Fund Servicing Associate

Fund Servicing Associate

• Lead end-to-end new client onboarding and fund event transitions, including accounting transitions and associated data setup.
• Manage incremental transitions, restructures, and record migrations for existing clients, ensuring adherence to project plans and client instructions.
• Upload, process, and validate transition components within fund accounting / onboarding systems, ensuring completeness and timeliness.
• Perform position, cash, GAV and account reconciliations to source data / incumbent custodian records across both accounting and tax records.
• Conduct tax impact analysis for onboarding, restructures, and transition events; support resolution of tax and accounting exceptions.
• Own query management and escalation handling, partnering with internal stakeholders and service partners to drive timely issue resolution.
• Maintain a strong controls and quality framework—perform test checks, support audits, and ensure accurate, reliable fund records.
• Drive process improvement and standardization initiatives (automation, workflow optimization, hand-offs), aligned to Efficiency, Controls, Audit and BCP priorities.
• Produce and present MIS / performance reporting to senior management; maintain SOPs and ensure training/knowledge transfer to sustain team capability.

• Strong working knowledge of Middle Office / Fund Accounting concepts: securities lifecycle, corporate actions, dividends, income, trade activity, reconciliations, NAV/GAV drivers, and break resolution.
• Proven experience in client onboarding / transitions / migrations including managing dependencies, checklists, control points, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong risk & controls mindset with experience documenting procedures (SOPs), performing quality checks, and supporting audit/control reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, handling multiple priorities with high attention to detail.
• Strong client service orientation with effective communication and stakeholder management skills (internal teams, partner locations, and service partners).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; solid working knowledge of broader MS Office tools.
• Extensive knowledge of Alteryx and Tableau (building workflows, dashboards, and operational MI).
• Flexibility to support shift timings as required.

• Chartered Accountant / MBA / Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Experience with fund onboarding across multiple asset classes (e.g., equities, fixed income, derivatives) and multi-currency operations.
• Exposure to process automation / continuous improvement methods (Lean basics, SOP standardization, control design).
• Practical experience with data analysis for operational insights (e.g., building KRIs/KPIs, root-cause analysis for breaks/exceptions).
• Familiarity with SQL/VBA or equivalent analytics/programming skills (helpful for automation and data interrogation).
• Graduate / Postgraduate with 7+ years’ experience in financial services operations (preference for fund servicing / fund accounting / onboarding / transitions).