Business Analysis, Officer
State Street
Who we are looking for:
This role will be working in Geneva conversion project which is one of the most important projects for AIS business in the coming years. The candidate will have a good opportunity to work with BizTech, project PMO. Extensive exposure to new developments.
Why this role is important to us:
The team you will be joining is part of Alternative Investment Solutions - a recognized industry-leading provider of fund accounting, fund administration 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.
Join us if making your mark in the alternative investment industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for:
Business Analyst – Officer you will
- Assist AVP to drive effective output of team with given timeline
- Full time production in implementations of Geneva, including software installation, setup and hands-on functional and technical training to HZ team and all other admin related tasks.
- Coordinating workflow, completing and reviewing detailed tie-out NAV pack between two systems, which includes:
- Review cash and position reconciliations, validate new system portfolio pricing
- Income and expense accrual in line with old system bookings
- Analyze State Street Fund Accounting and Operations business and technical requirements.
- Configure and automate products to optimize workflows.
- Manage time to maximize agenda and delivery of critical components.
- Execute planned implementation tasks to maximize delivery satisfaction.
- Collaborate with and communicate project status to business team leaders and Geneva project managers.
- Build conversion and system integration mapping tools
- Upload/migrate historical tax lots and other client portfolio data onto Geneva and ensure data integrity.
- Assist business teams in the reconciliation process using Geneva
What we value:
This candidate would require
- Strong understanding of financial products.
- Strong knowledge of accounting system and NAV valuation E2E process. (MCH is plus)
- Confident in producing conversion tie-out per established procedures for different clients. Due to the nature of this project, candidates will contribute to new process initialization and tool creation.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with NAV teams effectively to resolve any potential issues that might arise during conversion.
- Strong organizational skills to co-operate with other Geneva project stakeholders to address any technical issues
- Strong time management skills – ability to prioritize tasks and perform effectively within strict deadlines
- Strong team management skills – ability to implement internal controls with strong risk awareness to mitigate potential issues and prevent reoccurrence. Properly escalate to stake holders on a timely manner.
- Strong problem-solving skills – ability to address conversion related queries from internal and external and come up with the solution
Education & Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent. Master’s degree a plus.
- 5 years + working experience in accounting / financial services related environment.
- Candidate with CFA, ACCA would a plus
- Candidate with Advent Geneva experience/Project management experience is preferable, but not necessary.
About State Street
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