includes accurate report generation, timely
  
  delivery of reports, scanning & archiving.
  
  Ensure all reconciliation breaks in TA, Cash & Stock are validated and justified
  
  for each calculated NAV.
  
  • Ensuring the KPIs are kept in Green at all times.
  
  • Preparation of Key/Standard Operating Procedures for each process migrated
  
  to Chennai.
  
  • Consistently evaluate the documented procedures to ensure they are complete,
  
  accurate and up to date.
  
  • Prioritize the work and conduct investigation with due diligence on all the
  
  discrepancies.
  
  • Carry out other ad-hoc duties may arise from time to time, mainly on month
  
  ends & year ends.
  
  • Ensure review of critical queries before sent. Where issues/errors arise ensure
  
  detailed analysis of issues and clear understanding is gained before responding
  
  to client, spoke or other parties.
  
  • Ensure that the Reports are thoroughly reviewed and most updated information
  
  is provided.
  
  • Prepare & review daily & monthly reports.
  
  Financial:
  
  • Adhere to Quality of 100% while producing & reviewing NAVs.
  
  • Ensure there is NO Financial impact/loss to the organization.
  
  People:
  
  • Manage staff on daily BAU and to take corrective measures/actions, if required.
  
  Updating required staff/team adequately on any changes/new events impacting
  
  BAU. Should be proactively escalating the BAU/Staff issues to AVP.
  
  • Identifying the staff training requirement & ensure all the necessary training has
  
  been provided to the team members to perform the relevant tasks.
  
  • Conducting Daily Team huddles, Weekly Team meetings and regular one on
  
  ones with team.
  
  • Develop SMEs and ensure that, the Back-up management tool is in place for all
  
  the team members.
  
  Risk Management:
  
  • Enforce 100% compliance of ISAE3402. Carry out sample testing on daily basis
  
  & document the results.
• Ensure procedures are in place to effectively deal with exceptions and that they
  
  are reviewed, researched, documented and resolved in a timely manner.
  
  • Identify the manual steps, process efficiencies & developments, by providing
  
  practical ideas on areas of improvements & work towards its automation.
  
  • Ensure to minimize the unplanned leaves, especially during business critical
  
  days, like month end, rollover days and migration of new funds.
  
  Contributing Responsibilities
  
  • Monitor the respective group mail box and ensure queries are responded
  
  in a timely manner.
  
  • Adhere to timeliness and quality as stated in SLA.
  
  • Ensure there is NO Financial impact/loss to the organization.
  
  • Ensure ISAE 3402 checks are understood and followed. 100% compliance is
  
  must for all NAV packs.
  
  • Ensure there is sufficient back-up within the team in absence of other team
  
  members.
  
  • Assist supervisor in resource planning and BAU planning.
  
  • Continuously strive to improve the process and bring efficiency in the chain
  
  • To share the process/product knowledge with fellow team members.
  
  Department BC Correspondents
  
  • Acts on behalf of, and by delegation of Department head who remain fully
  
  responsible for the department BC Plans.
  
  • Responsible for designing, maintaining and organising BCM documentations
  
  (BIA, BC Plan, Call Tree list etc.) and testing of BC Plans and solutions (BCP
  
  testing, Call tree testing, participation in various level BCP & DR testing)
  
  • Provide business data for analysis, design and testing stages of BC Plan
  
  • Alerting the BCM team of any business continuity incident with potential impact
  
  to business
  
  • Organizing an appropriate business response for your department upon
  
  confirmed crisis scenario by mobilizing the recovery teams and communicating
  
  relevant instructions, and providing regular status updates on business recovery
  
  to the BC Manager
  
  Technical & Behavioral Competencies
  
  Ability to communicate to others in a clear, articulate fashion.
  
  • Good people management/team player skills
  
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  
  • Good listening and questioning ability.
  
  • Be able to express ideas effectively in individual and group situations
  
  • Ability to plan work ahead and to prioritize workload.
  
  • Ability to work in an organized manner.
  
  • Must have an attention to detail
  
  • Generate creative solutions to problems.
  
  • Always looks for ways to improve services and processes.
  
  • Be able to adapt to markets and clients evolution.
  
  Specific Qualifications (if required)
  
  Accounting/Commerce
  
  Minimum of 5 years of experience in Fund Accounting
  
  Skills Referential
  
  Behavioral Skills: Attention to detail / rigor
  
  Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
  
  Decision Making Client focused
  
  Transversal Skills:
  
  Ability to understand, explain and support change
  
  Ability to develop and adapt a process
  
  Analytical Ability
  
  Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment
  
  Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution
  
  Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent