Senior Business Analyst - Fund accounting

Position: Fund Accounting - BAResponsibilities - Staff:

• Facilitate and encourage the necessary conversations between the Business and Technology to determine the what and the how of the product features.
• Work independently with minimum supervision.
• Provide technical guidance to the team as well as client as needed.
• The role is deadline oriented and may require working under US time schedule.
• Be involved in project management as needed.
• Mentor, train and inspire staffs to meet the project objectives.
• Proactively develop and impart training on new onboarded or upcoming initiatives for team members.
• Work with Technology and US team in identifying process improvement areas and bring in the culture of automation.

Position Requirements - Staff:

• Should have experience working on US based asset management, fund accounting and fund administration.
• Masters degree in accounting or finance mandatory. MBA or CA will be good to have.
• General understanding of US GAAP, mutual fund, private equity & real estate fund reporting is a plus.
• Should be versatile and have a good understanding on working with Technology platforms/frameworks/tools.
• Fair understanding of accounting tools/framework like Investran, Yardi eFront will be an added advantage.
• Functional knowledge: Good knowledge and understanding of WAM domain and deep knowledge of capital market OTC derivative products (Equity, Commodities, Currencies, Rates, Cash and Credit).
• Should have thorough understanding of different sections of a financial statement: balance sheet, income statement, cashflow, schedule of investments.
• Experience in requirements documentation and experience in all stages of project life cycle including analysis, design, build and test support and implementation .
• Thorough understanding of different product taxonomies like positions, holdings, transactions and etc.
• Should have experience in documenting functional, non-functional and data requirements.
• Exposure to SQL, Python or R tool-based analytics is nice to have.
• The candidate must be a highly motivated individual who can handle all levels of complexity in the respective area of operation.
• Should pay attention to detail, proficient in MS applications (Word, Excel, Power Point), excellent analytical skills and must display effective interaction capabilities with various stakeholders.
• The applicant must be comfortable functioning in a fast-paced environment driven by deadlines.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal