About BNY MELLON

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations, or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment and wealth management and investment services in 35 countries. As of March 31, 2021, BNY Mellon had $41.7 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $2.2 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.

Department/Team overview

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing is dedicated to dynamically supporting our clients' investments and safeguarding their assets, keeping them working around the clock and across the world. It's part of our commitment to being a true partner for our clients' investment success. We specialize in operational solutions and capabilities for today's market-enhancing the management and administration of investments with services that process, monitor and measure investment data from around the world. By leveraging BNY Mellon's global footprint and deep expertise, we deliver insight-driven solutions for every phase of investing.

Your role:

Lead Analyst, Fund/Client Accounting, on top of team management responsibilities, has direct responsibility for ensuring that the net asset values (NAVs) of the fund are calculated accurately and on a timely basis in accordance with BNY Mellon standard procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the net asset values (NAVs) of the fund are calculated accurately and on a timely basis in accordance with BNY Mellon standard procedures and timetables and that the necessary controls are in place and adhered to in order to provide accurate and timely fund accounting/administration services to our clients, investment managers, transfer agent, stock exchanges etc.
• Understand the process for preparing all valuations under your management. This will include having knowledge of all control procedures in place during the preparation of the NAV and identifying any more effective controls that can be used.
• Monitor the daily/weekly/monthly production schedule to ensure that valuations are completed accurately and within the client deadline.
• Perform the final check and review of valuations produced under your control.
• Manage the tie-out process with the clients on all assigned funds.
• Ensure BNY Mellon and client standard procedures and controls are being adhered to on a daily basis by all staff under your management.
• Communicate new procedures on a fund to all relevant staff.
• Communicate any significant operational issues that arise to Manager.
• Coordination of Supervisors' work and ensuring that they maintain daily/monthly files in a manner suitable for future review by the fund and internal auditors.
• Take initiative to seek opportunities to enhance either the quality of client services or the productivity the NAV process.

People management:

• Plan the resourcing requirements for the funds in consultation with Manager.
• Serve as a role model and mentor to staff, with the goal to developing personnel on a career path.

Client servicing:

• Serve as the primary dedicated contact for the client on operational and client servicing issues.
• Ensure client concerns/requests are addressed as soon as possible and within an agreed timetable.
• Manage where appropriate each Supervisor’s client servicing functions and ensuring that the client is satisfied with the service they are receiving.
• Ensure all staff maintain a proactive and professional relationship with key client contacts.
• Keep Manager informed of client issues and their progress, highlighting to management any client concerns/complaints as a matter of urgency.
• Manage the preparation on a timely basis and within the defined timeframes of all of the weekly/monthly reporting including the management information system (MIS), compliance, client and fund manager monthly information and reporting.

Qualifications:

• Sound knowledge of financial instruments, financial markets, fund & securities industry
• Supervisory experience: i.e. passing on feedback and conducting 1:1 sessions, coordinating the work of others
• Excellent communication skills (incl. fluent English) and managerial potential
• Several years of experience in a financial setting
• Experience in fund accounting would be a strong asset 

Our offer 
• Full time contract of employment
• City Centre locations close to main railway station and flexible working arrangements
• Flexible benefits package, including life and medical insurance, health screening, fitness discount programme, employee assistance program
• Award-winning Wellbeing Program supporting you with your unique health and wellbeing needs
• Pension scheme
• On-site childcare and a parental buddy programme
• Exciting opportunities for career and global mobility
• Diverse and inclusive environment
• Employee Referral Program
• Recognition programmes
• A multitude of opportunities to get involved in charity projects and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.